diff --git a/parsl/executors/globus_compute.py b/parsl/executors/globus_compute.py
index ad1a8ec2cd..d2078dfb18 100644
--- a/parsl/executors/globus_compute.py
+++ b/parsl/executors/globus_compute.py
@@ -116,15 +116,14 @@ def submit(self, func: Callable, resource_specification: Dict[str, Any], *args:
         else:
             user_endpoint_config = self.user_endpoint_config
 
-        orig_spec = self.executor.resource_specification
-        orig_uep_cof = self.executor.user_endpoint_config
         try:
             self.executor.resource_specification = res_spec
             self.executor.user_endpoint_config = user_endpoint_config
             return self.executor.submit(func, *args, **kwargs)
         finally:
-            self.executor.resource_specification = orig_spec
-            self.executor.user_endpoint_config = orig_uep_cof
+            # Reset executor state to defaults set at configuration time
+            self.executor.resource_specification = self.resource_specification
+            self.executor.user_endpoint_config = self.user_endpoint_config
 
     def shutdown(self):
         """Clean-up the resources associated with the Executor.