diff --git a/lib/kue.js b/lib/kue.js
index 533bf20c..69f691c7 100755
--- a/lib/kue.js
+++ b/lib/kue.js
@@ -248,6 +248,9 @@ Queue.prototype.checkActiveJobTtl = function( ttlOptions ) {
           }, 1000 );
 
           ids.forEach(function( id ) {
+            // delete ttl exceeded job from active set befored failed
+            client.zrem(client.getKey('jobs:active'), id, function (err, count) {
+            });
             id = client.stripFIFO(id);
             events.emit(id, 'ttl exceeded');
           });
diff --git a/test/tdd/kue.spec.js b/test/tdd/kue.spec.js
index 2a3cb054..7eda3e10 100644
--- a/test/tdd/kue.spec.js
+++ b/test/tdd/kue.spec.js
@@ -209,7 +209,8 @@ describe('Kue', function () {
       client = {
         zrangebyscore: sinon.stub().callsArgWith(6, null, ids),
         getKey: sinon.stub().returnsArg(0),
-        stripFIFO: sinon.stub().returnsArg(0)
+        stripFIFO: sinon.stub().returnsArg(0),
+        zrem: sinon.stub().returnsArg(0)
       };
       job = {
         failedAttempt: sinon.stub().callsArg(1)