diff --git a/src/hydra-queue-runner/hydra-queue-runner.cc b/src/hydra-queue-runner/hydra-queue-runner.cc
index d95f9e94..d64ffd0c 100644
--- a/src/hydra-queue-runner/hydra-queue-runner.cc
+++ b/src/hydra-queue-runner/hydra-queue-runner.cc
@@ -705,10 +705,10 @@ void State::run(BuildID buildOne)
     while (true) {
         try {
             auto conn(dbPool.get());
-            receiver dumpStatus(*conn, "dump_status");
+            receiver dumpStatus_(*conn, "dump_status");
             while (true) {
                 bool timeout = conn->await_notification(300, 0) == 0;
-                State::dumpStatus(*conn, timeout);
+                dumpStatus(*conn, timeout);
             }
         } catch (std::exception & e) {
             printMsg(lvlError, format("main thread: %1%") % e.what());
diff --git a/src/lib/Hydra/Controller/Root.pm b/src/lib/Hydra/Controller/Root.pm
index dab82b62..48319479 100644
--- a/src/lib/Hydra/Controller/Root.pm
+++ b/src/lib/Hydra/Controller/Root.pm
@@ -118,6 +118,22 @@ sub status_GET {
 }
 
 
+sub queue_runner_status :Local :Path('queue-runner-status') :Args(0) :ActionClass('REST') { }
+
+sub queue_runner_status_GET {
+    my ($self, $c) = @_;
+
+    #my $status = from_json($c->model('DB::SystemStatus')->find('queue-runner')->status);
+    my $status = from_json(`hydra-queue-runner --status`);
+    if ($?) { $status->{status} = "unknown"; }
+    my $json = JSON->new->pretty()->canonical();
+
+    $c->stash->{template} = 'queue-runner-status.tt';
+    $c->stash->{status} = $json->encode($status);
+    $self->status_ok($c, entity => $status);
+}
+
+
 sub machines :Local Args(0) {
     my ($self, $c) = @_;
     my $machines = getMachines;