diff --git a/src/xccl/ProcessGroupXCCL.cpp b/src/xccl/ProcessGroupXCCL.cpp
index e2bf50079..e718a50e5 100644
--- a/src/xccl/ProcessGroupXCCL.cpp
+++ b/src/xccl/ProcessGroupXCCL.cpp
@@ -502,6 +502,17 @@ c10::intrusive_ptr<ProcessGroupXCCL::WorkXCCL> ProcessGroupXCCL::initWork(
 }
 
 std::shared_ptr<xcclComm_t> ProcessGroupXCCL::getXCCLComm(
+    const std::string& deviceKey) {
+  std::lock_guard<std::mutex> lock(mutex_);
+  auto it = devXCCLCommMap_.find(deviceKey);
+  if (it != devXCCLCommMap_.end()) {
+    // Reuse the cached communicator if there is one.
+    return it->second;
+  }
+  return nullptr;
+}
+
+std::shared_ptr<xcclComm_t> ProcessGroupXCCL::initXCCLComm(
     const std::string& deviceKey,
     at::Device& device,
     OpType opType,
@@ -516,13 +527,6 @@ std::shared_ptr<xcclComm_t> ProcessGroupXCCL::getXCCLComm(
 
   usedDeviceIdxs_.insert(device.index());
 
-  {
-    std::lock_guard<std::mutex> lock(mutex_);
-    if (devXCCLCommMap_.find(deviceKey) != devXCCLCommMap_.end()) {
-      return devXCCLCommMap_[deviceKey];
-    }
-  }
-
   std::shared_ptr<xcclComm_t> XCCLComm;
 
   bool batchP2P = xcclActiveGroupCounter_ > 0;
@@ -680,7 +684,10 @@ c10::intrusive_ptr<Work> ProcessGroupXCCL::collective(
   nanCheck &= enableNanCheck_;
   auto device = inputs[0].device();
   const auto key = std::to_string(device.index());
-  auto comm = getXCCLComm(key, device, opType);
+  std::shared_ptr<xcclComm_t> comm = getXCCLComm(key);
+  if (comm == nullptr) {
+    comm = initXCCLComm(key, device, opType);
+  }
 
   if (!coalescing_state_) {
     seqCollective_++;
@@ -846,7 +853,10 @@ c10::intrusive_ptr<Work> ProcessGroupXCCL::pointToPoint(
   }
 
   op_id_++;
-  auto comm = getXCCLComm(key, device, opType, p2pRank, isSendRecvSelf);
+  std::shared_ptr<xcclComm_t> comm = getXCCLComm(key);
+  if (comm == nullptr) {
+    comm = initXCCLComm(key, device, opType, p2pRank, isSendRecvSelf);
+  }
 
   if (coalescing_state_ & CoalActive) {
     if ((coalescing_state_ & CoalP2P) == 0) {
diff --git a/src/xccl/ProcessGroupXCCL.hpp b/src/xccl/ProcessGroupXCCL.hpp
index 632e05cf2..936dc66f8 100644
--- a/src/xccl/ProcessGroupXCCL.hpp
+++ b/src/xccl/ProcessGroupXCCL.hpp
@@ -166,7 +166,9 @@ class TORCH_API ProcessGroupXCCL : public Backend {
 
   c10::intrusive_ptr<Work> endCoalescing(OpType optype);
 
-  std::shared_ptr<xcclComm_t> getXCCLComm(
+  std::shared_ptr<xcclComm_t> getXCCLComm(const std::string& deviceKey);
+
+  std::shared_ptr<xcclComm_t> initXCCLComm(
       const std::string& deviceKey,
       at::Device& device,
       OpType opType,