diff --git a/src/mca/rmgr/base/rmgr_base_pack.c b/src/mca/rmgr/base/rmgr_base_pack.c
index 0854cbdbcc..f4d2ca930e 100644
--- a/src/mca/rmgr/base/rmgr_base_pack.c
+++ b/src/mca/rmgr/base/rmgr_base_pack.c
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ int orte_rmgr_base_pack_create_cmd(
          return rc;
      }
 
-     rc = orte_dps.pack(buffer, &num_context, 1, ORTE_UINT32);
+     rc = orte_dps.pack(buffer, &num_context, 1, ORTE_SIZE);
      if(ORTE_SUCCESS != rc) {
          ORTE_ERROR_LOG(rc);
          return rc;
diff --git a/src/mca/rmgr/base/rmgr_base_unpack.c b/src/mca/rmgr/base/rmgr_base_unpack.c
index 02821a2851..3ce3cd9a17 100644
--- a/src/mca/rmgr/base/rmgr_base_unpack.c
+++ b/src/mca/rmgr/base/rmgr_base_unpack.c
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@
 #include <string.h>
 
 #include "include/constants.h"
+#include "util/output.h"
 #include "dps/dps.h"
 #include "mca/rmgr/base/base.h"
 #include "mca/errmgr/errmgr.h"
@@ -43,7 +44,7 @@ static int orte_rmgr_base_cmd_create(orte_buffer_t* req, orte_buffer_t* rsp)
     size_t i, cnt, num_context;
 
     cnt = 1;
-    if(ORTE_SUCCESS != (rc = orte_dps.unpack(req, &num_context, &cnt, ORTE_UINT32))) {
+    if(ORTE_SUCCESS != (rc = orte_dps.unpack(req, &num_context, &cnt, ORTE_SIZE))) {
         ORTE_ERROR_LOG(rc);
         return rc;
     }
@@ -181,20 +182,28 @@ int orte_rmgr_base_cmd_dispatch(orte_buffer_t* req, orte_buffer_t* rsp)
 
     switch(cmd) {
         case ORTE_RMGR_CMD_QUERY:
+            ompi_output(0, "RMGR: query");
             return orte_rmgr_base_cmd_query(req,rsp);
         case ORTE_RMGR_CMD_CREATE:
+            ompi_output(0, "RMGR: create");
             return orte_rmgr_base_cmd_create(req,rsp);
         case ORTE_RMGR_CMD_ALLOCATE:
+            ompi_output(0, "RMGR: allocate");
             return orte_rmgr_base_cmd_allocate(req,rsp);
         case ORTE_RMGR_CMD_DEALLOCATE:
+            ompi_output(0, "RMGR: deallocate");
             return orte_rmgr_base_cmd_deallocate(req,rsp);
         case ORTE_RMGR_CMD_MAP:
+            ompi_output(0, "RMGR: map");
             return orte_rmgr_base_cmd_map(req,rsp);
         case ORTE_RMGR_CMD_LAUNCH:
+            ompi_output(0, "RMGR: launch");
             return orte_rmgr_base_cmd_launch(req,rsp);
         case ORTE_RMGR_CMD_TERM_JOB:
+            ompi_output(0, "RMGR: term job");
             return orte_rmgr_base_cmd_term_job(req,rsp);
         case ORTE_RMGR_CMD_TERM_PROC:
+            ompi_output(0, "RMGR: term proc");
             return orte_rmgr_base_cmd_term_proc(req,rsp);
         default:
             ORTE_ERROR_LOG(ORTE_ERR_BAD_PARAM);