diff --git a/src/Illuminate/Queue/DatabaseQueue.php b/src/Illuminate/Queue/DatabaseQueue.php
index 2d6520fcae33..961b4e460b04 100644
--- a/src/Illuminate/Queue/DatabaseQueue.php
+++ b/src/Illuminate/Queue/DatabaseQueue.php
@@ -119,7 +119,7 @@ public function later($delay, $job, $data = '', $queue = null)
             $job,
             $this->createPayload($job, $this->getQueue($queue), $data),
             $queue,
-            null,
+            $delay,
             function ($payload, $queue, $delay) {
                 return $this->pushToDatabase($queue, $payload, $delay);
             }