diff --git a/NEWS b/NEWS
index 59974eca0825e78d9cdc591fb7180a103bc50b3d..5d32973d48068d366362ed193603c4e0dac8ed20 100644
--- a/NEWS
+++ b/NEWS
@@ -1,6 +1,11 @@
 This file describes changes in recent versions of SLURM. It primarily
 documents those changes that are of interest to users and admins. 
 
+* Changes in SLURM 1.1.0-pre9
+=============================
+ -- Fix bug that could temporariy make nodes DOWN when they are really 
+    responding. 
+
 * Changes in SLURM 1.1.0-pre8
 =============================
  -- Fix bug in enforcement of partition's MaxNodes limit.
diff --git a/src/slurmctld/agent.c b/src/slurmctld/agent.c
index fc38b9a75960fa797f70c9d9cd6a5541b6cf0578..6ba3fe1b2ab1317027540da7f9dc10e795799f4c 100644
--- a/src/slurmctld/agent.c
+++ b/src/slurmctld/agent.c
@@ -678,8 +678,8 @@ static void _notify_slurmctld_nodes(agent_info_t *agent_ptr,
 				goto finished;
 		}
 		list_iterator_destroy(itr);
+finished:	;
 	}
-finished:
 	unlock_slurmctld(node_write_lock);
 	if (run_scheduler) {
 		run_scheduler = false;