diff --git a/spring-batch-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/batch/core/jsr/launch/JsrJobOperator.java b/spring-batch-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/batch/core/jsr/launch/JsrJobOperator.java
index b62ef5563..c5e10831e 100644
--- a/spring-batch-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/batch/core/jsr/launch/JsrJobOperator.java
+++ b/spring-batch-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/batch/core/jsr/launch/JsrJobOperator.java
@@ -340,12 +340,12 @@ public class JsrJobOperator implements JobOperator {
 			throws NoSuchJobException, JobSecurityException {
 		Set<org.springframework.batch.core.JobExecution> findRunningJobExecutions = jobExplorer.findRunningJobExecutions(name);
 
-		List<Long> results = new ArrayList<Long>(findRunningJobExecutions.size());
-
-		if(results.isEmpty()) {
+		if(findRunningJobExecutions.isEmpty()) {
 			throw new NoSuchJobException("Job name: " + name + " not found.");
 		}
 
+		List<Long> results = new ArrayList<Long>(findRunningJobExecutions.size());
+
 		for (org.springframework.batch.core.JobExecution jobExecution : findRunningJobExecutions) {
 			results.add(jobExecution.getId());
 		}
diff --git a/spring-batch-core/src/test/java/org/springframework/batch/core/jsr/launch/JsrJobOperatorTests.java b/spring-batch-core/src/test/java/org/springframework/batch/core/jsr/launch/JsrJobOperatorTests.java
index 36a9aa885..8f6d60f67 100644
--- a/spring-batch-core/src/test/java/org/springframework/batch/core/jsr/launch/JsrJobOperatorTests.java
+++ b/spring-batch-core/src/test/java/org/springframework/batch/core/jsr/launch/JsrJobOperatorTests.java
@@ -276,6 +276,15 @@ public class JsrJobOperatorTests {
 		jsrJobOperator.getParameters(5l);
 	}
 
+	@Test(expected=NoSuchJobException.class)
+	public void testGetNoRunningExecutions() {
+		Set<JobExecution> executions = new HashSet<JobExecution>();
+
+		when(jobExplorer.findRunningJobExecutions("myJob")).thenReturn(executions);
+
+		jsrJobOperator.getRunningExecutions("myJob");
+	}
+
 	@Test
 	public void testGetRunningExecutions() {
 		Set<JobExecution> executions = new HashSet<JobExecution>();