@@ -336,11 +336,11 @@
 
   (if (runs:dat-load-mgmt-function runsdat)((runs:dat-load-mgmt-function runsdat)))
 
   (let* ((num-running             (rmt:get-count-tests-running run-id))
 	 (num-running-in-jobgroup (rmt:get-count-tests-running-in-jobgroup run-id jobgroup))
-	 (job-group-limit         (let ((jobg-count (configf:lookup *configdat* "jobgroups" jobgroup)))
+	 (job-group-limit         (let ((jobg-count (configf:lookup-number *configdat* "jobgroups" jobgroup)))
 				    (if (string? jobg-count)
 					(string->number jobg-count)
 					jobg-count))))
     (if (> (+ num-running num-running-in-jobgroup) 0)
 	(runs:inc-can-run-more-tests-count runsdat)) ;; (set! *runs:can-run-more-tests-count* (+ *runs:can-run-more-tests-count* 1)))