diff --git a/src/app/commands/cmd_change_pixel_format.cpp b/src/app/commands/cmd_change_pixel_format.cpp
index 758a10189..ba3a9f01b 100644
--- a/src/app/commands/cmd_change_pixel_format.cpp
+++ b/src/app/commands/cmd_change_pixel_format.cpp
@@ -485,8 +485,8 @@ void ChangePixelFormatCommand::onExecute(Context* context)
     return;
 
   {
-    RenderTaskJob job(
-      "Converting Color Mode",
+    RenderTaskJob job("Converting Color Mode");
+    job.startJob(
       [this, &job, context, flatten]{
         ContextWriter writer(context);
         Transaction transaction(writer.context(), "Color Mode Change");
@@ -503,7 +503,6 @@ void ChangePixelFormatCommand::onExecute(Context* context)
         if (!job.isCanceled())
           transaction.commit();
       });
-    job.startJob();
     job.waitJob();
   }
 
diff --git a/src/app/commands/cmd_color_quantization.cpp b/src/app/commands/cmd_color_quantization.cpp
index 22dc76011..aab5bbdd3 100644
--- a/src/app/commands/cmd_color_quantization.cpp
+++ b/src/app/commands/cmd_color_quantization.cpp
@@ -114,14 +114,13 @@ void ColorQuantizationCommand::onExecute(Context* context)
 
     Palette tmpPalette(frame, entries.picks());
 
-    RenderTaskJob job(
-      "Creating Palette",
+    RenderTaskJob job("Creating Palette");
+    job.startJob(
       [sprite, withAlpha, &tmpPalette, &job]{
         render::create_palette_from_sprite(
           sprite, 0, sprite->lastFrame(),
           withAlpha, &tmpPalette, &job);
       });
-    job.startJob();
     job.waitJob();
     if (job.isCanceled())
       return;
diff --git a/src/app/render_task_job.h b/src/app/render_task_job.h
index 9a373ad3a..5c2b2c395 100644
--- a/src/app/render_task_job.h
+++ b/src/app/render_task_job.h
@@ -18,10 +18,14 @@ namespace app {
 class RenderTaskJob : public Job,
                       public render::TaskDelegate {
 public:
+  RenderTaskJob(const char* jobName)
+    : Job(jobName) {
+  }
+
   template<typename T>
-  RenderTaskJob(const char* jobName, T&& func)
-    : Job(jobName)
-    , m_func(std::move(func)) {
+  void startJob(T&& func) {
+    m_func = std::move(func);
+    Job::startJob();
   }
 
 private: