diff --git a/src/common/global_srun.c b/src/common/global_srun.c
index 2e6fb95c68a121cabd4dc942dab54d7717c9a3cc..4534034e4670d13283baec7800576a9a855cd58b 100644
--- a/src/common/global_srun.c
+++ b/src/common/global_srun.c
@@ -205,7 +205,8 @@ static void * _p_signal_task(void *args)
 	 *  Report error unless it is "Invalid job id" which 
 	 *    probably just means the tasks exited in the meanwhile.
 	 */
-	if ((rc != 0) && (rc != ESLURM_INVALID_JOB_ID) && (rc != ESRCH)) {
+	if ((rc != 0) && (rc != ESLURM_INVALID_JOB_ID)
+	&&  (rc != ESLURMD_JOB_NOTRUNNING) && (rc != ESRCH)) {
 		error("%s: signal: %s", host, slurm_strerror(rc));
 	}