diff --git a/tmcd/common/rc.slothd b/tmcd/common/rc.slothd
index 579b3d1e2c796798d36d7041e3551cda3de8fea8..a024b06777707b9fed10c8811888b485e9e7ec87 100755
--- a/tmcd/common/rc.slothd
+++ b/tmcd/common/rc.slothd
@@ -15,7 +15,10 @@ fi
 
 . /etc/emulab/paths.sh
 
-ARGS=
+BOSSINFO=`$BINDIR/tmcc bossinfo`
+BOSSNAME=`echo $BOSSINFO | awk '{ print $1 }'`
+
+ARGS='-s $BOSSNAME '
 SEDCMD='sed -e s/^.*=\(.*\)/\1/'
 
 start () {