diff --git a/aztk/spark/helpers/submit.py b/aztk/spark/helpers/submit.py
index 0feee70f..8e01b39b 100644
--- a/aztk/spark/helpers/submit.py
+++ b/aztk/spark/helpers/submit.py
@@ -101,11 +101,20 @@ def generate_task(spark_client, container_id, application):
     return task
 
 
+def affinitize_task_to_master(spark_client, cluster_id, task):
+    cluster = spark_client.get_cluster(cluster_id)
+    master_node = spark_client.batch_client.compute_node.get(pool_id=cluster_id, node_id=cluster.master_node_id)
+    task.affinity_info = batch_models.AffinityInformation(affinity_id=master_node.affinity_id)
+    return task
+
+
 def submit_application(spark_client, cluster_id, application, wait: bool = False):
     """
     Submit a spark app
     """
     task = generate_task(spark_client, cluster_id, application)
+    task = affinitize_task_to_master(spark_client, cluster_id, task)
+
 
     # Add task to batch job (which has the same name as cluster_id)
     job_id = cluster_id
diff --git a/node_scripts/job_submission.py b/node_scripts/job_submission.py
index 1fa9db6e..31ffddce 100644
--- a/node_scripts/job_submission.py
+++ b/node_scripts/job_submission.py
@@ -1,13 +1,22 @@
-import sys
+import datetime
 import os
-import yaml
 import subprocess
-import datetime
+import sys
 from typing import List
-import azure.storage.blob as blob
 import azure.batch.models as batch_models
+import azure.storage.blob as blob
+import yaml
 from command_builder import CommandBuilder
 from core import config
+from install.pick_master import get_master_node_id
+
+
+def affinitize_task_to_master(batch_client, cluster_id, task):
+    pool = batch_client.pool.get(config.pool_id)
+    master_node_id = get_master_node_id(pool)
+    master_node = batch_client.compute_node.get(pool_id=cluster_id, node_id=master_node_id)
+    task.affinity_info = batch_models.AffinityInformation(affinity_id=master_node.affinity_id)
+    return task
 
 
 def schedule_tasks(tasks_path):
@@ -16,7 +25,7 @@ def schedule_tasks(tasks_path):
     '''
     batch_client = config.batch_client
     blob_client = config.blob_client
-    
+
     for task_definition in tasks_path:
         with open(task_definition, 'r') as stream:
             try:
@@ -24,6 +33,8 @@ def schedule_tasks(tasks_path):
             except yaml.YAMLError as exc:
                 print(exc)
 
+        # affinitize task to master
+        task = affinitize_task_to_master(batch_client, os.environ["AZ_BATCH_POOL_ID"], task)
         # schedule the task
         batch_client.task.add(job_id=os.environ['AZ_BATCH_JOB_ID'], task=task)