diff --git a/src/mca/oob/tcp/oob_tcp.c b/src/mca/oob/tcp/oob_tcp.c
index 63b7c4abaf..021eae763f 100644
--- a/src/mca/oob/tcp/oob_tcp.c
+++ b/src/mca/oob/tcp/oob_tcp.c
@@ -382,6 +382,10 @@ mca_oob_t* mca_oob_tcp_component_init(int* priority, bool *allow_multi_user_thre
     *allow_multi_user_threads = true;
     *have_hidden_threads = OMPI_HAVE_THREADS;
 
+    /* are there any interfaces? */
+    if(ompi_ifcount() == 0)
+        return NULL;
+
     /* initialize data structures */
     ompi_rb_tree_init(&mca_oob_tcp_component.tcp_peer_tree, (ompi_rb_tree_comp_fn_t)mca_oob_tcp_process_name_compare);
     ompi_rb_tree_init(&mca_oob_tcp_component.tcp_peer_names, (ompi_rb_tree_comp_fn_t)mca_oob_tcp_process_name_compare);
@@ -704,7 +708,7 @@ char* mca_oob_tcp_get_addr(void)
     for(i=ompi_ifbegin(); i>0; i=ompi_ifnext(i)) {
         struct sockaddr_in addr;
         ompi_ifindextoaddr(i, (struct sockaddr*)&addr, sizeof(addr));
-        if(addr.sin_addr.s_addr == inet_addr("127.0.0.1"))
+        if(ompi_ifcount() > 1 && addr.sin_addr.s_addr == inet_addr("127.0.0.1"))
             continue;
         if(ptr != contact_info) {
             ptr += sprintf(ptr, ";");
diff --git a/src/mca/oob/tcp/oob_tcp_addr.c b/src/mca/oob/tcp/oob_tcp_addr.c
index b15286dd83..aedce74e4d 100644
--- a/src/mca/oob/tcp/oob_tcp_addr.c
+++ b/src/mca/oob/tcp/oob_tcp_addr.c
@@ -38,19 +38,20 @@ void mca_oob_tcp_addr_pack(ompi_buffer_t buffer)
     int i;
 
     ompi_pack(buffer, &mca_oob_name_self, 1, OMPI_NAME);
+    
     for(i=ompi_ifbegin(); i>0; i=ompi_ifnext(i)) {
         struct sockaddr_in inaddr;
         ompi_ifindextoaddr(i, (struct sockaddr*)&inaddr, sizeof(inaddr));
-        if(inaddr.sin_addr.s_addr == inet_addr("127.0.0.1"))
+        if(ompi_ifcount() > 1 && inaddr.sin_addr.s_addr == inet_addr("127.0.0.1"))
             continue;
         count++;
-    }
+    } 
     ompi_pack(buffer, &count, 1, OMPI_INT32);
 
     for(i=ompi_ifbegin(); i>0; i=ompi_ifnext(i)) {
         struct sockaddr_in inaddr;
         ompi_ifindextoaddr(i, (struct sockaddr*)&inaddr, sizeof(inaddr));
-        if(inaddr.sin_addr.s_addr == inet_addr("127.0.0.1"))
+        if(ompi_ifcount() > 1 && inaddr.sin_addr.s_addr == inet_addr("127.0.0.1"))
             continue;
         inaddr.sin_port = mca_oob_tcp_component.tcp_listen_port;
         ompi_pack(buffer,&inaddr,sizeof(inaddr),OMPI_BYTE);
diff --git a/src/mca/ptl/tcp/src/ptl_tcp_component.c b/src/mca/ptl/tcp/src/ptl_tcp_component.c
index 8dc1c79e19..38020163bc 100644
--- a/src/mca/ptl/tcp/src/ptl_tcp_component.c
+++ b/src/mca/ptl/tcp/src/ptl_tcp_component.c
@@ -317,14 +317,18 @@ static int mca_ptl_tcp_component_create_instances(void)
         ompi_ifindextoname(if_index, if_name, sizeof(if_name));
 
         /* check to see if this interface exists in the exclude list */
-        argv = exclude;
-        while(argv && *argv) {
-            if(strncmp(*argv,if_name,strlen(*argv)) == 0)
-                break;
-            argv++;
-        }
-        /* if this interface was not found in the excluded list - create a PTL */
-        if(argv == 0 || *argv == 0) {
+        if(ompi_ifcount() > 1) {
+            argv = exclude;
+            while(argv && *argv) {
+                if(strncmp(*argv,if_name,strlen(*argv)) == 0)
+                    break;
+                argv++;
+            }
+            /* if this interface was not found in the excluded list - create a PTL */
+            if(argv == 0 || *argv == 0) {
+                mca_ptl_tcp_create(if_index, if_name);
+            }
+        } else {
             mca_ptl_tcp_create(if_index, if_name);
         }
     }