diff --git a/orte/mca/ras/alps/ras_alps_module.c b/orte/mca/ras/alps/ras_alps_module.c
index 21f5602614..012a9a809c 100644
--- a/orte/mca/ras/alps/ras_alps_module.c
+++ b/orte/mca/ras/alps/ras_alps_module.c
@@ -543,6 +543,7 @@ orte_ras_alps_read_appinfo_file(opal_list_t *nodes, char *filename,
                 node->slots_inuse = 0;
                 node->slots_max = 0;
                 node->slots = 1;
+                node->state = ORTE_NODE_STATE_UP;
                 /* need to order these node ids so the regex generator
                  * can properly function
                  */
@@ -579,6 +580,7 @@ orte_ras_alps_read_appinfo_file(opal_list_t *nodes, char *filename,
             node->slots_inuse = 0;
             node->slots_max = 0;
             node->slots = apNodes[ix].numPEs;
+            node->state = ORTE_NODE_STATE_UP;
             /* need to order these node ids so the regex generator
              * can properly function
              */
diff --git a/orte/mca/ras/lsf/ras_lsf_module.c b/orte/mca/ras/lsf/ras_lsf_module.c
index bab7fa0bdb..8447799477 100644
--- a/orte/mca/ras/lsf/ras_lsf_module.c
+++ b/orte/mca/ras/lsf/ras_lsf_module.c
@@ -107,6 +107,7 @@ static int allocate(orte_job_t *jdata, opal_list_t *nodes)
         node->slots_inuse = 0;
         node->slots_max = 0;
         node->slots = 1;
+        node->state = ORTE_NODE_STATE_UP;
         opal_list_append(nodes, &node->super);
     }
 
diff --git a/orte/mca/ras/tm/ras_tm_module.c b/orte/mca/ras/tm/ras_tm_module.c
index e58fdd4427..4daed28a49 100644
--- a/orte/mca/ras/tm/ras_tm_module.c
+++ b/orte/mca/ras/tm/ras_tm_module.c
@@ -212,6 +212,7 @@ static int discover(opal_list_t* nodelist, char *pbs_jobid)
             node->slots_inuse = 0;
             node->slots_max = 0;
             node->slots = ppn;
+            node->state = ORTE_NODE_STATE_UP;
             opal_list_append(nodelist, &node->super);
         } else {