diff --git a/orte/mca/plm/alps/plm_alps_module.c b/orte/mca/plm/alps/plm_alps_module.c
index 894df2b96f..bf0110643b 100644
--- a/orte/mca/plm/alps/plm_alps_module.c
+++ b/orte/mca/plm/alps/plm_alps_module.c
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+/* -*- Mode: C; c-basic-offset:4 ; indent-tabs-mode:nil -*- */
 /*
  * Copyright (c) 2004-2007 The Trustees of Indiana University and Indiana
  *                         University Research and Technology
@@ -10,7 +11,7 @@
  * Copyright (c) 2004-2005 The Regents of the University of California.
  *                         All rights reserved.
  * Copyright (c) 2006-2011 Cisco Systems, Inc.  All rights reserved.
- * Copyright (c) 2007-2012 Los Alamos National Security, LLC.  All rights
+ * Copyright (c) 2007-2014 Los Alamos National Security, LLC.  All rights
  *                         reserved. 
  * Copyright (c) 2014      Intel Corporation.  All rights reserved.
  * $COPYRIGHT$
@@ -503,6 +504,7 @@ static void alps_wait_cb(pid_t pid, int status, void* cbdata){
     
     if (0 != status) {
         if (failed_launch) {
+            /* report that the daemon has failed so we break out of the daemon
              * callback receive and exit
              */
             ORTE_ACTIVATE_JOB_STATE(jdata, ORTE_JOB_STATE_FAILED_TO_START);