diff --git a/modules/Bio/EnsEMBL/Hive/Queen.pm b/modules/Bio/EnsEMBL/Hive/Queen.pm
index 3e887ab2bf15bf7576201abe865f4d460ed5c560..b0a9eebba4e370a3ec7c7669f871c5667f30d42a 100755
--- a/modules/Bio/EnsEMBL/Hive/Queen.pm
+++ b/modules/Bio/EnsEMBL/Hive/Queen.pm
@@ -174,6 +174,7 @@ sub worker_check_in {
 
   return unless($worker);
   my $sql = "UPDATE hive SET last_check_in=now()";
+  $sql .= " ,work_done='" . $worker->work_done . "'";
   $sql .= " WHERE hive_id='" . $worker->hive_id ."'";
 
   my $sth = $self->prepare($sql);