diff --git a/python/mxnet/tvmop.py b/python/mxnet/tvmop.py
index 9ec278afb7a0..29e6f0d76f32 100644
--- a/python/mxnet/tvmop.py
+++ b/python/mxnet/tvmop.py
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@
 
 if Features().is_enabled("TVM_OP"):
     import json
+    import logging
 
     from ._ctypes.space import _set_tvm_op_config
     from .base import check_call, _LIB, c_str
@@ -31,7 +32,12 @@
     check_call(_LIB.MXLoadTVMOp(c_str(_LIB_TVM_OP[0])))
 
     # op sch config
-    _CONF_TVM_OP = find_conf_path("tvmop")
-    with open(_CONF_TVM_OP[0], "r") as f:
-        ret = ConfigSpaces.from_json_dict(json.load(f))
-    _set_tvm_op_config(ret)
+    try:
+        _CONF_TVM_OP = find_conf_path("tvmop")
+    except RuntimeError as e:
+        logging.warning("TVM config file missing, falling back to default schedule", exc_info=True)
+    else:
+        logging.info("TVM op config has been loaded")
+        with open(_CONF_TVM_OP[0], "r") as f:
+            ret = ConfigSpaces.from_json_dict(json.load(f))
+        _set_tvm_op_config(ret)
diff --git a/tests/nightly/JenkinsfileForBinaries b/tests/nightly/JenkinsfileForBinaries
index a7fcee622aff..06ccb0a03bd4 100755
--- a/tests/nightly/JenkinsfileForBinaries
+++ b/tests/nightly/JenkinsfileForBinaries
@@ -18,9 +18,9 @@
 //
 //This is a Jenkinsfile for nightly tests. The format and some functions have been picked up from the top-level Jenkinsfile
 
-mx_lib = 'lib/libmxnet.so, lib/libmxnet.a, lib/libtvm_runtime.so, lib/libtvmop.so, 3rdparty/dmlc-core/libdmlc.a, 3rdparty/tvm/nnvm/lib/libnnvm.a'
-mx_cmake_lib = 'build/libmxnet.so, build/libmxnet.a, build/3rdparty/tvm/libtvm_runtime.so, build/libtvmop.so, build/3rdparty/dmlc-core/libdmlc.a, build/tests/mxnet_unit_tests, build/3rdparty/openmp/runtime/src/libomp.so'
-mx_lib_cpp_example_mkl = 'lib/libmxnet.so, lib/libmxnet.a, lib/libtvm_runtime.so, lib/libtvmop.so, 3rdparty/dmlc-core/libdmlc.a, 3rdparty/tvm/nnvm/lib/libnnvm.a, build/cpp-package/example/imagenet_inference'
+mx_lib = 'lib/libmxnet.so, lib/libmxnet.a, lib/libtvm_runtime.so, lib/libtvmop.so, lib/tvmop.conf, 3rdparty/dmlc-core/libdmlc.a, 3rdparty/tvm/nnvm/lib/libnnvm.a'
+mx_cmake_lib = 'build/libmxnet.so, build/libmxnet.a, build/3rdparty/tvm/libtvm_runtime.so, build/libtvmop.so, build/tvmop.conf, build/3rdparty/dmlc-core/libdmlc.a, build/tests/mxnet_unit_tests, build/3rdparty/openmp/runtime/src/libomp.so'
+mx_lib_cpp_example_mkl = 'lib/libmxnet.so, lib/libmxnet.a, lib/libtvm_runtime.so, lib/libtvmop.so, lib/tvmop.conf, 3rdparty/dmlc-core/libdmlc.a, 3rdparty/tvm/nnvm/lib/libnnvm.a, build/cpp-package/example/imagenet_inference'
 
 node('utility') {
   // Loading the utilities requires a node context unfortunately
diff --git a/tests/nightly/model_backwards_compatibility_check/JenkinsfileForMBCC b/tests/nightly/model_backwards_compatibility_check/JenkinsfileForMBCC
index 725261d904f2..e419aa7424be 100644
--- a/tests/nightly/model_backwards_compatibility_check/JenkinsfileForMBCC
+++ b/tests/nightly/model_backwards_compatibility_check/JenkinsfileForMBCC
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@
 //
 //This is a Jenkinsfile for the model backwards compatibility checker. The format and some functions have been picked up from the top-level Jenkinsfile.
 
-mx_lib = 'lib/libmxnet.so, lib/libmxnet.a, lib/libtvm_runtime.so,lib/libtvmop.so, 3rdparty/dmlc-core/libdmlc.a, 3rdparty/tvm/nnvm/lib/libnnvm.a'
+mx_lib = 'lib/libmxnet.so, lib/libmxnet.a, lib/libtvm_runtime.so, lib/libtvmop.so, lib/tvmop.conf, 3rdparty/dmlc-core/libdmlc.a, 3rdparty/tvm/nnvm/lib/libnnvm.a'
 
 node('restricted-utility') {
   // Loading the utilities requires a node context unfortunately