diff --git a/orte/mca/oob/tcp/oob_tcp_msg.c b/orte/mca/oob/tcp/oob_tcp_msg.c
index 21d31a5da7..d36a3017f3 100644
--- a/orte/mca/oob/tcp/oob_tcp_msg.c
+++ b/orte/mca/oob/tcp/oob_tcp_msg.c
@@ -119,9 +119,8 @@ int mca_oob_tcp_msg_timedwait(mca_oob_tcp_msg_t* msg, int* rc, struct timespec*
         if(opal_event_progress_thread()) {
             int rc;
             OPAL_THREAD_UNLOCK(&msg->msg_lock);
-            opal_progress();
-            /*rc = opal_event_loop(OPAL_EVLOOP_ONCE);
-            assert(rc >= 0);*/
+            rc = opal_event_loop(OPAL_EVLOOP_ONCE);
+            assert(rc >= 0);
             OPAL_THREAD_LOCK(&msg->msg_lock);
         } else {
            opal_condition_timedwait(&msg->msg_condition, &msg->msg_lock, abstime);
@@ -134,7 +133,6 @@ int mca_oob_tcp_msg_timedwait(mca_oob_tcp_msg_t* msg, int* rc, struct timespec*
     while(msg->msg_complete == false &&
           ((uint32_t)tv.tv_sec <= secs ||
 	   ((uint32_t)tv.tv_sec == secs && (uint32_t)tv.tv_usec < usecs))) {
-        /*(void)opal_event_loop(OPAL_EVLOOP_ONCE);*/
         opal_progress();
         gettimeofday(&tv,NULL);
     }