diff --git a/ompi/mca/coll/libnbc/coll_libnbc_component.c b/ompi/mca/coll/libnbc/coll_libnbc_component.c
index cbdffccb4f..a804ba2a56 100644
--- a/ompi/mca/coll/libnbc/coll_libnbc_component.c
+++ b/ompi/mca/coll/libnbc/coll_libnbc_component.c
@@ -234,9 +234,7 @@ libnbc_progress(void)
          item = opal_list_get_next(item)) {
         ompi_coll_libnbc_request_t* request = (ompi_coll_libnbc_request_t*) item;
         if (NBC_OK == NBC_Progress(request)) {
-            request->super.req_status.MPI_ERROR = OMPI_SUCCESS;
             /* done, remove */
-            fprintf(stderr, "why am i here?\n");
             item = opal_list_remove_item(&mca_coll_libnbc_component.active_requests,
                                          &request->super.super.super);
         }
diff --git a/ompi/mca/coll/libnbc/nbc.c b/ompi/mca/coll/libnbc/nbc.c
index c82d011fb0..4c0da6ac31 100644
--- a/ompi/mca/coll/libnbc/nbc.c
+++ b/ompi/mca/coll/libnbc/nbc.c
@@ -274,6 +274,7 @@ static inline int NBC_Free(NBC_Handle* handle) {
     handle->tmpbuf = NULL;
   }
 
+  handle->super.req_status.MPI_ERROR = OMPI_SUCCESS;
   OPAL_THREAD_LOCK(&ompi_request_lock);
   ompi_request_complete(&handle->super, true);
   OPAL_THREAD_UNLOCK(&ompi_request_lock);