diff --git a/merger/src/main/java/com/metamx/druid/merger/coordinator/RemoteTaskRunner.java b/merger/src/main/java/com/metamx/druid/merger/coordinator/RemoteTaskRunner.java
index b1ed92087bc..4fa01d22b71 100644
--- a/merger/src/main/java/com/metamx/druid/merger/coordinator/RemoteTaskRunner.java
+++ b/merger/src/main/java/com/metamx/druid/merger/coordinator/RemoteTaskRunner.java
@@ -566,4 +566,9 @@ public class RemoteTaskRunner implements TaskRunner
       throw Throwables.propagate(e);
     }
   }
+
+  public static void main(String[] args)
+  {
+    System.out.println("2013-03-11".compareTo("0"));
+  }
 }
diff --git a/merger/src/main/java/com/metamx/druid/merger/coordinator/scaling/AutoScalingData.java b/merger/src/main/java/com/metamx/druid/merger/coordinator/scaling/AutoScalingData.java
index 89d8e00f29e..9eb3cb5a093 100644
--- a/merger/src/main/java/com/metamx/druid/merger/coordinator/scaling/AutoScalingData.java
+++ b/merger/src/main/java/com/metamx/druid/merger/coordinator/scaling/AutoScalingData.java
@@ -42,7 +42,6 @@ public class AutoScalingData<T>
     return nodeIds;
   }
 
-  @JsonProperty
   public List<T> getNodes()
   {
     return nodes;