Index: workflow.module
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--- workflow.module	(revision 4497)
+++ workflow.module	(working copy)
@@ -470,7 +470,7 @@
  * @param int $sid
  * @return int ID of new state.
  */
-function workflow_execute_transition($node, $sid, $comment = NULL) {
+function workflow_execute_transition($node, $sid, $comment = NULL, $force=false) {
   global $user;
   $old_sid = workflow_node_current_state($node);
   if ($old_sid == $sid) {
@@ -1337,7 +1337,7 @@
     // still in the state it was when the transition was scheduled.
     if ($node->_workflow == $row->old_sid) {
       // Do transition.
-      workflow_execute_transition($node, $row->sid, $row->comment);
+      workflow_execute_transition($node, $row->sid, $row->comment, true);
 
       watchdog('content', '%type: scheduled transition of %title.', array('%type' => t($node->type), '%title' => $node->title), WATCHDOG_NOTICE, l(t('view'), 'node/'. $node->nid));
       $clear_cache = TRUE;