diff --git a/orte/mca/odls/base/odls_base_default_fns.c b/orte/mca/odls/base/odls_base_default_fns.c
index 83940ccc54..f3e8b9ffeb 100644
--- a/orte/mca/odls/base/odls_base_default_fns.c
+++ b/orte/mca/odls/base/odls_base_default_fns.c
@@ -940,7 +940,6 @@ void orte_odls_base_default_launch_local(int fd, short sd, void *cbdata)
      * to this place as our default directory
      */
     getcwd(basedir, sizeof(basedir));
-
     /* find the jobdat for this job */
     if (NULL == (jobdat = orte_get_job_data_object(job))) {
         ORTE_ERROR_LOG(ORTE_ERR_NOT_FOUND);
@@ -1144,6 +1143,17 @@ void orte_odls_base_default_launch_local(int fd, short sd, void *cbdata)
             opal_argv_free(argvptr);
         }
         if (ORTE_SUCCESS != rc) {
+            /* cycle through children to find those for this jobid */
+            for (idx=0; idx < orte_local_children->size; idx++) {
+                if (NULL == (child = (orte_proc_t*)opal_pointer_array_get_item(orte_local_children, idx))) {
+                    continue;
+                }
+                if (OPAL_EQUAL == opal_dss.compare(&job, &(child->name.jobid), ORTE_JOBID) &&
+                    j == (int)child->app_idx) {
+                    child->exit_code = rc;
+                    ORTE_ACTIVATE_PROC_STATE(&child->name, ORTE_PROC_STATE_FAILED_TO_LAUNCH);
+                }
+            }
             goto GETOUT;
         }
 
diff --git a/orte/tools/prun/prun.c b/orte/tools/prun/prun.c
index b11e453a91..232a88fe0a 100644
--- a/orte/tools/prun/prun.c
+++ b/orte/tools/prun/prun.c
@@ -194,11 +194,6 @@ static void evhandler(int status,
         }
     }
 
-    /* we _always_ have to execute the evhandler callback or
-     * else the event progress engine will hang */
-    if (NULL != cbfunc) {
-        cbfunc(OPAL_SUCCESS, NULL, NULL, NULL, cbdata);
-    }
     /* only terminate if this was our job - keep in mind that we
      * can get notifications of job termination prior to our spawn
      * having completed! */
@@ -206,6 +201,12 @@ static void evhandler(int status,
         fired = true;
         active = false;
     }
+
+    /* we _always_ have to execute the evhandler callback or
+     * else the event progress engine will hang */
+    if (NULL != cbfunc) {
+        cbfunc(OPAL_SUCCESS, NULL, NULL, NULL, cbdata);
+    }
 }