diff --git a/orte/mca/routed/tree/routed_tree.c b/orte/mca/routed/tree/routed_tree.c
index 8b873c9f7f..3e32a2fe2f 100644
--- a/orte/mca/routed/tree/routed_tree.c
+++ b/orte/mca/routed/tree/routed_tree.c
@@ -82,7 +82,9 @@ static int init(void)
     /* setup the global condition and lock */
     OBJ_CONSTRUCT(&cond, opal_condition_t);
     OBJ_CONSTRUCT(&lock, opal_mutex_t);
-    
+
+    lifeline = NULL;
+
     return ORTE_SUCCESS;
 }
 
@@ -128,7 +130,9 @@ static int finalize(void)
     /* destruct the global condition and lock */
     OBJ_DESTRUCT(&cond);
     OBJ_DESTRUCT(&lock);
-    
+
+    lifeline = NULL;
+
     return ORTE_SUCCESS;
 }
 
diff --git a/orte/mca/routed/tree/routed_tree_component.c b/orte/mca/routed/tree/routed_tree_component.c
index c54ddae284..0540a5c090 100644
--- a/orte/mca/routed/tree/routed_tree_component.c
+++ b/orte/mca/routed/tree/routed_tree_component.c
@@ -48,7 +48,8 @@ orte_routed_component_t mca_routed_tree_component = {
 
       /* Next the MCA v1.0.0 component meta data */
       {
-          MCA_BASE_METADATA_PARAM_NONE
+          /* This component can be checkpointed */
+          MCA_BASE_METADATA_PARAM_CHECKPOINT
       },
       routed_tree_init
 };