diff --git a/parsl/executors/globus_compute.py b/parsl/executors/globus_compute.py
index a6fd8221d0..a7920783a2 100644
--- a/parsl/executors/globus_compute.py
+++ b/parsl/executors/globus_compute.py
@@ -98,6 +98,7 @@ def __init__(
         self.batch_size = batch_size
         self.amqp_port = amqp_port
         self.client = client
+        self.executor_kwargs = kwargs
 
         if not _globus_compute_enabled:
             raise OptionalModuleMissing(
@@ -105,21 +106,21 @@ def __init__(
                 "GlobusComputeExecutor requires globus-compute-sdk installed"
             )
 
+    def start(self) -> None:
+        """ Start the Globus Compute Executor """
+
         self._executor: Executor = Executor(
-            endpoint_id=endpoint_id,
-            task_group_id=task_group_id,
-            resource_specification=resource_specification,
-            user_endpoint_config=user_endpoint_config,
-            label=label,
-            batch_size=batch_size,
-            amqp_port=amqp_port,
+            endpoint_id=self.endpoint_id,
+            task_group_id=self.task_group_id,
+            resource_specification=self.resource_specification,
+            user_endpoint_config=self.user_endpoint_config,
+            label=self.label,
+            batch_size=self.batch_size,
+            amqp_port=self.amqp_port,
             client=self.client,
-            **kwargs
+            **self.executor_kwargs
         )
 
-    def start(self) -> None:
-        pass
-
     def submit(self, func: Callable, resource_specification: Dict[str, Any], *args: Any, **kwargs: Any) -> Future:
         """ Submit func to globus-compute
 
@@ -164,4 +165,4 @@ def shutdown(self):
         GCE.shutdown will cancel all futures that have not yet registered with
         Globus Compute and will not wait for the launched futures to complete.
         """
-        return self._executor.shutdown(wait=False, cancel_futures=True)
+        self._executor.shutdown(wait=False, cancel_futures=True)