diff --git a/parsl/dataflow/dflow.py b/parsl/dataflow/dflow.py
index a0954441ea..73c70975cc 100644
--- a/parsl/dataflow/dflow.py
+++ b/parsl/dataflow/dflow.py
@@ -177,10 +177,11 @@ def __init__(self, config: Config) -> None:
 
         # this must be set before executors are added since add_executors calls
         # job_status_poller.add_executors.
+        radio = self.monitoring.radio if self.monitoring else None
         self.job_status_poller = JobStatusPoller(strategy=self.config.strategy,
                                                  strategy_period=self.config.strategy_period,
                                                  max_idletime=self.config.max_idletime,
-                                                 dfk=self)
+                                                 monitoring=radio)
 
         self.executors: Dict[str, ParslExecutor] = {}
 
diff --git a/parsl/jobs/job_status_poller.py b/parsl/jobs/job_status_poller.py
index deeac70d76..b4d5cdf64b 100644
--- a/parsl/jobs/job_status_poller.py
+++ b/parsl/jobs/job_status_poller.py
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 import logging
 import parsl
 import time
-import zmq
 from typing import Dict, List, Sequence, Optional, Union
 
 from parsl.jobs.states import JobStatus, JobState
@@ -17,25 +16,11 @@
 
 
 class PolledExecutorFacade:
-    def __init__(self, executor: BlockProviderExecutor, dfk: Optional["parsl.dataflow.dflow.DataFlowKernel"] = None):
+    def __init__(self, executor: BlockProviderExecutor, monitoring: Optional["parsl.monitoring.radios.MonitoringRadio"] = None):
         self._executor = executor
         self._last_poll_time = 0.0
         self._status = {}  # type: Dict[str, JobStatus]
-
-        # Create a ZMQ channel to send poll status to monitoring
-
-        self.hub_channel: Optional[zmq.Socket]
-
-        if dfk and dfk.monitoring is not None:
-            hub_address = dfk.hub_address
-            hub_port = dfk.hub_zmq_port
-            context = zmq.Context()
-            self.hub_channel = context.socket(zmq.DEALER)
-            self.hub_channel.set_hwm(0)
-            self.hub_channel.connect("tcp://{}:{}".format(hub_address, hub_port))
-            logger.info("Monitoring enabled on job status poller")
-        else:
-            self.hub_channel = None
+        self._monitoring = monitoring
 
     def poll(self) -> None:
         now = time.time()
@@ -54,10 +39,10 @@ def poll(self) -> None:
 
     def send_monitoring_info(self, status: Dict) -> None:
         # Send monitoring info for HTEX when monitoring enabled
-        if self.hub_channel:
+        if self._monitoring:
             msg = self._executor.create_monitoring_info(status)
             logger.debug("Sending message {} to hub from job status poller".format(msg))
-            self.hub_channel.send_pyobj((MessageType.BLOCK_INFO, msg))
+            self._monitoring.send((MessageType.BLOCK_INFO, msg))
 
     @property
     def status(self) -> Dict[str, JobStatus]:
@@ -104,9 +89,9 @@ def scale_out(self, n: int) -> List[str]:
 class JobStatusPoller(Timer):
     def __init__(self, *, strategy: Optional[str], max_idletime: float,
                  strategy_period: Union[float, int],
-                 dfk: Optional["parsl.dataflow.dflow.DataFlowKernel"] = None) -> None:
+                 monitoring: Optional["parsl.monitoring.radios.MonitoringRadio"] = None) -> None:
         self._executor_facades = []  # type: List[PolledExecutorFacade]
-        self.dfk = dfk
+        self.monitoring = monitoring
         self._strategy = Strategy(strategy=strategy,
                                   max_idletime=max_idletime)
         super().__init__(self.poll, interval=strategy_period, name="JobStatusPoller")
@@ -128,7 +113,7 @@ def add_executors(self, executors: Sequence[BlockProviderExecutor]) -> None:
         for executor in executors:
             if executor.status_polling_interval > 0:
                 logger.debug("Adding executor {}".format(executor.label))
-                self._executor_facades.append(PolledExecutorFacade(executor, self.dfk))
+                self._executor_facades.append(PolledExecutorFacade(executor, self.monitoring))
         self._strategy.add_executors(executors)
 
     def close(self, timeout: Optional[float] = None) -> None:
diff --git a/parsl/monitoring/monitoring.py b/parsl/monitoring/monitoring.py
index feda60cc2c..ba13729564 100644
--- a/parsl/monitoring/monitoring.py
+++ b/parsl/monitoring/monitoring.py
@@ -5,7 +5,6 @@
 import logging
 import multiprocessing.synchronize as ms
 import typeguard
-import zmq
 
 import queue
 
@@ -20,6 +19,7 @@
 
 from parsl.serialize import deserialize
 
+from parsl.monitoring.radios import MultiprocessingQueueRadio
 from parsl.monitoring.router import router_starter
 from parsl.monitoring.message_type import MessageType
 from parsl.monitoring.types import AddressedMonitoringMessage
@@ -92,12 +92,6 @@ def __init__(self,
              Default: 30 seconds
         """
 
-        # Any is used to disable typechecking on uses of _dfk_channel,
-        # because it is used in the code as if it points to a channel, but
-        # the static type is that it can also be None. The code relies on
-        # .start() being called and initialising this to a real channel.
-        self._dfk_channel = None  # type: Any
-
         if _db_manager_excepts:
             raise _db_manager_excepts
 
@@ -197,6 +191,8 @@ def start(self, run_id: str, dfk_run_dir: str, config_run_dir: Union[str, os.Pat
         self.filesystem_proc.start()
         logger.info(f"Started filesystem radio receiver process {self.filesystem_proc.pid}")
 
+        self.radio = MultiprocessingQueueRadio(self.block_msgs)
+
         try:
             comm_q_result = comm_q.get(block=True, timeout=120)
         except queue.Empty:
@@ -211,14 +207,6 @@ def start(self, run_id: str, dfk_run_dir: str, config_run_dir: Union[str, os.Pat
 
         self.monitoring_hub_url = "udp://{}:{}".format(self.hub_address, udp_port)
 
-        context = zmq.Context()
-        self.dfk_channel_timeout = 10000  # in milliseconds
-        self._dfk_channel = context.socket(zmq.DEALER)
-        self._dfk_channel.setsockopt(zmq.LINGER, 0)
-        self._dfk_channel.set_hwm(0)
-        self._dfk_channel.setsockopt(zmq.SNDTIMEO, self.dfk_channel_timeout)
-        self._dfk_channel.connect("tcp://{}:{}".format(self.hub_address, zmq_port))
-
         logger.info("Monitoring Hub initialized")
 
         return zmq_port
@@ -226,11 +214,7 @@ def start(self, run_id: str, dfk_run_dir: str, config_run_dir: Union[str, os.Pat
     # TODO: tighten the Any message format
     def send(self, mtype: MessageType, message: Any) -> None:
         logger.debug("Sending message type {}".format(mtype))
-        try:
-            self._dfk_channel.send_pyobj((mtype, message))
-        except zmq.Again:
-            logger.exception(
-                "The monitoring message sent from DFK to router timed-out after {}ms".format(self.dfk_channel_timeout))
+        self.radio.send((mtype, message))
 
     def close(self) -> None:
         logger.info("Terminating Monitoring Hub")
@@ -241,9 +225,8 @@ def close(self) -> None:
                 logger.error("There was a queued exception (Either router or DBM process got exception much earlier?)")
             except queue.Empty:
                 break
-        if self._dfk_channel and self.monitoring_hub_active:
+        if self.monitoring_hub_active:
             self.monitoring_hub_active = False
-            self._dfk_channel.close()
             if exception_msgs:
                 for exception_msg in exception_msgs:
                     logger.error(
diff --git a/parsl/monitoring/radios.py b/parsl/monitoring/radios.py
index 5c815ffd12..52de9f8469 100644
--- a/parsl/monitoring/radios.py
+++ b/parsl/monitoring/radios.py
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@
 
 from abc import ABCMeta, abstractmethod
 
+from multiprocessing.queues import Queue
 from typing import Optional
 
 from parsl.serialize import serialize
@@ -173,3 +174,17 @@ def send(self, message: object) -> None:
             logging.error("Could not send message within timeout limit")
             return
         return
+
+
+class MultiprocessingQueueRadio(MonitoringRadio):
+    """A monitoring radio intended which connects over a multiprocessing Queue.
+    This radio is intended to be used on the submit side, where components
+    in the submit process, or processes launched by multiprocessing, will have
+    access to a Queue shared with the monitoring database code (bypassing the
+    monitoring router).
+    """
+    def __init__(self, queue: Queue) -> None:
+        self.queue = queue
+
+    def send(self, message: object) -> None:
+        self.queue.put((message, 0))
diff --git a/parsl/tests/test_monitoring/test_fuzz_zmq.py b/parsl/tests/test_monitoring/test_fuzz_zmq.py
index d9be378cda..3aaff7d803 100644
--- a/parsl/tests/test_monitoring/test_fuzz_zmq.py
+++ b/parsl/tests/test_monitoring/test_fuzz_zmq.py
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
 import pytest
 import socket
 import time
+import zmq
 
 logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
 
@@ -48,8 +49,16 @@ def test_row_counts():
         s.connect((hub_address, hub_zmq_port))
         s.sendall(b'fuzzing\r')
 
+    context = zmq.Context()
+    channel_timeout = 10000  # in milliseconds
+    hub_channel = context.socket(zmq.DEALER)
+    hub_channel.setsockopt(zmq.LINGER, 0)
+    hub_channel.set_hwm(0)
+    hub_channel.setsockopt(zmq.SNDTIMEO, channel_timeout)
+    hub_channel.connect("tcp://{}:{}".format(hub_address, hub_zmq_port))
+
     # this will send a non-object down the DFK's existing ZMQ connection
-    parsl.dfk().monitoring._dfk_channel.send(b'FuzzyByte\rSTREAM')
+    hub_channel.send(b'FuzzyByte\rSTREAM')
 
     # This following attack is commented out, because monitoring is not resilient
     # to this.