diff --git a/src/clj/auto_ap/graphql/jobs.clj b/src/clj/auto_ap/graphql/jobs.clj
index 6b8292b3..425b97a0 100644
--- a/src/clj/auto_ap/graphql/jobs.clj
+++ b/src/clj/auto_ap/graphql/jobs.clj
@@ -96,8 +96,12 @@
 (defn request-job [context value _]
   (assert-admin (:id context))
   (if (not (get (currently-running-jobs) (:which value)))
-    (let [new-job (run-task (str (str/replace (:which value) #"-" "_") "_" (:dd-env env))
-                            (some-> (:args value) edn/read-string))]
+    (let [new-job (run-task
+                    (-> (:which value)
+                        (str/replace  #"-" "_")
+                        (str/replace #":" "")
+                        (str  "_" (:dd-env env)))
+                    (some-> (:args value) edn/read-string))]
       {:message (str "task " (str new-job) " started.")})
     (assert-failure "This job is already running")))