diff --git a/opal/mca/pmix/pmix112/pmix/src/client/pmix_client.c b/opal/mca/pmix/pmix112/pmix/src/client/pmix_client.c
index 69045b5080..b10497c47b 100644
--- a/opal/mca/pmix/pmix112/pmix/src/client/pmix_client.c
+++ b/opal/mca/pmix/pmix112/pmix/src/client/pmix_client.c
@@ -237,6 +237,7 @@ int PMIx_Init(pmix_proc_t *proc)
             (void)strncpy(proc->nspace, pmix_globals.myid.nspace, PMIX_MAX_NSLEN);
             proc->rank = pmix_globals.myid.rank;
         }
+        ++pmix_globals.init_cntr;
         return PMIX_SUCCESS;
     }