diff --git a/CRM/Mailing/BAO/Mailing.php b/CRM/Mailing/BAO/Mailing.php
index 98bb54e6bc20..75157dfb651e 100644
--- a/CRM/Mailing/BAO/Mailing.php
+++ b/CRM/Mailing/BAO/Mailing.php
@@ -1639,21 +1639,25 @@ public static function create(&$params, $ids = array()) {
     // Create parent job if not yet created.
     // Condition on the existence of a scheduled date.
     if (!empty($params['scheduled_date']) && $params['scheduled_date'] != 'null' && empty($params['_skip_evil_bao_auto_schedule_'])) {
+      $jobParams = [
+        'mailing_id' => $mailing->id,
+        // If we are creating a new Completed mailing (e.g. import from another system) set the job to completed.
+        // Keeping former behaviour when an id is present is precautionary and may warrant reconsideration later.
+        'status' => ((empty($params['is_completed']) || !empty($params['id'])) ? 'Scheduled' : 'Complete'),
+        'is_test' => 0,
+        '_skip_evil_bao_auto_recipients_' => TRUE,
+      ];
       $job = new CRM_Mailing_BAO_MailingJob();
-      $job->mailing_id = $mailing->id;
-      // If we are creating a new Completed mailing (e.g. import from another system) set the job to completed.
-      // Keeping former behaviour when an id is present is precautionary and may warrant reconsideration later.
-      $job->status = ((empty($params['is_completed']) || !empty($params['id'])) ? 'Scheduled' : 'Complete');
-      $job->is_test = 0;
+      $job->copyValues($jobParams);
 
       if (!$job->find(TRUE)) {
         // Don't schedule job until we populate the recipients.
-        $job->scheduled_date = NULL;
-        $job->save();
+        $jobParams['scheduled_date'] = NULL;
+        $jobParams['id'] = CRM_Mailing_BAO_MailingJob::create($jobParams)->id;
       }
       // Schedule the job now that it has recipients.
-      $job->scheduled_date = $params['scheduled_date'];
-      $job->save();
+      $jobParams['scheduled_date'] = $params['scheduled_date'];
+      CRM_Mailing_BAO_MailingJob::create($jobParams);
     }
 
     // Populate the recipients.
diff --git a/CRM/Mailing/BAO/MailingJob.php b/CRM/Mailing/BAO/MailingJob.php
index 9b2a80b2079c..818da9635fb3 100644
--- a/CRM/Mailing/BAO/MailingJob.php
+++ b/CRM/Mailing/BAO/MailingJob.php
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ static public function create($params) {
     $jobDAO = new CRM_Mailing_BAO_MailingJob();
     $jobDAO->copyValues($params, TRUE);
     $jobDAO->save();
-    if (!empty($params['mailing_id'])) {
+    if (!empty($params['mailing_id']) && empty($params['_skip_evil_bao_auto_recipients_'])) {
       CRM_Mailing_BAO_Mailing::getRecipients($params['mailing_id']);
     }
     CRM_Utils_Hook::post($op, 'MailingJob', $jobDAO->id, $jobDAO);
@@ -165,7 +165,6 @@ public static function runJobs($testParams = NULL, $mode = NULL) {
       }
 
       /* Queue up recipients for the child job being launched */
-
       if ($job->status != 'Running') {
         $transaction = new CRM_Core_Transaction();
 
@@ -283,11 +282,11 @@ public static function runJobs_post($mode = NULL) {
 
         $transaction = new CRM_Core_Transaction();
 
-        $saveJob = new CRM_Mailing_DAO_MailingJob();
-        $saveJob->id = $job->id;
-        $saveJob->end_date = date('YmdHis');
-        $saveJob->status = 'Complete';
-        $saveJob->save();
+        self::create([
+          'id' => $job->id,
+          'end_date' => date('YmdHis'),
+          'status' => 'Complete',
+        ]);
 
         $mailing->reset();
         $mailing->id = $job->mailing_id;
diff --git a/CRM/Mailing/BAO/Spool.php b/CRM/Mailing/BAO/Spool.php
index e7c9a6ba1021..ed32cf70599c 100644
--- a/CRM/Mailing/BAO/Spool.php
+++ b/CRM/Mailing/BAO/Spool.php
@@ -87,26 +87,23 @@ public function send($recipient, $headers, $body, $job_id = NULL) {
         return PEAR::raiseError('Unable to create spooled mailing.');
       }
 
-      $job = new CRM_Mailing_BAO_MailingJob();
-      $job->is_test = 0;  // if set to 1 it doesn't show in the UI
-      $job->status = 'Complete';
-      $job->scheduled_date = CRM_Utils_Date::processDate(date('Y-m-d'), date('H:i:s'));
-      $job->start_date = $job->scheduled_date;
-      $job->end_date = $job->scheduled_date;
-      $job->mailing_id = $mailing->id;
-      $job->save();
-      $job_id = $job->id; // need this for parent_id below
+      $saveJob = new CRM_Mailing_DAO_MailingJob();
 
-      $job = new CRM_Mailing_BAO_MailingJob();
-      $job->is_test = 0;
-      $job->status = 'Complete';
-      $job->scheduled_date = CRM_Utils_Date::processDate(date('Y-m-d'), date('H:i:s'));
-      $job->start_date = $job->scheduled_date;
-      $job->end_date = $job->scheduled_date;
-      $job->mailing_id = $mailing->id;
-      $job->parent_id = $job_id;
-      $job->job_type = 'child';
-      $job->save();
+      $jobParams = array(
+        'is_test' => 0,
+        'scheduled_date' => date('YmdHis'),
+        'start_date' => date('YmdHis'),
+        'end_date' => date('YmdHis'),
+        'mailing_id' => $mailing->id,
+        'status' => 'Complete',
+      );
+      $job = CRM_Mailing_BAO_MailingJob::create($jobParams);
+
+      $jobParams = array_merge($jobParams, array(
+        'parent_id' => $job->id,
+        'job_type' => 'child',
+      ));
+      $job = CRM_Mailing_BAO_MailingJob::create($jobParams);
       $job_id = $job->id; // this is the one we want for the spool
 
       if (is_array($recipient)) {