diff --git a/orte/runtime/orte_globals.c b/orte/runtime/orte_globals.c
index 073605d204..ae90079b27 100644
--- a/orte/runtime/orte_globals.c
+++ b/orte/runtime/orte_globals.c
@@ -898,6 +898,9 @@ static void orte_proc_construct(orte_proc_t* proc)
     proc->exit_code = 0;      /* Assume we won't fail unless otherwise notified */
     proc->rml_uri = NULL;
     proc->restarts = 0;
+    proc->fast_failures = 0;
+    proc->last_failure.tv_sec = 0;
+    proc->last_failure.tv_usec = 0;
     proc->reported = false;
     proc->beat = 0;
     OBJ_CONSTRUCT(&proc->stats, opal_pstats_t);
diff --git a/orte/runtime/orte_globals.h b/orte/runtime/orte_globals.h
index ff51640888..3edf2fee98 100644
--- a/orte/runtime/orte_globals.h
+++ b/orte/runtime/orte_globals.h
@@ -488,6 +488,10 @@ struct orte_proc_t {
     char *rml_uri;
     /* number of times this process has been restarted */
     int32_t restarts;
+    /* time of last restart */
+    struct timeval last_failure;
+    /* number of failures in "fast" window */
+    int32_t fast_failures;
     /* flag to indicate proc has reported in */
     bool reported;
     /* if heartbeat recvd during last time period */