diff --git a/orte/mca/routed/binomial/routed_binomial.c b/orte/mca/routed/binomial/routed_binomial.c
index 40f307f48b..0bf214eeb2 100644
--- a/orte/mca/routed/binomial/routed_binomial.c
+++ b/orte/mca/routed/binomial/routed_binomial.c
@@ -312,6 +312,11 @@ static orte_process_name_t get_route(orte_process_name_t *target)
     orte_routed_jobfam_t *jfam;
     uint16_t jfamily;
 
+    /* initialize */
+    daemon.jobid = ORTE_PROC_MY_DAEMON->jobid;
+    daemon.vpid = ORTE_PROC_MY_DAEMON->vpid;
+    daemon.epoch = ORTE_PROC_MY_DAEMON->epoch;
+
     if (target->jobid == ORTE_JOBID_INVALID ||
         target->vpid == ORTE_VPID_INVALID ||
         target->epoch == ORTE_EPOCH_INVALID) {