diff --git a/zq/zq.go b/zq/zq.go
index 3508c6df3b947f5d2eeddb6eefa727584f979564..a0d088d56d95159d9c5a9cbd622639f9daa604b2 100644
--- a/zq/zq.go
+++ b/zq/zq.go
@@ -126,6 +126,11 @@ func (q *ZQ) AddJobForce(a any) error {
 	return nil
 }
 
+func (q *ZQ) MustJob(a any) {
+	q.ZQuit.Inc()
+	q.Jobs <- a
+}
+
 func (q *ZQ) Wait() {
 	q.ZQuit.Wait()
 }