diff --git a/test/mscclpp-test/common.cc b/test/mscclpp-test/common.cc
index 9c52f9f4a..899823f7d 100644
--- a/test/mscclpp-test/common.cc
+++ b/test/mscclpp-test/common.cc
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@
 #include <fstream>
 #include <iomanip>
 #include <iostream>
+#include <mscclpp/core.hpp>
 #include <mscclpp/utils.hpp>
 #include <nlohmann/json.hpp>
 #include <sstream>
@@ -399,7 +400,8 @@ void BaseTestEngine::setupMeshConnectionsInternal(
 void BaseTestEngine::setupMeshConnections(std::vector<DeviceHandle<mscclpp::SimpleProxyChannel>>& proxyChannels,
                                           void* inputBuff, size_t inputBuffBytes, void* outputBuff,
                                           size_t outputBuffBytes, SetupChannelFunc setupChannel) {
-  const mscclpp::TransportFlags allTransports = mscclpp::Transport::CudaIpc | IBs[args_.gpuNum];
+  mscclpp::TransportFlags allTransports = mscclpp::Transport::CudaIpc;
+  if (mscclpp::getIBDeviceCount() > 0) allTransports |= IBs[args_.gpuNum];
   mscclpp::RegisteredMemory inputBufRegMem = comm_->registerMemory(inputBuff, inputBuffBytes, allTransports);
   mscclpp::RegisteredMemory outputBufRegMem;
   if (outputBuff) {
@@ -429,7 +431,8 @@ void BaseTestEngine::setupMeshConnections(std::vector<DeviceHandle<mscclpp::Simp
 void BaseTestEngine::setupMeshConnections(std::vector<mscclpp::SmChannel>& smChannels, void* inputBuff,
                                           size_t inputBuffBytes, void* outputBuff, size_t outputBuffBytes,
                                           ChannelSemantic semantic, size_t nChannelPerConnection) {
-  const mscclpp::TransportFlags allTransports = mscclpp::Transport::CudaIpc | IBs[args_.gpuNum];
+  mscclpp::TransportFlags allTransports = mscclpp::Transport::CudaIpc;
+  if (mscclpp::getIBDeviceCount() > 0) allTransports |= IBs[args_.gpuNum];
   mscclpp::RegisteredMemory inputBufRegMem = comm_->registerMemory(inputBuff, inputBuffBytes, allTransports);
   mscclpp::RegisteredMemory getPacketBufRegMem;
   mscclpp::RegisteredMemory outputBufRegMem;
@@ -469,7 +472,8 @@ void BaseTestEngine::setupMeshConnections(std::vector<mscclpp::SmChannel>& smCha
                                           void* inputBuff, size_t inputBuffBytes, void* putPacketBuff,
                                           size_t putPacketBuffBytes, void* getPacketBuff, size_t getPacketBuffBytes,
                                           void* outputBuff, size_t outputBuffBytes) {
-  const mscclpp::TransportFlags allTransports = mscclpp::Transport::CudaIpc | IBs[args_.gpuNum];
+  mscclpp::TransportFlags allTransports = mscclpp::Transport::CudaIpc;
+  if (mscclpp::getIBDeviceCount() > 0) allTransports |= IBs[args_.gpuNum];
   mscclpp::RegisteredMemory inputBufRegMem = comm_->registerMemory(inputBuff, inputBuffBytes, allTransports);
   mscclpp::RegisteredMemory putPacketBufRegMem;
   mscclpp::RegisteredMemory getPacketBufRegMem;