diff --git a/application/controllers/jobs/LongRunTaskExecJob.php b/application/controllers/jobs/LongRunTaskExecJob.php
index f4bcfb5cf..5493dc205 100644
--- a/application/controllers/jobs/LongRunTaskExecJob.php
+++ b/application/controllers/jobs/LongRunTaskExecJob.php
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ class LongRunTaskExecJob extends JQW_Controller
 	}
 
 	/**
-	 *
+	 * Executes all the new LRTs
 	 */
 	public function execEmAll()
 	{
@@ -41,13 +41,14 @@ class LongRunTaskExecJob extends JQW_Controller
 		$lrtsResult = $this->longruntasklib->getLRTs();
 		if (isError($lrtsResult)) return $lrtsResult;
 
-		// For each LRT
-		foreach (getData($lrtsResult) as $lrt)
+		if (hasData($lrtsResult))
 		{
-			// Execute the task
-			$execResult = $this->longruntasklib->executeLrt($lrt);
-			// If an error occurred log it and continue with the next one
-			if (isError($execResult)) $this->logError(getError($execResult));
+			// For each LRT
+			foreach (getData($lrtsResult) as $lrt)
+			{
+				// Execute the task
+				$this->longruntasklib->executeLrt($lrt);
+			}
 		}
 
 		$this->logInfo('Execute long run tasks ended');
diff --git a/application/controllers/lrts/LRTDummy.php b/application/controllers/lrts/LRTDummy.php
index 88e4a383f..fdbfe7a93 100644
--- a/application/controllers/lrts/LRTDummy.php
+++ b/application/controllers/lrts/LRTDummy.php
@@ -9,26 +9,69 @@ if (!defined("BASEPATH")) exit("No direct script access allowed");
 class LRTDummy extends LRT_Controller
 {
 	/**
-	 *
+	 * Loops on the number of seconds provided by the LRT input
+	 * Sleeps every time 1 sec
+	 * Writes the progress
+	 * Writes the output
 	 */
 	public function run($jobid)
 	{
+		$this->logInfo('Long run tasks '.get_class($this).' started');
+
+		$this->_jobid = $jobid;
+
 		// Get the LRT record related to the provided jobid
 		$lrtResult = $this->getLrt($jobid);
 
-		// If an error occurred or a record has not been found
+		// If an error occurred or the record has not been found
 		if (isError($lrtResult) || !hasData($lrtResult))
 		{
-			$this->logError(getError($lrtResult));
+			$this->logError($lrtResult);
 		}
 		else
 		{
+			// Get the record
 			$lrt = getData($lrtResult)[0];
+
+			// Get and check the input
 			$input = json_decode($lrt->input);
-			sleep((int)$input->sleep);
-			$this->setProgress($jobid, 100);
-			$this->setOutput($jobid, 'I slept for '.$input->sleep.' seconds');
+			if ($input == null)
+			{
+				$this->logError('LRT input is not a valid json');
+			}
+			else
+			{
+				$error = false; // be optimistic
+
+				// Operation
+				for ($i = 0; $i < (int)$input->sleep; $i++)
+				{
+					sleep(1);
+					// Set the progress
+					$setProgressResult = $this->setProgress($jobid, (($i + 1) / (int)$input->sleep) * 100);
+					if (isError($setProgressResult))
+					{
+						$this->logError($setProgressResult);
+						$error = true;
+					}
+				}
+
+				// If no errors
+				if (!$error)
+				{
+					$this->logInfo('The user '.$lrt->uid.' slept for '.$input->sleep.' seconds');
+
+					// Set the output
+					$setOutputResult = $this->setOutput($jobid, 'The user '.$lrt->uid.' slept for '.$input->sleep.' seconds');
+					if (isError($setOutputResult))
+					{
+						$this->logError($setOutputResult);
+					}
+				}
+			}
 		}
+
+		$this->logInfo('Long run tasks '.get_class($this).' ended');
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/application/core/LRT_Controller.php b/application/core/LRT_Controller.php
index 3b2aebe40..357f981b9 100644
--- a/application/core/LRT_Controller.php
+++ b/application/core/LRT_Controller.php
@@ -15,6 +15,8 @@ if (!defined("BASEPATH")) exit("No direct script access allowed");
  */
 abstract class LRT_Controller extends JQW_Controller
 {
+	protected $_jobid; // record id for this LRT
+
 	/**
 	 * Constructor
 	 */
@@ -32,6 +34,29 @@ abstract class LRT_Controller extends JQW_Controller
 
 		// Loads LongRunTaskLib library
 		$this->load->library('LongRunTaskLib');
+
+		$this->_jobid = null; // default value
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Destructor, once the LRT execution is over...
+	 */
+	public function __destruct()
+	{
+		// Check if the property has been set
+		if ($this->_jobid == null)
+		{
+			$this->logError(
+				'The method '.get_class($this).'->run must assign the value of the jobid parameter to the property _jobid at the very beginning: $this->_jobid = $jobid;'
+			);
+		}
+		else // If set then
+		{
+			// Set the status of this LRT as done
+			$setStatusResult = $this->longruntasklib->setStatus($this->_jobid, LongRunTaskLib::STATUS_DONE);
+			// If an error occurred then log it
+			if (isError($setStatusResult)) $this->logError($setStatusResult);
+		}
 	}
 
 	//------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
@@ -47,7 +72,7 @@ abstract class LRT_Controller extends JQW_Controller
 	 */
 	protected function getLrt($jobid)
 	{
-		$this->longruntasklib->getLrt($jobid);
+		return $this->longruntasklib->getLrt($jobid);
 	}
 
 	/**
@@ -55,15 +80,15 @@ abstract class LRT_Controller extends JQW_Controller
 	 */
 	protected function setProgress($jobid, $progress)
 	{
-		$this->longruntasklib->setProgress($jobid, $progress);
+		return $this->longruntasklib->setProgress($jobid, $progress);
 	}
 
 	/**
 	 * 
 	 */
-	protected function setOutuput($jobid, $output)
+	protected function setOutput($jobid, $output)
 	{
-		$this->longruntasklib->setOutuput($jobid, $output);
+		return $this->longruntasklib->setOutuput($jobid, $output);
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/application/libraries/JobsQueueLib.php b/application/libraries/JobsQueueLib.php
index cca22a9e1..96e086b7f 100644
--- a/application/libraries/JobsQueueLib.php
+++ b/application/libraries/JobsQueueLib.php
@@ -64,14 +64,29 @@ class JobsQueueLib
 	 */
 	public function getOldestJobs($type, $maxAmount = null)
 	{
-		$this->_ci->JobsQueueModel->resetQuery();
-
-		$this->_ci->JobsQueueModel->addOrder('creationtime', 'ASC');
+		$types = $type; // default is array
+		$limit = 0; // default query limit
 
 		// If the maximum amount of jobs to retrieve have been specified
-		if (is_numeric($maxAmount)) $this->_ci->JobsQueueModel->addLimit($maxAmount);
+		if (is_numeric($maxAmount)) $limit = $maxAmount;
 
-		return $this->_ci->JobsQueueModel->loadWhere(array('status' => self::STATUS_NEW, 'type' => $type));
+		// If it is a string then include it into an array
+		if (!isEmptyString($type) && is_string($type)) $types = array($type);
+
+		// Return the result of the query
+		return $this->_ci->JobsQueueModel->execReadOnlyQuery('
+			SELECT jq.*
+			  FROM system.tbl_jobsqueue jq
+			 WHERE jq.type IN ?
+			   AND jq.status = ?
+		      ORDER BY jq.creationtime DESC
+			 LIMIT ?',
+			array(
+				$types,
+				self::STATUS_NEW,
+				$limit
+			)
+		);
 	}
 
 	/**
@@ -79,11 +94,23 @@ class JobsQueueLib
 	 */
 	public function getJobsByTypeStatus($type, $status)
 	{
-		$this->_ci->JobsQueueModel->resetQuery();
+		$types = $type; // default is array
 
-		$this->_ci->JobsQueueModel->addOrder('creationtime', 'DESC');
+		// If it is a string then include it into an array
+		if (!isEmptyString($type) && is_string($type)) $types = array($type);
 
-		return $this->_ci->JobsQueueModel->loadWhere(array('status' => $status, 'type' => $type));
+		// Return the result of the query
+		return $this->_ci->JobsQueueModel->execReadOnlyQuery('
+			SELECT jq.*
+			  FROM system.tbl_jobsqueue jq
+			 WHERE jq.type IN ?
+			   AND jq.status = ?
+		      ORDER BY jq.creationtime DESC',
+			array(
+				$types,
+				$status
+			)
+		);
 	}
 
 	/**
diff --git a/application/libraries/LongRunTaskLib.php b/application/libraries/LongRunTaskLib.php
index 78c020055..1827bfb25 100644
--- a/application/libraries/LongRunTaskLib.php
+++ b/application/libraries/LongRunTaskLib.php
@@ -50,12 +50,18 @@ class LongRunTaskLib extends JobsQueueLib
 	}
 
 	/**
-	 * 
+	 * Execute a LRT in background
+	 * - Checks if the wanted LRT exists in the applcation/controllers/lrts directory
+	 * - Then executes it in background via CI CLI
+	 * - Stores the LRT pid into the database
 	 */
 	public function executeLrt($lrt)
 	{
+		$output = array();
+		$return_var = -1;
+
 		// If does _not_ exist a LRT implementation for this LRT type, then return an error
-		if ((include_once 'application/controllers/lrts/'.$lrt->{self::PROPERTY_TYPE}.'.php') !== true)
+		if (!file_exists(APPPATH.'controllers/lrts/'.$lrt->{self::PROPERTY_TYPE}.'.php'))
 		{
 			return error('The required LRT implementation has not been found');
 		}
@@ -63,10 +69,17 @@ class LongRunTaskLib extends JobsQueueLib
 		// Execute the LRT implementation (a CI controller from CLI) providing as parameter the jobid
 		exec(
 			// Command
-			'/usr/bin/php '.APPPATH.'../index.ci.php lrts/'.$lrt->{self::PROPERTY_TYPE}.'/run '.$lrt->{self::PROPERTY_JOBID}.' &',
+			'/usr/bin/php '.APPPATH.'../index.ci.php lrts/'.$lrt->{self::PROPERTY_TYPE}.'/run '.$lrt->{self::PROPERTY_JOBID}.' > /dev/null 2>&1 & echo $!',
 			$output, // Here goes the output from the standard output and error
 			$return_var // Status of the command once executed (== 0 success, !=0 error)
 		);
+
+		// If a pid has not been returned
+		if (isEmptyArray($output) || !is_numeric($output[0])) return error('Not a valid pid has been returned');
+
+		// Set the pid of this LRT into the database
+		$pidResult = $this->_ci->JobsQueueModel->update($lrt->{self::PROPERTY_JOBID}, array('pid' => $output[0]));
+		if (isError($pidResult)) return $pidResult;
 	}
 
 	//------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
@@ -142,5 +155,13 @@ class LongRunTaskLib extends JobsQueueLib
 	{
 		return $this->_ci->JobsQueueModel->update($jobid, array('output' => json_encode($output)));
 	}
+
+	/**
+	 * 
+	 */
+	public function setStatus($jobid, $status)
+	{
+		return $this->_ci->JobsQueueModel->update($jobid, array('status' => $status));
+	}
 }