diff --git a/modules.d/95nvmf/nvmf-autoconnect.sh b/modules.d/95nvmf/nvmf-autoconnect.sh
index c8f676a74b..afaa569b22 100755
--- a/modules.d/95nvmf/nvmf-autoconnect.sh
+++ b/modules.d/95nvmf/nvmf-autoconnect.sh
@@ -1,5 +1,33 @@
-#!/bin/bash
+#!/bin/sh
+# Argument $1 is "settled", "online", or "timeout", indicating
+# the queue from which the script is called.
+# In the "timeout" case, try everything.
+# Otherwise, try options according to the priorities below.
 
-[ -f /sys/class/fc/fc_udev_device/nvme_discovery ] || exit 1
-echo add > /sys/class/fc/fc_udev_device/nvme_discovery
+[ "$RD_DEBUG" != yes ] || set -x
+
+NVMF_HOSTNQN_OK=
+[ ! -f "/etc/nvme/hostnqn" ] || [ ! -f "/etc/nvme/hostid" ] || NVMF_HOSTNQN_OK=1
+
+if [ -e /tmp/nvmf-fc-auto ] && [ "$NVMF_HOSTNQN_OK" ] &&
+    [ -f /sys/class/fc/fc_udev_device/nvme_discovery ]; then
+    # prio 1: cmdline override "rd.nvmf.discovery=fc,auto"
+    echo add >/sys/class/fc/fc_udev_device/nvme_discovery
+    [ "$1" = timeout ] || exit 0
+fi
+if [ -e /tmp/valid_nbft_entry_found ]; then
+    # prio 2: NBFT
+    /usr/sbin/nvme connect-nbft
+    [ "$1" = timeout ] || exit 0
+fi
+if [ -f /etc/nvme/discovery.conf ] && [ $NVMF_HOSTNQN_OK ]; then
+    # prio 3: discovery.conf from initrd
+    /usr/sbin/nvme connect-all
+    [ "$1" = timeout ] || exit 0
+fi
+if [ "$NVMF_HOSTNQN_OK" ] &&
+    [ -f /sys/class/fc/fc_udev_device/nvme_discovery ]; then
+    # prio 4: no discovery entries, try NVMeoFC autoconnect
+    echo add >/sys/class/fc/fc_udev_device/nvme_discovery
+fi
 exit 0
diff --git a/modules.d/95nvmf/parse-nvmf-boot-connections.sh b/modules.d/95nvmf/parse-nvmf-boot-connections.sh
index da45437002..85e2c7cd5d 100755
--- a/modules.d/95nvmf/parse-nvmf-boot-connections.sh
+++ b/modules.d/95nvmf/parse-nvmf-boot-connections.sh
@@ -301,10 +301,10 @@ if [ -n "$nvmf_hostid" ]; then
     echo "$nvmf_hostid" > /etc/nvme/hostid
 fi
 
-NVMF_FC_AUTO=
+rm -f /tmp/nvmf-fc-auto
 for d in $(getargs rd.nvmf.discover -d nvmf.discover=); do
     parse_nvmf_discover "$d" || {
-        NVMF_FC_AUTO=1
+        : > /tmp/nvmf-fc-auto
         break
     }
 done
@@ -314,19 +314,6 @@ if [ -e /tmp/nvmf_needs_network ] || [ -e /tmp/valid_nbft_entry_found ]; then
     rm -f /tmp/nvmf_needs_network
 fi
 
-NVMF_HOSTNQN_OK=
-[ ! -f "/etc/nvme/hostnqn" ] || [ ! -f "/etc/nvme/hostid" ] || NVMF_HOSTNQN_OK=1
-
-if [ $NVMF_FC_AUTO ] && [ $NVMF_HOSTNQN_OK ]; then
-    # prio 1: cmdline override "rd.nvmf.discovery=fc,auto"
-    /sbin/initqueue --settled --onetime --unique --name nvme-fc-autoconnect /sbin/nvmf-autoconnect.sh
-elif [ -e /tmp/valid_nbft_entry_found ]; then
-    # prio 2: NBFT
-    /sbin/initqueue --settled --onetime --unique --name nvme-connect-nbft /usr/sbin/nvme connect-nbft
-elif [ -f /etc/nvme/discovery.conf ] && [ $NVMF_HOSTNQN_OK ]; then
-    # prio 3: discovery.conf from initrd
-    /sbin/initqueue --settled --onetime --unique --name nvme-discover /usr/sbin/nvme connect-all
-elif [ $NVMF_HOSTNQN_OK ]; then
-    # prio 4: no discovery entries, try NVMeoFC autoconnect
-    /sbin/initqueue --settled --onetime --unique --name nvme-fc-autoconnect /sbin/nvmf-autoconnect.sh
-fi
+/sbin/initqueue --online --name nvmf-connect-online /sbin/nvmf-autoconnect.sh online
+/sbin/initqueue --settled --onetime --name nvmf-connect-settled /sbin/nvmf-autoconnect.sh settled
+/sbin/initqueue --timeout --onetime --name nvmf-connect-timeout /sbin/nvmf-autoconnect.sh timeout