diff --git a/orte/mca/ras/base/ras_base_node.c b/orte/mca/ras/base/ras_base_node.c
index df95b3650c..78f35fc144 100644
--- a/orte/mca/ras/base/ras_base_node.c
+++ b/orte/mca/ras/base/ras_base_node.c
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
  *                         University of Stuttgart.  All rights reserved.
  * Copyright (c) 2004-2005 The Regents of the University of California.
  *                         All rights reserved.
- * Copyright (c) 2011      Los Alamos National Security, LLC.  All rights
+ * Copyright (c) 2011-2012 Los Alamos National Security, LLC.  All rights
  *                         reserved. 
  * $COPYRIGHT$
  *
@@ -91,7 +91,7 @@ int orte_ras_base_node_insert(opal_list_t* nodes, orte_job_t *jdata)
     
     /* get the hnp node's info */
     hnp_node = (orte_node_t*)opal_pointer_array_get_item(orte_node_pool, 0);
-    
+
     /* cycle through the list */
     while (NULL != (item = opal_list_remove_first(nodes))) {
         node = (orte_node_t*)item;
@@ -109,20 +109,15 @@ int orte_ras_base_node_insert(opal_list_t* nodes, orte_job_t *jdata)
                                  ORTE_NAME_PRINT(ORTE_PROC_MY_NAME),
                                  node->name,
                                  (long)node->slots));
-            
+
             /* flag that hnp has been allocated */
             orte_hnp_is_allocated = true;
-            /* adjust the total slots in the job - note
-             * that the HNP ess module will not have entered
-             * a value for its slots, so that will be zero.
-             * Thus, this only has impact if we re-allocate
-             */
-            orte_ras_base.total_slots_alloc -= hnp_node->slots;
+            /* update the total slots in the job */
+            orte_ras_base.total_slots_alloc += node->slots;
             /* copy the allocation data to that node's info */
-            hnp_node->slots = node->slots;
+            hnp_node->slots += node->slots;
             hnp_node->slots_max = node->slots_max;
             hnp_node->launch_id = node->launch_id;
-            hnp_node->slots = node->slots;
             if (orte_managed_allocation) {
                 /* the slots are always treated as sacred
                  * in managed allocations
@@ -152,8 +147,6 @@ int orte_ras_base_node_insert(opal_list_t* nodes, orte_job_t *jdata)
                     }
                 }
             }
-            /* update the total slots in the job */
-            orte_ras_base.total_slots_alloc += hnp_node->slots;
             /* don't keep duplicate copy */
             OBJ_RELEASE(node);
         } else {