diff --git a/src/components/tl/nccl/tl_nccl_team.c b/src/components/tl/nccl/tl_nccl_team.c
index b2be47c074..bf02ea1372 100644
--- a/src/components/tl/nccl/tl_nccl_team.c
+++ b/src/components/tl/nccl/tl_nccl_team.c
@@ -12,6 +12,9 @@
 #include "coll_score/ucc_coll_score.h"
 #include "utils/arch/cuda_def.h"
 
+#define NCCL_VERSION_COMM_INIT_NB NCCL_VERSION(2,14,3)
+#define NCCL_USE_NON_BLOCKING NCCL_VERSION_CODE >= NCCL_VERSION_COMM_INIT_NB
+
 UCC_CLASS_INIT_FUNC(ucc_tl_nccl_team_t, ucc_base_context_t *tl_context,
                     const ucc_base_team_params_t *params)
 {
@@ -57,16 +60,6 @@ UCC_CLASS_INIT_FUNC(ucc_tl_nccl_team_t, ucc_base_context_t *tl_context,
 UCC_CLASS_CLEANUP_FUNC(ucc_tl_nccl_team_t)
 {
     tl_debug(self->super.super.context->lib, "finalizing tl team: %p", self);
-    if (self->nccl_comm) {
-        if (self->comm_state != UCC_OK) {
-            /* if communication error was detected ncclCommAbort should be used
-               since ncclCommDestroy could block */
-            ncclCommAbort(self->nccl_comm);
-        } else {
-            ncclCommDestroy(self->nccl_comm);
-        }
-        cudaStreamDestroy(self->stream);
-    }
 }
 
 UCC_CLASS_DEFINE_DELETE_FUNC(ucc_tl_nccl_team_t, ucc_base_team_t);
@@ -74,6 +67,46 @@ UCC_CLASS_DEFINE(ucc_tl_nccl_team_t, ucc_tl_team_t);
 
 ucc_status_t ucc_tl_nccl_team_destroy(ucc_base_team_t *tl_team)
 {
+    ucc_tl_nccl_team_t *team = ucc_derived_of(tl_team, ucc_tl_nccl_team_t);
+
+#if NCCL_USE_NON_BLOCKING
+    ncclResult_t nccl_status;
+
+    if (team->nccl_comm && team->comm_state == UCC_INPROGRESS) {
+        goto check_finalize;
+    }
+#endif
+
+    if (team->nccl_comm) {
+        if (team->comm_state != UCC_OK && team->comm_state != UCC_INPROGRESS) {
+            /* if communication error was detected ncclCommAbort should be used
+               since ncclCommDestroy could block */
+            ncclCommAbort(team->nccl_comm);
+        } else {
+#if NCCL_USE_NON_BLOCKING
+            ncclCommFinalize(team->nccl_comm);
+check_finalize:
+            ncclCommGetAsyncError(team->nccl_comm, &nccl_status);
+            if (nccl_status == ncclInProgress) {
+                team->comm_state = UCC_INPROGRESS;
+                return UCC_INPROGRESS;
+            }
+            if (nccl_status != ncclSuccess) {
+                tl_debug(tl_team->context->lib, "NCCL error %d %s", nccl_status,
+                ncclGetErrorString(nccl_status));
+                ncclCommAbort(team->nccl_comm);
+                return UCC_ERR_NO_MESSAGE;
+            } else {
+                ncclCommDestroy(team->nccl_comm);
+            }
+            team->comm_state = UCC_OK;
+#else
+            ncclCommDestroy(team->nccl_comm);
+#endif
+        }
+        cudaStreamDestroy(team->stream);
+    }
+
     UCC_CLASS_DELETE_FUNC_NAME(ucc_tl_nccl_team_t)(tl_team);
     return UCC_OK;
 }
@@ -85,6 +118,14 @@ ucc_status_t ucc_tl_nccl_team_create_test(ucc_base_team_t *tl_team)
     ncclResult_t nccl_status;
     ncclUniqueId errorid;
 
+#if NCCL_USE_NON_BLOCKING
+    ncclConfig_t nccl_cfg = NCCL_CONFIG_INITIALIZER;
+
+    if (team->comm_state == UCC_INPROGRESS) {
+        goto ncclInitStage;
+    }
+#endif
+
     status = UCC_TL_TEAM_OOB(team).req_test(team->oob_req);
     if (status == UCC_INPROGRESS) {
         return UCC_INPROGRESS;
@@ -108,12 +149,27 @@ ucc_status_t ucc_tl_nccl_team_create_test(ucc_base_team_t *tl_team)
 
     CUDA_CHECK_GOTO(cudaStreamCreateWithFlags(&team->stream,
                     cudaStreamNonBlocking), free_unique_id, status);
+#if NCCL_USE_NON_BLOCKING
+    nccl_cfg.blocking = 0;
+    nccl_status = ncclCommInitRankConfig(&team->nccl_comm,
+                                         UCC_TL_TEAM_SIZE(team),
+                                         team->unique_id[0],
+                                         UCC_TL_TEAM_RANK(team),
+                                         &nccl_cfg);
+    if (nccl_status != ncclInProgress && nccl_status != ncclSuccess) {
+        goto free_stream;
+    }
+ncclInitStage:
+    ncclCommGetAsyncError(team->nccl_comm, &nccl_status);
+    if (nccl_status == ncclInProgress){
+        team->comm_state = UCC_INPROGRESS;
+        return UCC_INPROGRESS;
+    }
+#else
     nccl_status = ncclCommInitRank(&team->nccl_comm, UCC_TL_TEAM_SIZE(team),
                                    team->unique_id[0], UCC_TL_TEAM_RANK(team));
+#endif
     if (nccl_status != ncclSuccess) {
-        tl_debug(tl_team->context->lib, "NCCL error %d %s",
-                nccl_status, ncclGetErrorString(nccl_status));
-        status = UCC_ERR_NO_MESSAGE;
         goto free_stream;
     }
     ucc_free(team->unique_id);
@@ -121,6 +177,12 @@ ucc_status_t ucc_tl_nccl_team_create_test(ucc_base_team_t *tl_team)
     return UCC_OK;
 
 free_stream:
+    tl_debug(tl_team->context->lib, "NCCL error %d %s", nccl_status,
+             ncclGetErrorString(nccl_status));
+    status = UCC_ERR_NO_MESSAGE;
+#if NCCL_USE_NON_BLOCKING
+    ncclCommAbort(team->nccl_comm);
+#endif
     cudaStreamDestroy(team->stream);
 free_unique_id:
     ucc_free(team->unique_id);
diff --git a/test/mpi/test_mpi.cc b/test/mpi/test_mpi.cc
index be3464e0e4..cfbae3a1d6 100644
--- a/test/mpi/test_mpi.cc
+++ b/test/mpi/test_mpi.cc
@@ -246,11 +246,9 @@ void UccTestMpi::destroy_team(ucc_test_team_t &team)
     ucc_status_t status;
 
     team.free_ee();
-    while (UCC_INPROGRESS == (status = ucc_team_destroy(team.team))) {
-        if (UCC_OK != status) {
-            std::cerr << "ucc_team_destroy failed\n";
-            break;
-        }
+    while (UCC_INPROGRESS == (status = ucc_team_destroy(team.team))) {}
+    if (UCC_OK != status) {
+        std::cerr << "ucc_team_destroy failed\n";
     }
     if (team.comm != MPI_COMM_WORLD) {
         MPI_Comm_free(&team.comm);