diff --git a/orte/mca/plm/alps/plm_alps_module.c b/orte/mca/plm/alps/plm_alps_module.c
index 093e6cf56b..950c33fafe 100644
--- a/orte/mca/plm/alps/plm_alps_module.c
+++ b/orte/mca/plm/alps/plm_alps_module.c
@@ -229,6 +229,8 @@ static int plm_alps_launch_job(orte_job_t *jdata)
     free(tmp);
     opal_argv_append(&argc, &argv, "-N");
     opal_argv_append(&argc, &argv, "1");
+    opal_argv_append(&argc, &argv, "-cc");
+    opal_argv_append(&argc, &argv, "none");
 
     /* create nodelist */
     nodelist_argv = NULL;