diff --git a/src/builtins/bg.rs b/src/builtins/bg.rs
index 10373603a..33cd32aa0 100644
--- a/src/builtins/bg.rs
+++ b/src/builtins/bg.rs
@@ -17,12 +17,13 @@ fn send_to_bg(
             let err = {
                 let job = &jobs[job_pos];
                 wgettext_fmt!(
-                "%ls: Can't put job %s, '%ls' to background because it is not under job control\n",
-                cmd,
-                job.job_id().to_wstring(),
-                job.command()
-            )
+                    "%ls: Can't put job %s, '%ls' to background because it is not under job control\n",
+                    cmd,
+                    job.job_id().to_wstring(),
+                    job.command()
+                )
             };
+            drop(jobs);
             builtin_print_help_error(parser, streams, cmd, &err);
             return STATUS_CMD_ERROR;
         }
diff --git a/tests/checks/job-control-noninteractive.fish b/tests/checks/job-control-noninteractive.fish
index da4566306..a2cc3c716 100644
--- a/tests/checks/job-control-noninteractive.fish
+++ b/tests/checks/job-control-noninteractive.fish
@@ -18,3 +18,6 @@ or echo "pgroups were the same, job control did not work"
 $fish -c 'status job-control full ; $fth report_foreground' &
 wait
 #CHECKERR: background
+
+$fish -c 'sleep .2 & bg %1'
+#CHECKERR: bg: Can't put job 1, 'sleep .2 &' to background because it is not under job control