diff --git a/orte/mca/schema/base/base.h b/orte/mca/schema/base/base.h
index b1a4517bee..829d66e766 100644
--- a/orte/mca/schema/base/base.h
+++ b/orte/mca/schema/base/base.h
@@ -64,6 +64,9 @@ int orte_schema_base_store_my_info(void);
 int orte_schema_base_get_std_trigger_name(char **name,
                                           char *trigger,
                                           orte_jobid_t jobid);
+bool orte_schema_base_check_std_trigger_name(char *name, char *trig);
+int orte_schema_base_extract_jobid_from_std_trigger_name(orte_jobid_t *jobid,
+                                                         char *trig);
 int orte_schema_base_get_std_subscription_name(char **name,
                                                char *subscription,
                                                orte_jobid_t jobid);
diff --git a/orte/mca/schema/base/schema_base_fns.c b/orte/mca/schema/base/schema_base_fns.c
index f0a699425a..bd36cbbf27 100644
--- a/orte/mca/schema/base/schema_base_fns.c
+++ b/orte/mca/schema/base/schema_base_fns.c
@@ -300,6 +300,40 @@ int orte_schema_base_get_std_trigger_name(char **name,
     return ORTE_SUCCESS;
 }
 
+bool orte_schema_base_check_std_trigger_name(char *name, char *trig)
+{
+    if (NULL == name || NULL == trig) {
+        ORTE_ERROR_LOG(ORTE_ERR_BAD_PARAM);
+        return false;
+    }
+    
+    if (0 == strncmp(name, trig, strlen(trig))) return true;
+    
+    return false;
+}
+
+
+int orte_schema_base_extract_jobid_from_std_trigger_name(orte_jobid_t *jobid, char *trig)
+{
+    char *jobstring;
+    orte_jobid_t job;
+    int rc;
+    
+    jobstring = strrchr(trig, '-');
+    if (NULL == jobstring) {
+        ORTE_ERROR_LOG(ORTE_ERR_BAD_PARAM);
+        return ORTE_ERR_BAD_PARAM;
+    }
+    jobstring++;
+    if (ORTE_SUCCESS != (rc = orte_ns.convert_string_to_jobid(&job, jobstring))) {
+        ORTE_ERROR_LOG(rc);
+        return rc;
+    }
+    *jobid = job;
+    return ORTE_SUCCESS;
+}
+
+
 int orte_schema_base_get_std_subscription_name(char **name,
                     char *subscription,
                     orte_jobid_t jobid)
diff --git a/orte/mca/schema/base/schema_base_open.c b/orte/mca/schema/base/schema_base_open.c
index 0bd7fc4f39..333d4b5d40 100644
--- a/orte/mca/schema/base/schema_base_open.c
+++ b/orte/mca/schema/base/schema_base_open.c
@@ -45,6 +45,8 @@ OMPI_DECLSPEC orte_schema_base_module_t orte_schema = {
     orte_schema_base_extract_jobid_from_segment_name,
     orte_schema_base_store_my_info,
     orte_schema_base_get_std_trigger_name,
+    orte_schema_base_check_std_trigger_name,
+    orte_schema_base_extract_jobid_from_std_trigger_name,
     orte_schema_base_get_std_subscription_name
 };
 
diff --git a/orte/mca/schema/schema.h b/orte/mca/schema/schema.h
index 1803b3e540..0ba55461b3 100644
--- a/orte/mca/schema/schema.h
+++ b/orte/mca/schema/schema.h
@@ -62,6 +62,11 @@ typedef int (*orte_schema_get_std_trigger_name_fn_t)(char **name,
                     char *trigger,
                     orte_jobid_t jobid);
 
+typedef int (*orte_schema_extract_jobid_from_std_trigger_name_fn_t)(orte_jobid_t *jobid,
+                    char *trigger);
+
+typedef bool (*orte_schema_check_std_trigger_name_fn_t)(char *name, char *trigger);
+
 typedef int (*orte_schema_get_std_subscription_name_fn_t)(char **name,
                     char *subscription,
                     orte_jobid_t jobid);
@@ -79,6 +84,8 @@ struct orte_schema_base_module_1_0_0_t {
     orte_schema_extract_jobid_from_segment_name_fn_t extract_jobid_from_segment_name;
     orte_schema_store_my_info_fn_t store_my_info;
     orte_schema_get_std_trigger_name_fn_t get_std_trigger_name;
+    orte_schema_check_std_trigger_name_fn_t check_std_trigger_name;
+    orte_schema_extract_jobid_from_std_trigger_name_fn_t extract_jobid_from_std_trigger_name;
     orte_schema_get_std_subscription_name_fn_t get_std_subscription_name;
 };
 
diff --git a/orte/mca/sds/base/sds_base_universe.c b/orte/mca/sds/base/sds_base_universe.c
index ca7bacf27d..fb6f451614 100644
--- a/orte/mca/sds/base/sds_base_universe.c
+++ b/orte/mca/sds/base/sds_base_universe.c
@@ -124,16 +124,26 @@ orte_sds_base_basic_contact_universe(void)
 int
 orte_sds_base_seed_set_name(void)
 {
-    int id, flag;
-
+    int id, flag, rc;
+    
     /* if we're a seed and we're not infrastructure, we're also a
        singleton.  So set the singleton flag in that case */
-    id = mca_base_param_register_int("orte", "base", "infrastructure", 
-                                     NULL, (int)false);
+    id = mca_base_param_reg_int_name("orte_base", "infrastructure",
+                                "Whether we are ORTE infrastructure or an ORTE application",
+                                false, false, (int)false, NULL);;
     mca_base_param_lookup_int(id, &flag);
     if (!flag) {
         orte_process_info.singleton = true;
     }
-    return orte_ns_base_create_process_name(
-                                &(orte_process_info.my_name), 0, 0, 0);
+    /* now need to create our name in a manner that puts our job info on the name service
+     * tracker. This is necessary so that
+     * functions like get_job_peers will work. Since we are the seed, these
+     * functions will always return the proper jobid=0, vpid=0 values
+     */
+    if (ORTE_SUCCESS != (rc = orte_ns.create_my_name())) {
+        ORTE_ERROR_LOG(rc);
+        return rc;
+    }
+    
+    return ORTE_SUCCESS;
 }