diff --git a/lib/Resque/Job.php b/lib/Resque/Job.php
index bb79f32..8508f76 100755
--- a/lib/Resque/Job.php
+++ b/lib/Resque/Job.php
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
  * @author		Chris Boulton <chris@bigcommerce.com>
  * @license		http://www.opensource.org/licenses/mit-license.php
  */
-class Resque_Job implements Resque_JobInterface
+class Resque_Job
 {
 	/**
 	 * @var string The name of the queue that this job belongs to.
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ class Resque_Job implements Resque_JobInterface
 	public $payload;
 
 	/**
-	 * @var Resque_JobInterface Instance of the class performing work for this job.
+	 * @var object|Resque_JobInterface Instance of the class performing work for this job.
 	 */
 	private $instance;
 
@@ -169,28 +169,9 @@ class Resque_Job implements Resque_JobInterface
 			return $this->instance;
 		}
 
-		if(!class_exists($this->payload['class'])) {
-			throw new Resque_Exception(
-				'Could not find job class ' . $this->payload['class'] . '.'
-			);
-		}
-
-		if(!method_exists($this->payload['class'], 'perform')) {
-			throw new Resque_Exception(
-				'Job class ' . $this->payload['class'] . ' does not contain a perform method.'
-			);
-		}
-
-		if ($this->jobFactory !== null) {
-			$this->instance = $this->jobFactory->create($this->payload['class'], $this->getArguments(), $this->queue);
-			return $this->instance;
-		}
-		$this->instance = new $this->payload['class'];
-		$this->instance->job = $this;
-		$this->instance->args = $this->getArguments();
-		$this->instance->queue = $this->queue;
-
-		return $this->instance;
+        $this->instance = $this->getJobFactory()->create($this->payload['class'], $this->getArguments(), $this->queue);
+        $this->instance->job = $this;
+        return $this->instance;
 	}
 
 	/**
@@ -294,4 +275,15 @@ class Resque_Job implements Resque_JobInterface
 
 		return $this;
 	}
+
+    /**
+     * @return Resque_Job_FactoryInterface
+     */
+    public function getJobFactory()
+    {
+        if ($this->jobFactory === null) {
+            $this->jobFactory = new Resque_Job_Factory();
+        }
+        return $this->jobFactory;
+    }
 }
diff --git a/lib/Resque/Job/Factory.php b/lib/Resque/Job/Factory.php
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..cf17294
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/Resque/Job/Factory.php
@@ -0,0 +1,32 @@
+<?php
+
+class Resque_Job_Factory implements Resque_Job_FactoryInterface
+{
+
+    /**
+     * @param $className
+     * @param array $args
+     * @param $queue
+     * @return Resque_JobInterface
+     * @throws \Resque_Exception
+     */
+    public function create($className, $args, $queue)
+    {
+        if (!class_exists($className)) {
+            throw new Resque_Exception(
+                'Could not find job class ' . $className . '.'
+            );
+        }
+
+        if (!method_exists($className, 'perform')) {
+            throw new Resque_Exception(
+                'Job class ' . $className . ' does not contain a perform method.'
+            );
+        }
+
+        $instance = new $className;
+        $instance->args = $args;
+        $instance->queue = $queue;
+        return $instance;
+    }
+}
diff --git a/lib/Resque/Job/FactoryInterface.php b/lib/Resque/Job/FactoryInterface.php
index be573a2..b8c102c 100644
--- a/lib/Resque/Job/FactoryInterface.php
+++ b/lib/Resque/Job/FactoryInterface.php
@@ -8,5 +8,5 @@ interface Resque_Job_FactoryInterface
 	 * @param $queue
 	 * @return Resque_JobInterface
 	 */
-	public function create($className, array $args, $queue);
+	public function create($className, $args, $queue);
 }
diff --git a/test/Resque/Tests/EventTest.php b/test/Resque/Tests/EventTest.php
index 1147c99..6e102cf 100644
--- a/test/Resque/Tests/EventTest.php
+++ b/test/Resque/Tests/EventTest.php
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ class Resque_Tests_EventTest extends Resque_Tests_TestCase
 		$payload = array(
 			'class' => 'Test_Job',
 			'args' => array(
-				'somevar',
+				array('somevar'),
 			),
 		);
 		$job = new Resque_Job('jobs', $payload);
diff --git a/test/Resque/Tests/JobTest.php b/test/Resque/Tests/JobTest.php
index a1788ed..fe58ce4 100644
--- a/test/Resque/Tests/JobTest.php
+++ b/test/Resque/Tests/JobTest.php
@@ -362,13 +362,24 @@ class Resque_Tests_JobTest extends Resque_Tests_TestCase
 		$this->assertEquals(Resque::size($queue), 2);
 	}
 
-	public function testUseFactoryToGetJobInstance()
+	public function testUseDefaultFactoryToGetJobInstance()
 	{
 		$payload = array(
 			'class' => 'Some_Job_Class',
 			'args' => null
 		);
 		$job = new Resque_Job('jobs', $payload);
+		$instance = $job->getInstance();
+		$this->assertInstanceOf('Some_Job_Class', $instance);
+	}
+
+	public function testUseFactoryToGetJobInstance()
+	{
+		$payload = array(
+			'class' => 'Some_Job_Class',
+			'args' => array(array())
+		);
+		$job = new Resque_Job('jobs', $payload);
 		$factory = new Some_Stub_Factory();
 		$job->setJobFactory($factory);
 		$instance = $job->getInstance();
@@ -379,7 +390,7 @@ class Resque_Tests_JobTest extends Resque_Tests_TestCase
 	{
 		$payload = array(
 			'class' => 'Some_Job_Class',
-			'args' => null
+			'args' => array(array())
 		);
 		$job = new Resque_Job('jobs', $payload);
 		$factory = $this->getMock('Resque_Job_FactoryInterface');
@@ -411,7 +422,7 @@ class Some_Stub_Factory implements Resque_Job_FactoryInterface
 	 * @param $queue
 	 * @return Resque_JobInterface
 	 */
-	public function create($className, array $args, $queue)
+	public function create($className, $args, $queue)
 	{
 		return new Some_Job_Class();
 	}