diff --git a/orte/mca/rmaps/base/base.h b/orte/mca/rmaps/base/base.h
index b893581b13..fa0915993e 100644
--- a/orte/mca/rmaps/base/base.h
+++ b/orte/mca/rmaps/base/base.h
@@ -123,7 +123,8 @@ ORTE_DECLSPEC int orte_rmaps_base_filter_nodes(orte_app_context_t *app,
                                                opal_list_t *nodes,
                                                bool remove);
 
-ORTE_DECLSPEC int orte_rmaps_base_set_mapping_policy(orte_mapping_policy_t *policy,
+ORTE_DECLSPEC int orte_rmaps_base_set_mapping_policy(orte_job_t *jdata,
+                                                     orte_mapping_policy_t *policy,
                                                      char **device, char *spec);
 ORTE_DECLSPEC int orte_rmaps_base_set_ranking_policy(orte_ranking_policy_t *policy,
                                                      orte_mapping_policy_t mapping,
diff --git a/orte/mca/rmaps/base/rmaps_base_frame.c b/orte/mca/rmaps/base/rmaps_base_frame.c
index 9300b338dd..7f15e075bc 100644
--- a/orte/mca/rmaps/base/rmaps_base_frame.c
+++ b/orte/mca/rmaps/base/rmaps_base_frame.c
@@ -296,7 +296,7 @@ static int orte_rmaps_base_open(mca_base_open_flag_t flags)
                        "rmaps_base_cpus_per_proc", "rmaps_base_mapping_policy=<obj>:PE=N, default <obj>=NUMA");
     }
 
-    if (ORTE_SUCCESS != (rc = orte_rmaps_base_set_mapping_policy(&orte_rmaps_base.mapping,
+    if (ORTE_SUCCESS != (rc = orte_rmaps_base_set_mapping_policy(NULL, &orte_rmaps_base.mapping,
                                                                  &orte_rmaps_base.device,
                                                                  rmaps_base_mapping_policy))) {
         return rc;
@@ -593,7 +593,8 @@ static int check_modifiers(char *ck, orte_mapping_policy_t *tmp)
     return ORTE_ERR_TAKE_NEXT_OPTION;
 }
 
-int orte_rmaps_base_set_mapping_policy(orte_mapping_policy_t *policy,
+int orte_rmaps_base_set_mapping_policy(orte_job_t *jdata,
+                                       orte_mapping_policy_t *policy,
                                        char **device, char *inspec)
 {
     char *ck;
@@ -681,7 +682,11 @@ int orte_rmaps_base_set_mapping_policy(orte_mapping_policy_t *policy,
                     }
                 }
                 /* now save the pattern */
-                orte_rmaps_base.ppr = strdup(ck);
+                if (NULL == jdata || NULL == jdata->map) {
+                    orte_rmaps_base.ppr = strdup(ck);
+                } else {
+                    jdata->map->ppr = strdup(ck);
+                }
                 ORTE_SET_MAPPING_POLICY(tmp, ORTE_MAPPING_PPR);
                 ORTE_SET_MAPPING_DIRECTIVE(tmp, ORTE_MAPPING_GIVEN);
                 free(spec);
@@ -747,7 +752,11 @@ int orte_rmaps_base_set_mapping_policy(orte_mapping_policy_t *policy,
     }
 
  setpolicy:
-    *policy = tmp;
+    if (NULL == jdata || NULL == jdata->map) {
+        *policy = tmp;
+    } else {
+        jdata->map->mapping = tmp;
+    }
 
     return ORTE_SUCCESS;
 }
diff --git a/orte/orted/orted_submit.c b/orte/orted/orted_submit.c
index 92ba83988b..ccc089e51c 100644
--- a/orte/orted/orted_submit.c
+++ b/orte/orted/orted_submit.c
@@ -876,7 +876,7 @@ int orte_submit_job(char *argv[], int *index,
     jdata->map = OBJ_NEW(orte_job_map_t);
 
     if (NULL != orte_cmd_options.mapping_policy) {
-        if (ORTE_SUCCESS != (rc = orte_rmaps_base_set_mapping_policy(&jdata->map->mapping, NULL, orte_cmd_options.mapping_policy))) {
+        if (ORTE_SUCCESS != (rc = orte_rmaps_base_set_mapping_policy(jdata, &jdata->map->mapping, NULL, orte_cmd_options.mapping_policy))) {
             ORTE_ERROR_LOG(rc);
             return rc;
         }
diff --git a/orte/orted/pmix/pmix_server_dyn.c b/orte/orted/pmix/pmix_server_dyn.c
index 89b4303ba5..a2f18c4532 100644
--- a/orte/orted/pmix/pmix_server_dyn.c
+++ b/orte/orted/pmix/pmix_server_dyn.c
@@ -308,7 +308,7 @@ int pmix_server_spawn_fn(opal_process_name_t *requestor,
                                orte_rmaps_base_print_mapping(orte_rmaps_base.mapping));
                 return ORTE_ERR_BAD_PARAM;
             }
-            rc = orte_rmaps_base_set_mapping_policy(&jdata->map->mapping,
+            rc = orte_rmaps_base_set_mapping_policy(jdata, &jdata->map->mapping,
                                                     NULL, info->data.string);
             if (ORTE_SUCCESS != rc) {
                 return rc;
diff --git a/orte/orted/pmix/pmix_server_gen.c b/orte/orted/pmix/pmix_server_gen.c
index 25244c2a34..648d69557a 100644
--- a/orte/orted/pmix/pmix_server_gen.c
+++ b/orte/orted/pmix/pmix_server_gen.c
@@ -489,7 +489,7 @@ static void _query(int sd, short args, void *cbdata)
     orte_job_t *jdata;
     orte_proc_t *proct;
     orte_app_context_t *app;
-    int rc, i, k, num_replies;
+    int rc = ORTE_SUCCESS, i, k, num_replies;
     opal_list_t *results, targets, *array;
     size_t n;
     uint32_t key;
@@ -716,7 +716,7 @@ static void _query(int sd, short args, void *cbdata)
                     }
                 }
                 if (ORTE_JOBID_INVALID == jobid) {
-                    rc = ORTE_ERR_BAD_PARAM;
+                    rc = ORTE_ERR_NOT_FOUND;
                     goto done;
                 }
                 /* construct a list of values with opal_proc_info_t
@@ -810,12 +810,12 @@ static void _query(int sd, short args, void *cbdata)
     }
 
   done:
-    if (0 == opal_list_get_size(results)) {
-        rc = ORTE_ERR_NOT_FOUND;
-    } else if (opal_list_get_size(results) < opal_list_get_size(cd->info)) {
-        rc = ORTE_ERR_PARTIAL_SUCCESS;
-    } else {
-        rc = ORTE_SUCCESS;
+    if (ORTE_SUCCESS == rc) {
+        if (0 == opal_list_get_size(results)) {
+            rc = ORTE_ERR_NOT_FOUND;
+        } else if (opal_list_get_size(results) < opal_list_get_size(cd->info)) {
+            rc = ORTE_ERR_PARTIAL_SUCCESS;
+        }
     }
     cd->infocbfunc(rc, results, cd->cbdata, qrel, results);
 }