diff --git a/scheduler/scheduler-api/src/main/java/org/ow2/proactive/scheduler/common/job/factories/StaxJobFactory.java b/scheduler/scheduler-api/src/main/java/org/ow2/proactive/scheduler/common/job/factories/StaxJobFactory.java
index 0c7904e122..e439f31be1 100644
--- a/scheduler/scheduler-api/src/main/java/org/ow2/proactive/scheduler/common/job/factories/StaxJobFactory.java
+++ b/scheduler/scheduler-api/src/main/java/org/ow2/proactive/scheduler/common/job/factories/StaxJobFactory.java
@@ -357,7 +357,7 @@ public JobType getType() {
                             // the final value of the variable can either be overwritten by a value of the replacement map or
                             // use in a pattern such value
                             commonPropertiesHolder.getVariables()
-                                                  .putAll(createJobVariables(cursorJob, replacementVariables));
+                                                  .putAll(createJobVariables(cursorJob));
 
                         } else if (XMLTags.COMMON_GENERIC_INFORMATION.matches(current)) {
                             commonPropertiesHolder.setGenericInformation(getGenericInformation(cursorJob,
@@ -389,6 +389,9 @@ public JobType getType() {
                 }
             }
 
+            //replace variables
+            commonPropertiesHolder.getVariables().putAll(replaceVariablesInJobVariablesMap(commonPropertiesHolder.getVariables(),replacementVariables));
+
             handleJobAttributes(commonPropertiesHolder, delayedJobAttributes);
 
             //if this point is reached, fill the real job using the temporary one
@@ -468,12 +471,11 @@ private void handleCancelJobOnErrorAttribute(CommonAttribute commonPropertiesHol
      * Leave the method with the cursor at the end of 'ELEMENT_VARIABLES' tag
      *
      * @param cursorVariables the streamReader with the cursor on the 'ELEMENT_VARIABLES' tag.
-     * @param replacementVariables variables which have precedence over the one defined in the job
+     //* @param replacementVariables variables which have precedence over the one defined in the job
      * @return the map in which the variables were added.
      * @throws JobCreationException
      */
-    private Map<String, JobVariable> createJobVariables(XMLStreamReader cursorVariables,
-            Map<String, String> replacementVariables) throws JobCreationException {
+    private Map<String, JobVariable> createJobVariables(XMLStreamReader cursorVariables) throws JobCreationException {
         HashMap<String, JobVariable> variablesMap = new LinkedHashMap<>();
         try {
             int eventType;
@@ -492,7 +494,7 @@ private Map<String, JobVariable> createJobVariables(XMLStreamReader cursorVariab
                         break;
                     case XMLEvent.END_ELEMENT:
                         if (XMLTags.VARIABLES.matches(cursorVariables.getLocalName())) {
-                            return replaceVariablesInJobVariablesMap(variablesMap, replacementVariables);
+                            return variablesMap;
                         }
                         break;
                 }