diff --git a/helpers/node-mark-online b/helpers/node-mark-online
index 3b3d385..e9fd2cf 100644
--- a/helpers/node-mark-online
+++ b/helpers/node-mark-online
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ elif [[ "$NHC_RM" == "slurm" ]]; then
     # SLURM does not run the HealthCheckProgram on nodes in the DOWN state,
     # but if someone runs NHC by hand, we want to be able to do the right thing.
     case "$STATUS" in
-        down*|drain*|drng*|fail*|maint*)
+        down*|drain*|drng*|fail*|maint*|boot*)
             # If there is no old note, and we've not been told to ignore that, do not online the node.
             if [[ "$OLD_NOTE_LEADER" == "none" && "$IGNORE_EMPTY_NOTE" != "1" ]]; then
                 echo "$0:  Not onlining $HOSTNAME:  No note set."
diff --git a/helpers/node-mark-reboot b/helpers/node-mark-reboot
index 828bc9c..c55650c 100755
--- a/helpers/node-mark-reboot
+++ b/helpers/node-mark-reboot
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ NOTE="$*"
 if [[ "$NHC_RM" == "slurm" ]]; then
     SLURM_SINFO="${SLURM_SINFO:-sinfo}"
     SLURM_SCONTROL="${SLURM_SCONTROL:-scontrol}"
-    SLURM_SC_REBOOT_ARGS="${SLURM_SC_REBOOT_ARGS:-reboot ASAP NextState=RESUME}"
+    SLURM_SC_REBOOT_ARGS="${SLURM_SC_REBOOT_ARGS:-reboot ASAP NextState=DOWN}"
 
     LINE=( $($SLURM_SINFO -o '%t %E' -hn $HOSTNAME) )
     STATUS="${LINE[0]}"
@@ -47,7 +47,6 @@ if [[ "$NHC_RM" == "slurm" ]]; then
             if [[ "$OLD_NOTE_LEADER" != "none" && "$OLD_NOTE_LEADER" != "$LEADER" ]]; then
                 LEADER="$OLD_NOTE_LEADER"
                 NOTE="$OLD_NOTE"
-                SLURM_SC_REBOOT_ARGS="reboot ASAP NextState=DOWN"
             fi
             echo "$0:  Marking $STATUS $HOSTNAME for reboot:  $LEADER $NOTE"
             exec $SLURM_SCONTROL $SLURM_SC_REBOOT_ARGS Reason="$LEADER $NOTE" $HOSTNAME