diff --git a/oshmem/mca/scoll/ucc/scoll_ucc.h b/oshmem/mca/scoll/ucc/scoll_ucc.h
index fa2aa04f855..17117dcfe44 100644
--- a/oshmem/mca/scoll/ucc/scoll_ucc.h
+++ b/oshmem/mca/scoll/ucc/scoll_ucc.h
@@ -44,10 +44,10 @@ struct mca_scoll_ucc_component_t {
     char * cts;
     int nr_modules;
     bool libucc_initialized;
+    ucc_context_h ucc_context;
     ucc_lib_h ucc_lib;
     ucc_lib_attr_t ucc_lib_attr;
     ucc_coll_type_t cts_requested;
-    ucc_context_h ucc_context;
 };
 typedef struct mca_scoll_ucc_component_t mca_scoll_ucc_component_t;
 
@@ -85,6 +85,8 @@ int mca_scoll_ucc_init_query(bool enable_progress_threads, bool enable_mpi_threa
 int mca_scoll_ucc_team_create(mca_scoll_ucc_module_t *ucc_module, 
                               oshmem_group_t *osh_group);
 
+int mca_scoll_ucc_init_ctx(oshmem_group_t *osh_group);
+
 mca_scoll_base_module_t* mca_scoll_ucc_comm_query(oshmem_group_t *osh_group, int *priority);
 
 int mca_scoll_ucc_barrier(struct oshmem_group_t *group, long *pSync, int alg);
diff --git a/oshmem/mca/scoll/ucc/scoll_ucc_alltoall.c b/oshmem/mca/scoll/ucc/scoll_ucc_alltoall.c
index 07ad22fa6fc..3b4b1f48ca6 100644
--- a/oshmem/mca/scoll/ucc/scoll_ucc_alltoall.c
+++ b/oshmem/mca/scoll/ucc/scoll_ucc_alltoall.c
@@ -46,6 +46,12 @@ static inline ucc_status_t mca_scoll_ucc_alltoall_init(const void *sbuf, void *r
         .global_work_buffer = ucc_module->pSync,
     };
 
+    if (NULL == mca_scoll_ucc_component.ucc_context) {
+        if (OSHMEM_ERROR == mca_scoll_ucc_init_ctx(ucc_module->group)) {
+            return OSHMEM_ERROR;
+        }
+    }
+
     if (NULL == ucc_module->ucc_team) {
         if (OSHMEM_ERROR == mca_scoll_ucc_team_create(ucc_module, ucc_module->group)) {
             return OSHMEM_ERROR;
diff --git a/oshmem/mca/scoll/ucc/scoll_ucc_barrier.c b/oshmem/mca/scoll/ucc/scoll_ucc_barrier.c
index 8f7a7d5ae97..6fc88ea4a07 100644
--- a/oshmem/mca/scoll/ucc/scoll_ucc_barrier.c
+++ b/oshmem/mca/scoll/ucc/scoll_ucc_barrier.c
@@ -19,11 +19,19 @@ static inline ucc_status_t mca_scoll_ucc_barrier_init(mca_scoll_ucc_module_t * u
         .mask = 0,
         .coll_type = UCC_COLL_TYPE_BARRIER
     };
+
+    if (NULL == mca_scoll_ucc_component.ucc_context) {
+        if (OSHMEM_ERROR == mca_scoll_ucc_init_ctx(ucc_module->group)) {
+            return OSHMEM_ERROR;
+        }
+    }
+
     if (NULL == ucc_module->ucc_team) {
         if (OSHMEM_ERROR == mca_scoll_ucc_team_create(ucc_module, ucc_module->group)) {
             return OSHMEM_ERROR;
         }
     }
+
     SCOLL_UCC_REQ_INIT(req, coll, ucc_module);
     return UCC_OK;
 fallback:
@@ -49,4 +57,3 @@ int mca_scoll_ucc_barrier(struct oshmem_group_t *group, long *pSync, int alg)
                       pSync, alg);
     return rc;
 }
-
diff --git a/oshmem/mca/scoll/ucc/scoll_ucc_broadcast.c b/oshmem/mca/scoll/ucc/scoll_ucc_broadcast.c
index bc3f08fcde8..d3838e2574e 100644
--- a/oshmem/mca/scoll/ucc/scoll_ucc_broadcast.c
+++ b/oshmem/mca/scoll/ucc/scoll_ucc_broadcast.c
@@ -28,6 +28,13 @@ static inline ucc_status_t mca_scoll_ucc_broadcast_init(void * buf, int count,
             .mem_type = UCC_MEMORY_TYPE_UNKNOWN
         }
     };
+
+    if (NULL == mca_scoll_ucc_component.ucc_context) {
+        if (OSHMEM_ERROR == mca_scoll_ucc_init_ctx(ucc_module->group)) {
+            return OSHMEM_ERROR;
+        }
+    }
+
     if (NULL == ucc_module->ucc_team) {
         if (OSHMEM_ERROR == mca_scoll_ucc_team_create(ucc_module, ucc_module->group)) {
             return OSHMEM_ERROR;
diff --git a/oshmem/mca/scoll/ucc/scoll_ucc_collect.c b/oshmem/mca/scoll/ucc/scoll_ucc_collect.c
index b25f6e38222..3f3aa8a3d13 100644
--- a/oshmem/mca/scoll/ucc/scoll_ucc_collect.c
+++ b/oshmem/mca/scoll/ucc/scoll_ucc_collect.c
@@ -34,6 +34,12 @@ static inline ucc_status_t mca_scoll_ucc_collect_init(const void * sbuf, void *
         },
     };
 
+    if (NULL == mca_scoll_ucc_component.ucc_context) {
+        if (OSHMEM_ERROR == mca_scoll_ucc_init_ctx(ucc_module->group)) {
+            return OSHMEM_ERROR;
+        }
+    }
+
     if (NULL == ucc_module->ucc_team) {
         if (OSHMEM_ERROR == mca_scoll_ucc_team_create(ucc_module, ucc_module->group)) {
             return OSHMEM_ERROR;
diff --git a/oshmem/mca/scoll/ucc/scoll_ucc_component.c b/oshmem/mca/scoll/ucc/scoll_ucc_component.c
index a63e78799a4..3f916d636ea 100644
--- a/oshmem/mca/scoll/ucc/scoll_ucc_component.c
+++ b/oshmem/mca/scoll/ucc/scoll_ucc_component.c
@@ -63,7 +63,8 @@ mca_scoll_ucc_component_t mca_scoll_ucc_component = {
     "basic",            /* cls */
     SCOLL_UCC_CTS_STR,  /* cts */
     0,                  /* nr_modules */
-    false               /* libucc_initialized */
+    false,              /* libucc_initialized */
+    NULL                /* ucc_context */
 };
 
 static int ucc_register(void)
diff --git a/oshmem/mca/scoll/ucc/scoll_ucc_module.c b/oshmem/mca/scoll/ucc/scoll_ucc_module.c
index f70ecbdb4ba..45d9896ee6f 100644
--- a/oshmem/mca/scoll/ucc/scoll_ucc_module.c
+++ b/oshmem/mca/scoll/ucc/scoll_ucc_module.c
@@ -57,10 +57,12 @@ static void mca_scoll_ucc_module_destruct(mca_scoll_ucc_module_t *ucc_module)
     }
 
     if (0 == mca_scoll_ucc_component.nr_modules) {
-       if (mca_scoll_ucc_component.libucc_initialized) {
+        if (mca_scoll_ucc_component.libucc_initialized) {
+            if (mca_scoll_ucc_component.ucc_context) {
+                opal_progress_unregister(mca_scoll_ucc_progress);
+                ucc_context_destroy(mca_scoll_ucc_component.ucc_context);
+            }
             UCC_VERBOSE(1, "finalizing ucc library");
-            opal_progress_unregister(mca_scoll_ucc_progress);
-            ucc_context_destroy(mca_scoll_ucc_component.ucc_context);
             ucc_finalize(mca_scoll_ucc_component.ucc_lib);
             mca_scoll_ucc_component.libucc_initialized = false;
         }
@@ -199,17 +201,12 @@ static ucc_status_t oob_allgather_test(void *req)
     return oob_probe_test(oob_req);
 }
 
-static int mca_scoll_ucc_init_ctx(oshmem_group_t *osh_group) 
+static int mca_scoll_ucc_init(oshmem_group_t *osh_group)
 {
     mca_scoll_ucc_component_t *cm   = &mca_scoll_ucc_component;
-    ucc_mem_map_t             *maps = NULL;
-    char                       str_buf[256];
     ucc_lib_config_h           lib_config;
-    ucc_context_config_h       ctx_config;
     ucc_thread_mode_t          tm_requested;
     ucc_lib_params_t           lib_params;
-    ucc_context_params_t       ctx_params;
-    int                        segment;
 
     tm_requested           = oshmem_mpi_thread_multiple ? UCC_THREAD_MULTIPLE :
                                                           UCC_THREAD_SINGLE;
@@ -247,6 +244,25 @@ static int mca_scoll_ucc_init_ctx(oshmem_group_t *osh_group)
         goto cleanup_lib;
     }
 
+    cm->libucc_initialized = true;
+    return OSHMEM_SUCCESS;
+
+cleanup_lib:
+    ucc_finalize(cm->ucc_lib);
+    cm->ucc_enable         = 0;
+    cm->libucc_initialized = false;
+    return OSHMEM_ERROR;
+}
+
+int mca_scoll_ucc_init_ctx(oshmem_group_t *osh_group) 
+{
+    mca_scoll_ucc_component_t *cm   = &mca_scoll_ucc_component;
+    ucc_mem_map_t             *maps = NULL;
+    char                       str_buf[256];
+    ucc_context_config_h       ctx_config;
+    ucc_context_params_t       ctx_params;
+    int                        segment;
+
     maps = (ucc_mem_map_t *)malloc(sizeof(ucc_mem_map_t) *
                                    memheap_map->n_segments);
     if (NULL == maps) {
@@ -398,7 +414,6 @@ static int mca_scoll_ucc_module_enable(mca_scoll_base_module_t *module,
         opal_show_help("help-oshmem-scoll-ucc.txt",
                        "module_enable:fatal", true,
     	       		   "UCC module enable failed - aborting to prevent inconsistent application state");
-
         goto err;
     }
     UCC_VERBOSE(1, "ucc enabled");
@@ -446,7 +461,7 @@ mca_scoll_ucc_comm_query(oshmem_group_t *osh_group, int *priority)
 
     if (!cm->libucc_initialized) {
         if (memheap_map && memheap_map->n_segments > 0) {
-            if (OSHMEM_SUCCESS != mca_scoll_ucc_init_ctx(osh_group)) {
+            if (OSHMEM_SUCCESS != mca_scoll_ucc_init(osh_group)) {
                 cm->ucc_enable = 0;
                 return NULL;
             }
diff --git a/oshmem/mca/scoll/ucc/scoll_ucc_reduce.c b/oshmem/mca/scoll/ucc/scoll_ucc_reduce.c
index 368cd479e1b..6b99f6ea983 100644
--- a/oshmem/mca/scoll/ucc/scoll_ucc_reduce.c
+++ b/oshmem/mca/scoll/ucc/scoll_ucc_reduce.c
@@ -54,6 +54,13 @@ static inline ucc_status_t mca_scoll_ucc_reduce_init(const void *sbuf, void *rbu
         coll.mask |= UCC_COLL_ARGS_FIELD_FLAGS;
         coll.flags = UCC_COLL_ARGS_FLAG_IN_PLACE;
     }
+
+    if (NULL == mca_scoll_ucc_component.ucc_context) {
+        if (OSHMEM_ERROR == mca_scoll_ucc_init_ctx(ucc_module->group)) {
+            return OSHMEM_ERROR;
+        }
+    }
+
     if (NULL == ucc_module->ucc_team) {
         if (OSHMEM_ERROR == mca_scoll_ucc_team_create(ucc_module, ucc_module->group)) {
             return OSHMEM_ERROR;