diff --git a/ompi/dpm/dpm.c b/ompi/dpm/dpm.c
index 31713ab367..2da39d920a 100644
--- a/ompi/dpm/dpm.c
+++ b/ompi/dpm/dpm.c
@@ -378,7 +378,7 @@ int ompi_dpm_connect_accept(ompi_communicator_t *comm, int root,
                 opal_list_append(&ilist, &cd->super);
             }
             /* either way, add to the remote list */
-           cd = OBJ_NEW(ompi_dpm_proct_caddy_t);
+            cd = OBJ_NEW(ompi_dpm_proct_caddy_t);
             cd->p = proc;
             opal_list_append(&rlist, &cd->super);
         }
@@ -403,24 +403,19 @@ int ompi_dpm_connect_accept(ompi_communicator_t *comm, int root,
         i = 0;
         OPAL_LIST_FOREACH(cd, &ilist, ompi_dpm_proct_caddy_t) {
             opal_value_t *kv;
-            new_proc_list[i] = cd->p;
-            /* set the locality */
-            new_proc_list[i]->super.proc_flags = OPAL_PROC_NON_LOCAL;
-            /* have to save it for later */
+            proc = cd->p;
+            new_proc_list[i] = proc ;
+            /* ompi_proc_complete_init_single() initializes and optionally retrieves
+             * OPAL_PMIX_LOCALITY and OPAL_PMIX_HOSTNAME. since we can live without
+             * them, we are just fine */
+            ompi_proc_complete_init_single(proc);
+            /* save the locality for later */
             kv = OBJ_NEW(opal_value_t);
             kv->key = strdup(OPAL_PMIX_LOCALITY);
             kv->type = OPAL_UINT16;
-            kv->data.uint16 = OPAL_PROC_NON_LOCAL;
-            opal_pmix.store_local(&cd->p->super.proc_name, kv);
+            kv->data.uint16 = proc->super.proc_flags;
+            opal_pmix.store_local(&proc->super.proc_name, kv);
             OBJ_RELEASE(kv); // maintain accounting
-            /* we can retrieve the hostname at no cost because it
-             * was provided at connect */
-            OPAL_MODEX_RECV_VALUE(rc, OPAL_PMIX_HOSTNAME, &new_proc_list[i]->super.proc_name,
-                                  (char**)&(new_proc_list[i]->super.proc_hostname), OPAL_STRING);
-            if (OPAL_SUCCESS != rc) {
-                /* we can live without it */
-                new_proc_list[i]->super.proc_hostname = NULL;
-            }
             ++i;
         }
         /* call add_procs on the new ones */
diff --git a/ompi/proc/proc.c b/ompi/proc/proc.c
index ad5ab96e2b..1445085dda 100644
--- a/ompi/proc/proc.c
+++ b/ompi/proc/proc.c
@@ -129,14 +129,15 @@ static int ompi_proc_allocate (ompi_jobid_t jobid, ompi_vpid_t vpid, ompi_proc_t
  * retrieving the hostname (if below the modex cutoff), determining the
  * remote architecture, and calculating the locality of the process.
  */
-static int ompi_proc_complete_init_single (ompi_proc_t *proc)
+int ompi_proc_complete_init_single (ompi_proc_t *proc)
 {
     uint16_t u16, *u16ptr;
     int ret;
 
     u16ptr = &u16;
 
-    if (OMPI_CAST_RTE_NAME(&proc->super.proc_name)->vpid == OMPI_PROC_MY_NAME->vpid) {
+    if ((OMPI_CAST_RTE_NAME(&proc->super.proc_name)->jobid == OMPI_PROC_MY_NAME->jobid) &&
+        (OMPI_CAST_RTE_NAME(&proc->super.proc_name)->vpid  == OMPI_PROC_MY_NAME->vpid)) {
         /* nothing else to do */
         return OMPI_SUCCESS;
     }
diff --git a/ompi/proc/proc.h b/ompi/proc/proc.h
index 62a720b92d..5e44ba7527 100644
--- a/ompi/proc/proc.h
+++ b/ompi/proc/proc.h
@@ -122,6 +122,18 @@ OMPI_DECLSPEC int ompi_proc_init(void);
  */
 OMPI_DECLSPEC int ompi_proc_complete_init(void);
 
+/**
+ * Complete filling up the proc information (arch, name and locality) for
+ * a given proc. This function is to be called only after the modex exchange
+ * has been completed.
+ *
+ * @param[in] proc the proc whose information will be filled up
+ *
+ * @retval OMPI_SUCCESS All information correctly set.
+ * @retval OMPI_ERROR   Some info could not be initialized.
+ */
+OMPI_DECLSPEC int ompi_proc_complete_init_single(ompi_proc_t* proc);
+
 /**
  * Finalize the OMPI Process subsystem
  *