diff --git a/orte/mca/rmaps/base/rmaps_base_common_mappers.c b/orte/mca/rmaps/base/rmaps_base_common_mappers.c
index d7df9f125e..0e5d33c0df 100644
--- a/orte/mca/rmaps/base/rmaps_base_common_mappers.c
+++ b/orte/mca/rmaps/base/rmaps_base_common_mappers.c
@@ -128,8 +128,10 @@ int orte_rmaps_base_map_byslot(orte_job_t *jdata, orte_app_context_t *app,
     int rc=ORTE_SUCCESS;
     int i;
     orte_node_t *node;
+    orte_proc_t *proc;
     opal_list_item_t *next;
     orte_vpid_t num_alloc = 0;
+    orte_vpid_t start;
     int num_procs_to_assign, num_possible_procs;
     
     /* This loop continues until all procs have been mapped or we run
@@ -140,6 +142,8 @@ int orte_rmaps_base_map_byslot(orte_job_t *jdata, orte_app_context_t *app,
      If we still have processes that haven't been mapped yet, then it's an
      "out of resources" error. */
     
+    start = jdata->num_procs;
+    
     while ( num_alloc < num_procs) {
         /** see if any nodes remain unused and available. We need to do this check
          * each time since we may remove nodes from the list (as they become fully
@@ -211,10 +215,11 @@ int orte_rmaps_base_map_byslot(orte_job_t *jdata, orte_app_context_t *app,
         }
         
         for( i = 0; i < num_procs_to_assign; ++i) {
+            proc = NULL;
             if (ORTE_SUCCESS != (rc = orte_rmaps_base_claim_slot(jdata, node,
                                                                  jdata->map->cpus_per_rank, app->idx,
                                                                  node_list, jdata->map->oversubscribe,
-                                                                 true, NULL))) {
+                                                                 true, &proc))) {
                 /** if the code is ORTE_ERR_NODE_FULLY_USED, then we know this
                  * really isn't an error - we just need to break from the loop
                  * since the node is fully used up. For now, just don't report
@@ -226,6 +231,9 @@ int orte_rmaps_base_map_byslot(orte_job_t *jdata, orte_app_context_t *app,
                 }
             }
             
+            /* assign the vpid */
+            proc->name.vpid = start++;
+            
             /* Update the number of procs allocated */
             ++num_alloc;
             
@@ -265,7 +273,9 @@ int orte_rmaps_base_map_bynode(orte_job_t *jdata, orte_app_context_t *app,
     int rc = ORTE_SUCCESS;
     opal_list_item_t *next;
     orte_node_t *node;
+    orte_proc_t *proc;
     orte_vpid_t num_alloc=0;
+    orte_vpid_t start;
     
     /* This loop continues until all procs have been mapped or we run
      out of resources. We determine that we have "run out of
@@ -284,6 +294,8 @@ int orte_rmaps_base_map_bynode(orte_job_t *jdata, orte_app_context_t *app,
      list, oversubscription is automatically taken care of via this logic.
      */
     
+    start = jdata->num_procs;
+    
     while (num_alloc < num_procs) {
         /** see if any nodes remain unused and available. We need to do this check
          * each time since we may remove nodes from the list (as they become fully
@@ -307,8 +319,9 @@ int orte_rmaps_base_map_bynode(orte_job_t *jdata, orte_app_context_t *app,
         
         /* Allocate a slot on this node */
         node = (orte_node_t*) cur_node_item;
+        proc = NULL;
         if (ORTE_SUCCESS != (rc = orte_rmaps_base_claim_slot(jdata, node, jdata->map->cpus_per_rank, app->idx,
-                                                             node_list, jdata->map->oversubscribe, true, NULL))) {
+                                                             node_list, jdata->map->oversubscribe, true, &proc))) {
             /** if the code is ORTE_ERR_NODE_FULLY_USED, then we know this
              * really isn't an error - we just need to break from the loop
              * since the node is fully used up. For now, just don't report
@@ -320,6 +333,10 @@ int orte_rmaps_base_map_bynode(orte_job_t *jdata, orte_app_context_t *app,
             }
         }
         
+        /* assign the vpid */
+        proc->name.vpid = start++;
+        
+        /* Update the number of procs allocated */
         ++num_alloc;
         
         cur_node_item = next;
diff --git a/orte/mca/rmaps/base/rmaps_base_support_fns.c b/orte/mca/rmaps/base/rmaps_base_support_fns.c
index 712400aa53..1d1b15b657 100644
--- a/orte/mca/rmaps/base/rmaps_base_support_fns.c
+++ b/orte/mca/rmaps/base/rmaps_base_support_fns.c
@@ -387,7 +387,7 @@ int orte_rmaps_base_claim_slot(orte_job_t *jdata,
 int orte_rmaps_base_compute_vpids(orte_job_t *jdata)
 {
     orte_job_map_t *map;
-    orte_vpid_t vpid, vpid_start=0;
+    orte_vpid_t vpid, vpid_start;
     int i, j;
     orte_node_t *node;
     orte_proc_t *proc;
@@ -395,28 +395,31 @@ int orte_rmaps_base_compute_vpids(orte_job_t *jdata)
     
     map = jdata->map;
     
-    if (ORTE_MAPPING_BYUSER & map->policy) {
-        /* find the max vpid already assigned */
-        vpid_start = ORTE_VPID_MIN;
-        for (i=0; i < map->nodes->size; i++) {
-            if (NULL == (node = (orte_node_t*)opal_pointer_array_get_item(map->nodes, i))) {
+    /* find the max vpid already assigned */
+    vpid_start = ORTE_VPID_MIN;
+    for (i=0; i < map->nodes->size; i++) {
+        if (NULL == (node = (orte_node_t*)opal_pointer_array_get_item(map->nodes, i))) {
+            continue;
+        }
+        for (j=0; j < node->procs->size; j++) {
+            if (NULL == (proc = (orte_proc_t*)opal_pointer_array_get_item(node->procs, j))) {
                 continue;
             }
-            for (j=0; j < node->procs->size; j++) {
-                if (NULL == (proc = (orte_proc_t*)opal_pointer_array_get_item(node->procs, j))) {
-                    continue;
-                }
-                /* ignore procs from other jobs */
-                if (proc->name.jobid != jdata->jobid) {
-                    continue;
-                }
-                /* if the vpid is already defined, then update start */
-                if (ORTE_VPID_INVALID != proc->name.vpid &&
-                    vpid_start < proc->name.vpid) {
-                    vpid_start = proc->name.vpid;
-                }
+            /* ignore procs from other jobs */
+            if (proc->name.jobid != jdata->jobid) {
+                continue;
+            }
+            /* if the vpid is already defined, then update start */
+            if (ORTE_VPID_INVALID != proc->name.vpid &&
+                vpid_start < proc->name.vpid) {
+                vpid_start = proc->name.vpid;
             }
         }
+    }
+    if (ORTE_VPID_MIN == vpid_start) {
+        /* start at zero */
+        vpid_start = 0;
+    } else {
         /* we start one higher than the max found */
         vpid_start++;
     }
diff --git a/orte/mca/rmaps/load_balance/rmaps_lb.c b/orte/mca/rmaps/load_balance/rmaps_lb.c
index c63aeca771..47461a93b8 100644
--- a/orte/mca/rmaps/load_balance/rmaps_lb.c
+++ b/orte/mca/rmaps/load_balance/rmaps_lb.c
@@ -68,12 +68,6 @@ static int switchyard(orte_job_t *jdata)
         return rc;
     }
     
-    /* compute vpids and add proc objects to the job */
-    if (ORTE_SUCCESS != (rc = orte_rmaps_base_compute_vpids(jdata))) {
-        ORTE_ERROR_LOG(rc);
-        return rc;
-    }
-    
     /* compute and save local ranks */
     if (ORTE_SUCCESS != (rc = orte_rmaps_base_compute_local_ranks(jdata))) {
         ORTE_ERROR_LOG(rc);
@@ -166,6 +160,14 @@ static int npernode(orte_job_t *jdata)
                            "npernode", orte_rmaps_base.npernode);
             return ORTE_ERR_SILENT;
         }
+        /* compute vpids and add proc objects to the job - this has to be
+         * done after each app_context is mapped in order to keep the
+         * vpids contiguous within an app_context
+         */
+        if (ORTE_SUCCESS != (rc = orte_rmaps_base_compute_vpids(jdata))) {
+            ORTE_ERROR_LOG(rc);
+            return rc;
+        }
     }
     jdata->num_procs = total_procs;
 
@@ -253,6 +255,14 @@ static int nperboard(orte_job_t *jdata)
                            "nperboard", orte_rmaps_base.nperboard);
             return ORTE_ERR_SILENT;
         }
+        /* compute vpids and add proc objects to the job - this has to be
+         * done after each app_context is mapped in order to keep the
+         * vpids contiguous within an app_context
+         */
+        if (ORTE_SUCCESS != (rc = orte_rmaps_base_compute_vpids(jdata))) {
+            ORTE_ERROR_LOG(rc);
+            return rc;
+        }
     }
     jdata->num_procs = total_procs;
 
@@ -345,6 +355,14 @@ static int npersocket(orte_job_t *jdata)
                            "npersocket", orte_rmaps_base.npersocket);
             return ORTE_ERR_SILENT;
         }
+        /* compute vpids and add proc objects to the job - this has to be
+         * done after each app_context is mapped in order to keep the
+         * vpids contiguous within an app_context
+         */
+        if (ORTE_SUCCESS != (rc = orte_rmaps_base_compute_vpids(jdata))) {
+            ORTE_ERROR_LOG(rc);
+            return rc;
+        }
     }
     jdata->num_procs = total_procs;
     
@@ -480,6 +498,14 @@ static int loadbalance(orte_job_t *jdata)
                            "number of nodes", num_nodes);
             return ORTE_ERR_SILENT;
         }
+        /* compute vpids and add proc objects to the job - this has to be
+         * done after each app_context is mapped in order to keep the
+         * vpids contiguous within an app_context
+         */
+        if (ORTE_SUCCESS != (rc = orte_rmaps_base_compute_vpids(jdata))) {
+            ORTE_ERROR_LOG(rc);
+            return rc;
+        }
     }
     /* record the number of procs */
     jdata->num_procs = total_procs;
diff --git a/orte/mca/rmaps/resilient/rmaps_resilient.c b/orte/mca/rmaps/resilient/rmaps_resilient.c
index 0b2b32d086..fe5c06482c 100644
--- a/orte/mca/rmaps/resilient/rmaps_resilient.c
+++ b/orte/mca/rmaps/resilient/rmaps_resilient.c
@@ -478,6 +478,15 @@ static int orte_rmaps_resilient_map(orte_job_t *jdata)
         }
         
     cleanup:
+        /* compute vpids and add proc objects to the job - this has to be
+         * done after each app_context is mapped in order to keep the
+         * vpids contiguous within an app_context
+         */
+        if (ORTE_SUCCESS != (rc = orte_rmaps_base_compute_vpids(jdata))) {
+            ORTE_ERROR_LOG(rc);
+            return rc;
+        }
+
         /* track number of procs */
         jdata->num_procs += app->num_procs;
 
@@ -490,12 +499,6 @@ static int orte_rmaps_resilient_map(orte_job_t *jdata)
         OBJ_DESTRUCT(&node_list);
     }
     
-    /* compute vpids and add proc objects to the job */
-    if (ORTE_SUCCESS != (rc = orte_rmaps_base_compute_vpids(jdata))) {
-        ORTE_ERROR_LOG(rc);
-        return rc;
-    }
-
     /* compute and save local ranks */
     if (ORTE_SUCCESS != (rc = orte_rmaps_base_compute_local_ranks(jdata))) {
         ORTE_ERROR_LOG(rc);
diff --git a/orte/mca/rmaps/round_robin/rmaps_rr.c b/orte/mca/rmaps/round_robin/rmaps_rr.c
index 69b0e35215..e5dbb329df 100644
--- a/orte/mca/rmaps/round_robin/rmaps_rr.c
+++ b/orte/mca/rmaps/round_robin/rmaps_rr.c
@@ -92,9 +92,6 @@ static int orte_rmaps_rr_map(orte_job_t *jdata)
             app->num_procs = num_slots;
         }
         
-        /* track the total number of processes we mapped */
-        jdata->num_procs += app->num_procs;
-
         /* Make assignments */
         if (jdata->map->policy & ORTE_MAPPING_BYNODE) {
             rc = orte_rmaps_base_map_bynode(jdata, app, &node_list,
@@ -108,6 +105,9 @@ static int orte_rmaps_rr_map(orte_job_t *jdata)
             goto error;
         }
 
+        /* track the total number of processes we mapped */
+        jdata->num_procs += app->num_procs;
+        
         /* cleanup the node list - it can differ from one app_context
          * to another, so we have to get it every time
          */