diff --git a/Framework/Core/src/ChannelSpecHelpers.cxx b/Framework/Core/src/ChannelSpecHelpers.cxx
index c66a1964c12a0..0578c51403b26 100644
--- a/Framework/Core/src/ChannelSpecHelpers.cxx
+++ b/Framework/Core/src/ChannelSpecHelpers.cxx
@@ -339,6 +339,10 @@ std::string ChannelSpecHelpers::defaultIPCFolder()
   if (channelPrefix) {
     return fmt::format("@dpl_{}_", channelPrefix);
   }
+  channelPrefix = getenv("SLURM_JOB_ID");
+  if (channelPrefix) {
+    return fmt::format("@dpl_{}_", channelPrefix);
+  }
   return "@";
 #else
   /// Find out a place where we can write the sockets