diff --git a/opal/mca/sysinfo/base/base.h b/opal/mca/sysinfo/base/base.h
index 8cda9fec3f..06b88d8e44 100644
--- a/opal/mca/sysinfo/base/base.h
+++ b/opal/mca/sysinfo/base/base.h
@@ -64,6 +64,7 @@ OPAL_DECLSPEC int opal_sysinfo_base_select(void);
 OPAL_DECLSPEC extern int opal_sysinfo_base_output;
 OPAL_DECLSPEC extern opal_list_t opal_sysinfo_base_components_opened;
 OPAL_DECLSPEC extern opal_list_t opal_sysinfo_avail_modules;
+OPAL_DECLSPEC extern bool opal_sysinfo_initialized;
 
 END_C_DECLS
 
diff --git a/opal/mca/sysinfo/base/sysinfo_base_open.c b/opal/mca/sysinfo/base/sysinfo_base_open.c
index 82c4884a7c..0b9c0794a9 100644
--- a/opal/mca/sysinfo/base/sysinfo_base_open.c
+++ b/opal/mca/sysinfo/base/sysinfo_base_open.c
@@ -36,6 +36,7 @@ static int opal_sysinfo_base_query(char **keys, opal_list_t *values);
 int opal_sysinfo_base_output = -1;
 opal_list_t opal_sysinfo_base_components_opened;
 opal_list_t opal_sysinfo_avail_modules;
+bool opal_sysinfo_initialized=false;
 
 opal_sysinfo_API_module_t opal_sysinfo = {
     opal_sysinfo_base_query
@@ -48,6 +49,11 @@ opal_sysinfo_API_module_t opal_sysinfo = {
  */
 int opal_sysinfo_base_open(void)
 {
+    if (opal_sysinfo_initialized) {
+        return OPAL_SUCCESS;
+    }
+    opal_sysinfo_initialized = true;
+    
     opal_sysinfo_base_output = opal_output_open(NULL);
 
     /* init the list of available modules */
diff --git a/opal/mca/sysinfo/base/sysinfo_base_select.c b/opal/mca/sysinfo/base/sysinfo_base_select.c
index d1077a375b..478e090988 100644
--- a/opal/mca/sysinfo/base/sysinfo_base_select.c
+++ b/opal/mca/sysinfo/base/sysinfo_base_select.c
@@ -33,6 +33,10 @@ int opal_sysinfo_base_select(void)
     mca_base_component_t *component;
     opal_list_item_t *item;
 
+    if (opal_sysinfo_initialized) {
+        return OPAL_SUCCESS;
+    }
+
     /*
      * Select all available components
      */
diff --git a/orte/mca/ess/cm/ess_cm_module.c b/orte/mca/ess/cm/ess_cm_module.c
index 6eb5eda7e3..1f07ff3e92 100644
--- a/orte/mca/ess/cm/ess_cm_module.c
+++ b/orte/mca/ess/cm/ess_cm_module.c
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@
 #include "opal/mca/paffinity/paffinity.h"
 #if ORTE_ENABLE_BOOTSTRAP
 #include "opal/mca/sysinfo/sysinfo.h"
+#include "opal/mca/sysinfo/base/base.h"
 #endif
 
 #include "orte/mca/rmcast/base/base.h"
@@ -108,12 +109,33 @@ static int rte_init(void)
                 error = "orte_rmcast_base_select";
                 goto error;
             }
-            
+
+#if ORTE_ENABLE_BOOTSTRAP
+            /* open and setup the local resource discovery framework */
+            if (ORTE_SUCCESS != (ret = opal_sysinfo_base_open())) {
+                ORTE_ERROR_LOG(ret);
+                error = "opal_sysinfo_base_open";
+                goto error;
+            }
+            if (ORTE_SUCCESS != (ret = opal_sysinfo_base_select())) {
+                ORTE_ERROR_LOG(ret);
+                error = "opal_sysinfo_base_select";
+                goto error;
+            }
+#endif
+
             /* get a name for ourselves */
             if (ORTE_SUCCESS != (ret = cm_set_name())) {
                 error = "set_name";
                 goto error;
             }
+        } else {
+            /* if we were given an HNP, then we must have also
+             * been given a vpid - we can get the jobid from
+             * the HNP's name
+             */
+            ORTE_PROC_MY_NAME->jobid = orte_process_info.my_hnp.jobid;
+            
         }
         
         /* get the list of nodes used for this job */
@@ -500,7 +522,7 @@ static int cm_set_name(void)
             /* add them to the buffer */
             while (NULL != (item = opal_list_remove_first(&resources))) {
                 info = (opal_sysinfo_value_t*)item;
-                opal_dss.pack(&buf, &info, 1, OPAL_STRING);
+                opal_dss.pack(&buf, &info->key, 1, OPAL_STRING);
                 opal_dss.pack(&buf, &info->type, 1, OPAL_DATA_TYPE_T);
                 if (OPAL_INT64 == info->type) {
                     opal_dss.pack(&buf, &(info->data.i64), 1, OPAL_INT64);