diff --git a/classes/Notice.php b/classes/Notice.php
index 4c8d0d1d88..6d67d0d9d1 100644
--- a/classes/Notice.php
+++ b/classes/Notice.php
@@ -2546,11 +2546,8 @@ class Notice extends Managed_DataObject
         // If there's a failure, we want to _force_
         // distribution at this point.
         try {
-            $json = json_encode((object)array('id' => $this->getID(),
-                                              'type' => 'Notice',
-                                              ));
             $qm = QueueManager::get();
-            $qm->enqueue($json, 'distrib');
+            $qm->enqueue($this, 'distrib');
         } catch (Exception $e) {
             // If the exception isn't transient, this
             // may throw more exceptions as DQH does