diff --git a/opal/mca/pmix/ext20/pmix_ext20_server_south.c b/opal/mca/pmix/ext20/pmix_ext20_server_south.c
index 462b9a48208..342b6f4224c 100644
--- a/opal/mca/pmix/ext20/pmix_ext20_server_south.c
+++ b/opal/mca/pmix/ext20/pmix_ext20_server_south.c
@@ -80,6 +80,7 @@ int ext20_server_init(opal_pmix_server_module_t *module,
     pmix_info_t *pinfo;
     size_t sz, n;
     volatile bool active;
+    opal_ext20_jobid_trkr_t *job;
 
     if (0 < (dbg = opal_output_get_verbosity(opal_pmix_base_framework.framework_output))) {
         asprintf(&dbgvalue, "PMIX_DEBUG=%d", dbg);
@@ -101,6 +102,13 @@ int ext20_server_init(opal_pmix_server_module_t *module,
         pinfo = NULL;
     }
 
+    /* insert ourselves into our list of jobids - it will be the
+     * first, and so we'll check it first */
+    job = OBJ_NEW(opal_ext20_jobid_trkr_t);
+    (void)opal_snprintf_jobid(job->nspace, PMIX_MAX_NSLEN, OPAL_PROC_MY_NAME.jobid);
+    job->jobid = OPAL_PROC_MY_NAME.jobid;
+    opal_list_append(&mca_pmix_ext20_component.jobids, &job->super);
+
     if (PMIX_SUCCESS != (rc = PMIx_server_init(&mymodule, pinfo, sz))) {
         PMIX_INFO_FREE(pinfo, sz);
         return ext20_convert_rc(rc);
diff --git a/opal/mca/pmix/pmix2x/pmix2x_server_south.c b/opal/mca/pmix/pmix2x/pmix2x_server_south.c
index cbf68f39d15..17230abf6f9 100644
--- a/opal/mca/pmix/pmix2x/pmix2x_server_south.c
+++ b/opal/mca/pmix/pmix2x/pmix2x_server_south.c
@@ -80,6 +80,7 @@ int pmix2x_server_init(opal_pmix_server_module_t *module,
     pmix_info_t *pinfo;
     size_t sz, n;
     volatile bool active;
+    opal_pmix2x_jobid_trkr_t *job;
 
     if (0 < (dbg = opal_output_get_verbosity(opal_pmix_base_framework.framework_output))) {
         asprintf(&dbgvalue, "PMIX_DEBUG=%d", dbg);
@@ -101,6 +102,13 @@ int pmix2x_server_init(opal_pmix_server_module_t *module,
         pinfo = NULL;
     }
 
+    /* insert ourselves into our list of jobids - it will be the
+     * first, and so we'll check it first */
+    job = OBJ_NEW(opal_pmix2x_jobid_trkr_t);
+    (void)opal_snprintf_jobid(job->nspace, PMIX_MAX_NSLEN, OPAL_PROC_MY_NAME.jobid);
+    job->jobid = OPAL_PROC_MY_NAME.jobid;
+    opal_list_append(&mca_pmix_pmix2x_component.jobids, &job->super);
+
     if (PMIX_SUCCESS != (rc = PMIx_server_init(&mymodule, pinfo, sz))) {
         PMIX_INFO_FREE(pinfo, sz);
         return pmix2x_convert_rc(rc);