diff --git a/libmultipath/configure.c b/libmultipath/configure.c
index 9513baae3..029fbbd27 100644
--- a/libmultipath/configure.c
+++ b/libmultipath/configure.c
@@ -1193,13 +1193,13 @@ int coalesce_paths (struct vectors *vecs, vector mpvec, char *refwwid,
 
 		if (cmpp)
 			mpp->queue_mode = cmpp->queue_mode;
+		if (cmd == CMD_DRY_RUN && mpp->action == ACT_UNDEF)
+			mpp->action = ACT_DRY_RUN;
 		if (setup_map(mpp, &params, vecs)) {
 			remove_map(mpp, vecs->pathvec, NULL);
 			continue;
 		}
 
-		if (cmd == CMD_DRY_RUN)
-			mpp->action = ACT_DRY_RUN;
 		if (mpp->action == ACT_UNDEF)
 			select_action(mpp, curmp,
 				      force_reload == FORCE_RELOAD_YES ? 1 : 0);
diff --git a/libmultipath/discovery.c b/libmultipath/discovery.c
index e4de48e72..84ce5fe72 100644
--- a/libmultipath/discovery.c
+++ b/libmultipath/discovery.c
@@ -857,6 +857,9 @@ sysfs_set_scsi_tmo (struct config *conf, struct multipath *mpp)
 	bool warn_dev_loss = false;
 	bool warn_fast_io_fail = false;
 
+	if (mpp->action == ACT_DRY_RUN || mpp->action == ACT_REJECT)
+		return 0;
+
 	if (mpp->no_path_retry > 0) {
 		uint64_t no_path_retry_tmo =
 			(uint64_t)mpp->no_path_retry * conf->checkint;