diff --git a/parsl/jobs/job_status_poller.py b/parsl/jobs/job_status_poller.py
index 5a7f71ab32..7f57ce1d6d 100644
--- a/parsl/jobs/job_status_poller.py
+++ b/parsl/jobs/job_status_poller.py
@@ -23,7 +23,6 @@ def __init__(self, executor: BlockProviderExecutor, dfk: Optional["parsl.dataflo
         self._interval = executor.status_polling_interval
         self._last_poll_time = 0.0
         self._status = {}  # type: Dict[str, JobStatus]
-        self.first = True
 
         # Create a ZMQ channel to send poll status to monitoring
         self.monitoring_enabled = False
diff --git a/parsl/jobs/strategy.py b/parsl/jobs/strategy.py
index 61a2d43e97..d8f3155c11 100644
--- a/parsl/jobs/strategy.py
+++ b/parsl/jobs/strategy.py
@@ -26,6 +26,10 @@ class ExecutorState(TypedDict):
     If the executor is not idle, then None.
     """
 
+    first: bool
+    """True if this executor has not yet had a strategy poll.
+    """
+
 
 class Strategy:
     """Scaling strategy.
@@ -144,17 +148,17 @@ def __init__(self, *, strategy: Optional[str], max_idletime: float) -> None:
 
     def add_executors(self, executors: Sequence[ParslExecutor]) -> None:
         for executor in executors:
-            self.executors[executor.label] = {'idle_since': None}
+            self.executors[executor.label] = {'idle_since': None, 'first': True}
 
     def _strategy_init_only(self, executor_facades: List[jsp.PolledExecutorFacade]) -> None:
         """Scale up to init_blocks at the start, then nothing more.
         """
         for ef in executor_facades:
-            if ef.first:
-                executor = ef.executor
+            executor = ef.executor
+            if self.executors[executor.label]['first']:
                 logger.debug(f"strategy_init_only: scaling out {executor.provider.init_blocks} initial blocks for {executor.label}")
                 ef.scale_out(executor.provider.init_blocks)
-                ef.first = False
+                self.executors[executor.label]['first'] = False
             else:
                 logger.debug("strategy_init_only: doing nothing")
 
@@ -190,11 +194,11 @@ def _general_strategy(self, executor_facades, *, strategy_type):
                 continue
             logger.debug(f"Strategizing for executor {label}")
 
-            if ef.first:
+            if self.executors[label]['first']:
                 executor = ef.executor
                 logger.debug(f"Scaling out {executor.provider.init_blocks} initial blocks for {label}")
                 ef.scale_out(executor.provider.init_blocks)
-                ef.first = False
+                self.executors[label]['first'] = False
 
             # Tasks that are either pending completion
             active_tasks = executor.outstanding