diff --git a/checkin_notes b/checkin_notes
index b5f504172d..726011b3c0 100755
--- a/checkin_notes
+++ b/checkin_notes
@@ -9323,3 +9323,10 @@ David  21 July 2005
 
     sched/
         main.C
+
+David  21 July 2005
+    - Doh!! shared memory is needed anyway,
+        e.g. for app and platform tables
+
+    sched/
+        main.C
diff --git a/sched/main.C b/sched/main.C
index 370964df1d..cadab19eea 100644
--- a/sched/main.C
+++ b/sched/main.C
@@ -301,9 +301,7 @@ int main(int argc, char** argv) {
         exit(0);
     }
 
-    if (!config.locality_scheduling) {
-        ssp = attach_to_feeder_shmem();
-    }
+    ssp = attach_to_feeder_shmem();
 
     g_pid = getpid();
 #ifdef _USING_FCGI_