diff --git a/orte/mca/plm/base/plm_base_launch_support.c b/orte/mca/plm/base/plm_base_launch_support.c
index 210968c65c..18cd6097d9 100644
--- a/orte/mca/plm/base/plm_base_launch_support.c
+++ b/orte/mca/plm/base/plm_base_launch_support.c
@@ -875,6 +875,8 @@ void orte_plm_base_app_report_launch(int fd, short event, void *data)
                 jdata->aborted_proc = procs[vpid];  /* only store this once */
                 jdata->state = ORTE_JOB_STATE_FAILED_TO_START; /* update the job state */
             }
+            /* increment the terminated counter */
+            jdata->num_terminated++;
             /* ensure we have a non-zero exit code */
             if (0 == jdata->aborted_proc->exit_code) {
                 jdata->aborted_proc->exit_code = ORTE_ERROR_DEFAULT_EXIT_CODE;
diff --git a/orte/mca/plm/base/plm_base_receive.c b/orte/mca/plm/base/plm_base_receive.c
index 221f5e12a2..6f49eb082e 100644
--- a/orte/mca/plm/base/plm_base_receive.c
+++ b/orte/mca/plm/base/plm_base_receive.c
@@ -266,6 +266,7 @@ void orte_plm_base_receive_process_msg(int fd, short event, void *data)
                                              ORTE_VPID_PRINT(vpid)));
                         continue;
                     }
+
                     /* update the termination counter IFF the state is changing to something
                      * indicating terminated
                      */