diff --git a/orte/mca/plm/slurm/plm_slurm_module.c b/orte/mca/plm/slurm/plm_slurm_module.c
index 44f0a5a18b..5d23ff6e62 100644
--- a/orte/mca/plm/slurm/plm_slurm_module.c
+++ b/orte/mca/plm/slurm/plm_slurm_module.c
@@ -242,9 +242,7 @@ static void launch_daemons(int fd, short args, void *cbdata)
                              "%s plm:slurm: no new daemons to launch",
                              ORTE_NAME_PRINT(ORTE_PROC_MY_NAME)));
         state->jdata->state = ORTE_JOB_STATE_DAEMONS_LAUNCHED;
-        if (ORTE_JOB_STATE_DAEMONS_REPORTED == daemons->state) {
-            ORTE_ACTIVATE_JOB_STATE(state->jdata, ORTE_JOB_STATE_DAEMONS_REPORTED);
-        }
+        ORTE_ACTIVATE_JOB_STATE(state->jdata, ORTE_JOB_STATE_DAEMONS_REPORTED);
         OBJ_RELEASE(state);
         return;
     }