diff --git a/lib/cylc/config.py b/lib/cylc/config.py
index b30bc57eeb6..5e554ab964e 100644
--- a/lib/cylc/config.py
+++ b/lib/cylc/config.py
@@ -151,12 +151,15 @@ def __init__( self, suite, fpath, template_vars=[],
                 'dependencies', {})
             if dependency_map.get('graph'):
                 # There is an async graph setting.
+                # If it is by itself, it is integer shorthand.
+                # If there are cycling graphs as well, it is handled as
+                # backwards-compatiblity for mixed-async suites.
+                just_has_async_graph = True
                 for item, value in dependency_map.items():
-                    if item == 'graph':
-                        continue
-                    if value.get('graph'):
+                    if item != 'graph' and value.get('graph'):
+                        just_has_async_graph = False
                         break
-                else:
+                if just_has_async_graph:
                     # There aren't any other graphs, so set integer cycling.
                     self.cfg['scheduling']['cycling mode'] = (
                         INTEGER_CYCLING_TYPE
@@ -216,7 +219,19 @@ def __init__( self, suite, fpath, template_vars=[],
         # after the call to init_cyclers, we can start getting proper points.
         init_cyclers(self.cfg)
 
+        if self.cfg['scheduling']['initial cycle point'] is not None:
+            initial_point = get_point(
+                self.cfg['scheduling']['initial cycle point']).standardise()
+            self.cfg['scheduling']['initial cycle point'] = str(initial_point)
+
+        if self.cfg['scheduling']['final cycle point'] is not None:
+            final_point = get_point(
+                self.cfg['scheduling']['final cycle point']).standardise()
+            self.cfg['scheduling']['final cycle point'] = str(final_point)
+
         self.cli_start_point = get_point(self._cli_start_string)
+        if self.cli_start_point is not None:
+            self.cli_start_point.standardise()
 
         flags.back_comp_cycling = (
             get_backwards_compatibility_mode())
diff --git a/lib/cylc/scheduler.py b/lib/cylc/scheduler.py
index 77d9559befe..0a5cd09df07 100644
--- a/lib/cylc/scheduler.py
+++ b/lib/cylc/scheduler.py
@@ -662,10 +662,16 @@ def configure_suite( self, reconfigure=False ):
             self._start_string or self._cli_start_string or
             self.config.cfg['scheduling']['initial cycle point']
         )
+        if self.start_point is not None:
+            self.start_point.standardise()
+
         self.stop_point = get_point(
             self.options.stop_string or
             self.config.cfg['scheduling']['final cycle point']
         )
+        if self.stop_point is not None:
+            self.stop_point.standardise()
+
         if (not self.start_point and not self.is_restart and
             self.config.cycling_tasks):
             print >> sys.stderr, 'WARNING: No initial cycle point provided - no cycling tasks will be loaded.'
diff --git a/tests/jobscript/00-torture.t b/tests/jobscript/00-torture.t
index 88389858945..096bad1853f 100644
--- a/tests/jobscript/00-torture.t
+++ b/tests/jobscript/00-torture.t
@@ -35,4 +35,3 @@ echo "" >> jobfile
 sed 's/##suitename##/'$SUITE_NAME'/' $TEST_SOURCE_DIR/torture/foo.ref-jobfile > reffile
 cmp_ok jobfile reffile
 purge_suite $SUITE_NAME
-rm -rf $(cylc get-global-config --print-run-dir)/$SUITE_NAME-submit
diff --git a/tests/jobscript/01-multi.t b/tests/jobscript/01-multi.t
index 8e0b00292dd..4ad71bd8e7a 100644
--- a/tests/jobscript/01-multi.t
+++ b/tests/jobscript/01-multi.t
@@ -94,6 +94,3 @@ grep -A1 "TASK COMMAND SCRIPTING" exp.jobfile > exp.task_cmd
 cmp_ok exp.task_cmd $TEST_SOURCE_DIR/multi/exp.cmd
 
 purge_suite $SUITE_NAME
-if [[ -n $SUITE_NAME ]]; then
-    rm -rf $(cylc get-global-config --print-run-dir)/$SUITE_NAME-submit
-fi
diff --git a/tests/jobscript/02-cycling.t b/tests/jobscript/02-cycling.t
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..743f1d84382
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/jobscript/02-cycling.t
@@ -0,0 +1,35 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+#C: THIS FILE IS PART OF THE CYLC SUITE ENGINE.
+#C: Copyright (C) 2008-2014 Hilary Oliver, NIWA
+#C: 
+#C: This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
+#C: it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+#C: the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
+#C: (at your option) any later version.
+#C:
+#C: This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+#C: but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+#C: MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+#C: GNU General Public License for more details.
+#C:
+#C: You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+#C: along with this program.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+#-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+# job script torture test and check jobscript is generated correctly
+. $(dirname $0)/test_header
+#-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+set_test_number 4
+#-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+install_suite $TEST_NAME_BASE cycling
+#-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+TEST_NAME=$TEST_NAME_BASE-validate
+run_ok $TEST_NAME cylc validate $SUITE_NAME
+#-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+TEST_NAME=$TEST_NAME_BASE-run
+suite_run_ok $TEST_NAME cylc run --reference-test --debug $SUITE_NAME
+#-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+TEST_NAME=$TEST_NAME_BASE-foo-jobscript-match
+run_ok $TEST_NAME cylc jobscript $SUITE_NAME foo.20140203T00+13
+sed -n '/_POINT=/p' $TEST_NAME.stdout > jobfile
+cmp_ok jobfile $TEST_SOURCE_DIR/cycling/foo.ref-jobfile
+purge_suite $SUITE_NAME
diff --git a/tests/jobscript/cycling/bin/foo.sh b/tests/jobscript/cycling/bin/foo.sh
new file mode 100755
index 00000000000..20e052b7f47
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/jobscript/cycling/bin/foo.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+echo "Hello from $0"
diff --git a/tests/jobscript/cycling/foo.ref-jobfile b/tests/jobscript/cycling/foo.ref-jobfile
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..be5f5b9b696
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/jobscript/cycling/foo.ref-jobfile
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+export CYLC_SUITE_FINAL_CYCLE_POINT=20140204T1200+13
+export CYLC_SUITE_INITIAL_CYCLE_POINT=20140201T0500+13
+export CYLC_TASK_CYCLE_POINT=20140203T0000+13
diff --git a/tests/jobscript/cycling/reference.log b/tests/jobscript/cycling/reference.log
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..e202571fa93
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/jobscript/cycling/reference.log
@@ -0,0 +1,35 @@
+2014-07-16T12:18:22+01 INFO - Thread-2 start (Event Handlers)
+2014-07-16T12:18:22+01 INFO - Thread-3 start (Poll & Kill Commands)
+2014-07-16T12:18:22+01 INFO - port:7767
+2014-07-16T12:18:22+01 INFO - Suite starting at 2014-07-16T12:18:22+01
+2014-07-16T12:18:22+01 INFO - Log event clock: real time
+2014-07-16T12:18:22+01 INFO - Run mode: live
+2014-07-16T12:18:22+01 INFO - Start tag: 20140201T0500+13
+2014-07-16T12:18:22+01 INFO - Stop tag: 20140204T1200+13
+2014-07-16T12:18:22+01 INFO - Thread-4 start (Job Submission)
+2014-07-16T12:18:22+01 INFO - Thread-5 start (Request Handling)
+2014-07-16T12:18:22+01 INFO - Cold Start 20140201T0500+13
+2014-07-16T12:18:22+01 INFO - [foo.20140202T0000+13] -triggered off []
+2014-07-16T12:18:23+01 INFO - [foo.20140202T0000+13] -(current:ready)> foo.20140202T0000+13 submitting now
+2014-07-16T12:18:24+01 INFO - [foo.20140202T0000+13] -(current:ready)> foo.20140202T0000+13 submission succeeded
+2014-07-16T12:18:24+01 INFO - [foo.20140202T0000+13] -(current:submitted)> foo.20140202T0000+13 submit_method_id=3368
+2014-07-16T12:18:25+01 INFO - [foo.20140202T0000+13] -(current:submitted)> foo.20140202T0000+13 started at 2014-07-16T12:18:24+01
+2014-07-16T12:18:26+01 INFO - [foo.20140203T0000+13] -triggered off []
+2014-07-16T12:18:26+01 INFO - [foo.20140202T0000+13] -(current:running)> foo.20140202T0000+13 succeeded at 2014-07-16T12:18:25+01
+2014-07-16T12:18:27+01 INFO - [foo.20140203T0000+13] -(current:ready)> foo.20140203T0000+13 submitting now
+2014-07-16T12:18:27+01 INFO - [foo.20140203T0000+13] -(current:ready)> foo.20140203T0000+13 submission succeeded
+2014-07-16T12:18:27+01 INFO - [foo.20140203T0000+13] -(current:submitted)> foo.20140203T0000+13 submit_method_id=3566
+2014-07-16T12:18:28+01 INFO - [foo.20140203T0000+13] -(current:submitted)> foo.20140203T0000+13 started at 2014-07-16T12:18:28+01
+2014-07-16T12:18:29+01 INFO - [foo.20140204T0000+13] -triggered off []
+2014-07-16T12:18:29+01 INFO - [foo.20140203T0000+13] -(current:running)> foo.20140203T0000+13 succeeded at 2014-07-16T12:18:28+01
+2014-07-16T12:18:30+01 INFO - [foo.20140204T0000+13] -(current:ready)> foo.20140204T0000+13 submitting now
+2014-07-16T12:18:30+01 INFO - [foo.20140204T0000+13] -(current:ready)> foo.20140204T0000+13 submission succeeded
+2014-07-16T12:18:30+01 INFO - [foo.20140204T0000+13] -(current:submitted)> foo.20140204T0000+13 submit_method_id=3780
+2014-07-16T12:18:31+01 INFO - [foo.20140205T0000+13] -holding (beyond suite stop point) 20140204T1200+13
+2014-07-16T12:18:31+01 INFO - [foo.20140204T0000+13] -(current:submitted)> foo.20140204T0000+13 started at 2014-07-16T12:18:31+01
+2014-07-16T12:18:32+01 INFO - [foo.20140204T0000+13] -(current:running)> foo.20140204T0000+13 succeeded at 2014-07-16T12:18:32+01
+2014-07-16T12:18:32+01 INFO - Stopping: 
+  + all tasks have spawned past the final cycle 20140204T1200+13
+2014-07-16T12:18:33+01 INFO - Thread-2 exit (Event Handlers)
+2014-07-16T12:18:33+01 INFO - Thread-3 exit (Poll & Kill Commands)
+2014-07-16T12:18:33+01 INFO - Thread-4 exit (Job Submission)
diff --git a/tests/jobscript/cycling/suite.rc b/tests/jobscript/cycling/suite.rc
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..1de4fd451b5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/jobscript/cycling/suite.rc
@@ -0,0 +1,29 @@
+
+title = "job script cycling test"
+
+description = """Test the output of cycling environment variables"""
+
+[cylc]
+    cycle point time zone = +13
+    [[reference test]]
+        live mode suite timeout = 0.5
+        dummy mode suite timeout = 0.5
+        simulation mode suite timeout = 0.5
+
+[scheduling]
+    initial cycle point = 20140201T05
+    final cycle point = 20140204T11+12
+    [[dependencies]]
+        [[[T00]]]
+            graph = "foo"
+[runtime]
+    [[foo]]
+        initial scripting = echo HELLO FROM INITIAL SCRIPTING
+        pre-command scripting = echo HELLO FROM PRE-COMMAND SCRIPTING
+        command scripting = echo HELLO FROM COMMAND SCRIPTING
+        post-command scripting = echo HELLO FROM POST-COMMAND SCRIPTING
+        [[[remote]]]
+            # force use of ssh job submission to disconnect local tasks
+            # from the submitting suite environment.
+            host = localhost
+