diff --git a/src/XrdCks/XrdCksConfig.cc b/src/XrdCks/XrdCksConfig.cc
index 6512c7a6206..bcd4694bc76 100644
--- a/src/XrdCks/XrdCksConfig.cc
+++ b/src/XrdCks/XrdCksConfig.cc
@@ -168,7 +168,7 @@ int XrdCksConfig::Manager(const char *Path, const char *Parms)
   Output: 0 upon success or !0 upon failure.
 */
 
-int XrdCksConfig::ParseLib(XrdOucStream &Config)
+int XrdCksConfig::ParseLib(XrdOucStream &Config, int &libType)
 {
    static const int nameSize = XrdCksData::NameSize;
    static const int pathSize = MAXPATHLEN;
@@ -203,7 +203,10 @@ int XrdCksConfig::ParseLib(XrdOucStream &Config)
 
 // Check if this is for the manager
 //
-   if (*buff == '*' && *(buff+1) == ' ') return Manager(buff+2, parms);
+   if ((*buff == '*' || *buff == '=') && *(buff+1) == ' ')
+      {libType = (*buff == '*' ? -1 : 1);
+       return Manager(buff+2, parms);
+      } else libType = 0;
 
 // Add this digest to the list of digests
 //
diff --git a/src/XrdCks/XrdCksConfig.hh b/src/XrdCks/XrdCksConfig.hh
index c40701a8ee8..960fbcff24f 100644
--- a/src/XrdCks/XrdCksConfig.hh
+++ b/src/XrdCks/XrdCksConfig.hh
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ int     Manager(const char *Path, const char *Parms);
 const
 char   *ManLib() {return CksLib;}
 
-int     ParseLib(XrdOucStream &Config);
+int     ParseLib(XrdOucStream &Config, int &libType);
 
         XrdCksConfig(const char *cFN, XrdSysError *Eroute, int &aOK,
                      XrdVersionInfo &vInfo);
diff --git a/src/XrdOfs/XrdOfs.cc b/src/XrdOfs/XrdOfs.cc
index c6a63b195b9..cde428840bb 100644
--- a/src/XrdOfs/XrdOfs.cc
+++ b/src/XrdOfs/XrdOfs.cc
@@ -161,6 +161,8 @@ XrdOfs::XrdOfs()
 //
    Cks       = 0;
    CksPfn    = true;
+   CksPfn    = true;
+   CksRdr    = true;
 }
   
 /******************************************************************************/
@@ -1360,7 +1362,7 @@ int XrdOfs::chksum(      csFunc            Func,   // In
 
 // If we are a menager then we need to redirect the client to where the file is
 //
-   if (Finder && Finder->isRemote() 
+   if (CksRdr && Finder && Finder->isRemote() 
    &&  (rc = Finder->Locate(einfo, Path, SFS_O_RDONLY, &cksEnv)))
       return fsError(einfo, rc);
 
diff --git a/src/XrdOfs/XrdOfs.hh b/src/XrdOfs/XrdOfs.hh
index a52989e264a..64ec62b442c 100644
--- a/src/XrdOfs/XrdOfs.hh
+++ b/src/XrdOfs/XrdOfs.hh
@@ -376,6 +376,7 @@ short             poscAuto;       //  1 -> Automatic persist on close
 
 char              ossRW;          // The oss r/w capability
 bool              CksPfn;         // Checksum needs a pfn
+bool              CksRdr;         // Checksum may be redirected (i.e. not local)
 XrdOfsConfigPI   *ofsConfig;      // Plugin   configurator
 XrdCks           *Cks;            // Checksum manager
 char              Reserved[3];    // Reserved for future checksum stuff
diff --git a/src/XrdOfs/XrdOfsConfig.cc b/src/XrdOfs/XrdOfsConfig.cc
index 9fe32c6e662..0b7cce3e643 100644
--- a/src/XrdOfs/XrdOfsConfig.cc
+++ b/src/XrdOfs/XrdOfsConfig.cc
@@ -264,6 +264,7 @@ int XrdOfs::Configure(XrdSysError &Eroute, XrdOucEnv *EnvInfo) {
       else {ofsConfig->Plugin(XrdOfsOss);
             ofsConfig->Plugin(Cks);
             CksPfn = !ofsConfig->OssCks();
+            CksRdr = !ofsConfig->LclCks();
             if (Options & Authorize)
                {ofsConfig->Plugin(Authorization);
                 XrdOfsTPC::Init(Authorization);
diff --git a/src/XrdOfs/XrdOfsConfigPI.cc b/src/XrdOfs/XrdOfsConfigPI.cc
index 2118752e176..5a94f76fa20 100644
--- a/src/XrdOfs/XrdOfsConfigPI.cc
+++ b/src/XrdOfs/XrdOfsConfigPI.cc
@@ -89,7 +89,7 @@ XrdOfsConfigPI::XrdOfsConfigPI(const char  *cfn,  XrdOucStream   *cfgP,
                  : autPI(0), cksPI(0), cmsPI(0), ossPI(0), urVer(verP),
                    Config(cfgP),  Eroute(errP), CksConfig(0), ConfigFN(cfn),
                    CksAlg(0), CksRdsz(0), ossXAttr(false), ossCksio(false),
-                   Loaded(false), LoadOK(false)
+                   Loaded(false), LoadOK(false), cksLcl(false)
 {
    int rc;
 
@@ -276,7 +276,10 @@ bool XrdOfsConfigPI::Parse(TheLib what)
                           break;
           case theAutLib: break;
           case theCksLib: if (CksConfig)
-                             {if (CksConfig->ParseLib(*Config)) return false;
+                             {int libType;
+                              if (CksConfig->ParseLib(*Config, libType))
+                                 return false;
+                              if (libType) cksLcl = libType == 1;
                               RepLib(theCksLib, CksConfig->ManLib(), nullParms);
                               return true;
                              }
diff --git a/src/XrdOfs/XrdOfsConfigPI.hh b/src/XrdOfs/XrdOfsConfigPI.hh
index 1c301f7c766..10728b7c8fb 100644
--- a/src/XrdOfs/XrdOfsConfigPI.hh
+++ b/src/XrdOfs/XrdOfsConfigPI.hh
@@ -140,6 +140,14 @@ static
 XrdOfsConfigPI *New(const char *cfn, XrdOucStream *cfgP, XrdSysError *errP,
                     XrdVersionInfo *verP=0);
 
+//-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+//! Check if the checksum plugin runs on tghe local node irrespective of type.
+//!
+//! @return  True if the plugin runs on the local node, false otherwise.
+//-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+bool   LclCks() {return cksLcl;}
+
 //-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 //! Check if the checksum plugin uses the oss plugin.
 //!
@@ -237,5 +245,6 @@ bool          ossXAttr;
 bool          ossCksio;
 bool          Loaded;
 bool          LoadOK;
+bool          cksLcl;
 };
 #endif