diff --git a/util/pbs/pbs.py b/util/pbs/pbs.py
index 70a0c6bed..21c2cb89d 100755
--- a/util/pbs/pbs.py
+++ b/util/pbs/pbs.py
@@ -147,6 +147,8 @@ class qsub:
                 flags.append('e')
             if len(flags):
                 self.cmd.append('-m ' + flags)
+        else:
+            self.cmd.append('-mn')
 
         if self.name:
             self.cmd.append("-N%s" % self.name)
diff --git a/util/pbs/send.py b/util/pbs/send.py
index d04f9066b..3ac34ff8e 100755
--- a/util/pbs/send.py
+++ b/util/pbs/send.py
@@ -96,7 +96,7 @@ Usage:
 
 try:
     import getopt
-    opts, args = getopt.getopt(sys.argv[1:], '-Ccdefhj:lq:Rt:v')
+    opts, args = getopt.getopt(sys.argv[1:], '-Ccdefhj:lnq:Rt:v')
 except getopt.GetoptError:
     sys.exit(usage)
 
@@ -113,6 +113,7 @@ docpts = False
 doruns = True
 runflag = False
 node_type = 'FAST'
+update = True
 
 for opt,arg in opts:
     if opt == '-C':
@@ -132,6 +133,8 @@ for opt,arg in opts:
         jfile = arg
     if opt == '-l':
         listonly = True
+    if opt == '-n':
+        update = False
     if opt == '-q':
         queue = arg
     if opt == '-R':
@@ -152,7 +155,7 @@ from job import JobDir, date
 
 conf = jobfile.JobFile(jfile)
 
-if not listonly and not onlyecho and isdir(conf.linkdir):
+if update and not listonly and not onlyecho and isdir(conf.linkdir):
     if verbose:
         print 'Checking for outdated files in Link directory'
     if not isdir(conf.basedir):