diff --git a/api/agent/agent.go b/api/agent/agent.go
index e96e29c8d..f366a8a83 100644
--- a/api/agent/agent.go
+++ b/api/agent/agent.go
@@ -215,7 +215,7 @@ func (a *agent) Submit(callI Call) error {
 
 	slot, err := a.getSlot(ctx, call) // find ram available / running
 	if err != nil {
-		a.stats.Dequeue(callI.Model().AppName, callI.Model().Path)
+		a.stats.DequeueAndFail(callI.Model().AppName, callI.Model().Path)
 		return transformTimeout(err, true)
 	}
 	// TODO if the call times out & container is created, we need
@@ -225,7 +225,7 @@ func (a *agent) Submit(callI Call) error {
 	// TODO Start is checking the timer now, we could do it here, too.
 	err = call.Start(ctx)
 	if err != nil {
-		a.stats.Dequeue(callI.Model().AppName, callI.Model().Path)
+		a.stats.DequeueAndFail(callI.Model().AppName, callI.Model().Path)
 		return transformTimeout(err, true)
 	}