diff --git a/src/graph/connect.cc b/src/graph/connect.cc
index 6db2334183..084a98bc22 100644
--- a/src/graph/connect.cc
+++ b/src/graph/connect.cc
@@ -110,8 +110,8 @@ static ncclResult_t connectRings(struct ncclComm* comm, int* ringRecv, int* ring
         channel1->ring.next = nextRecvRank;
       }
     }
-    INFO(NCCL_GRAPH, "Ring %d : %d -> %d -> %d", c, channel0->ring.prev, comm->rank, channel0->ring.next);
-    INFO(NCCL_GRAPH, "Ring %d : %d -> %d -> %d", c+nChannels, channel1->ring.prev, comm->rank, channel1->ring.next);
+    TRACE(NCCL_GRAPH, "Ring %d : %d -> %d -> %d", c, channel0->ring.prev, comm->rank, channel0->ring.next);
+    TRACE(NCCL_GRAPH, "Ring %d : %d -> %d -> %d", c+nChannels, channel1->ring.prev, comm->rank, channel1->ring.next);
   }
   return ncclSuccess;
 }
@@ -288,6 +288,10 @@ ncclResult_t ncclTopoPostset(struct ncclComm* comm, int* firstRanks, struct nccl
   memcpy(ringPrev+nChannels*nranks, ringPrev, nChannels*nranks*sizeof(int));
   memcpy(ringNext+nChannels*nranks, ringNext, nChannels*nranks*sizeof(int));
 
+  char *str = NULL;
+  NCCLCHECK(parseChordalRing(comm->topo, &str));
+  int end = std::min((int)ncclMaxNchannels(), (str ? nChannels*3 : ncclMinNchannels()));
+
   // Duplication should be complete now
   nChannels = comm->nChannels = std::min(MAXCHANNELS,nChannels*2);
 
@@ -295,7 +299,7 @@ ncclResult_t ncclTopoPostset(struct ncclComm* comm, int* firstRanks, struct nccl
   // We permit combining max, then min, to only use the first channels, then duplicate them.
   nChannels = comm->nChannels = std::min((int)ncclMaxNchannels(), nChannels);
   int c;
-  for (c=nChannels; c<ncclMinNchannels(); c++) {
+  for (c=nChannels; c<end; c++) {
     memcpy(ringPrev+c*nranks, ringPrev+(c-nChannels)*nranks, nranks*sizeof(int));
     memcpy(ringNext+c*nranks, ringNext+(c-nChannels)*nranks, nranks*sizeof(int));
     memcpy(comm->channels+c, comm->channels+c-nChannels, sizeof(struct ncclChannel));
diff --git a/src/graph/search.cc b/src/graph/search.cc
index cedf71522d..4b35d7cf21 100644
--- a/src/graph/search.cc
+++ b/src/graph/search.cc
@@ -714,7 +714,7 @@ end:
   return ncclSuccess;
 }
 
-static void parseChordalRing(struct ncclTopoSystem* system, char **str) {
+ncclResult_t parseChordalRing(struct ncclTopoSystem* system, char **str) {
   static const char *ringBase = "0 6 7 4 5 3 2 1|0 5 6 3 7 1 4 2|0 4 6 2 7 5 1 3|0 1 2 3 5 4 7 6|0 2 4 1 7 3 6 5|0 3 1 5 7 2 6 4";
   static char ringRemap[256];
   int id[8], dist[8];
@@ -723,7 +723,7 @@ static void parseChordalRing(struct ncclTopoSystem* system, char **str) {
   int ngpus = system->nodes[GPU].count;
   // single node CR8G only
   if (ngpus != 8 || system->nodes[NET].count != 0)
-    return;
+    return ncclSuccess;
   // validate chordal ring and calculate distance
   for (i=0; i<ngpus; i++) {
     struct ncclTopoNode* node = system->nodes[GPU].nodes+i;
@@ -741,7 +741,7 @@ static void parseChordalRing(struct ncclTopoSystem* system, char **str) {
       count ++;
     }
     if(count != ngpus-2 || sum < 0 || sum > ngpus-1) {
-      return;
+      return ncclSuccess;
     }
     dist[i] = sum;
   }
@@ -766,7 +766,7 @@ static void parseChordalRing(struct ncclTopoSystem* system, char **str) {
   ringRemap[i] = 0;
   *str = ringRemap;
   INFO(NCCL_GRAPH, "Use chordal ring: %s", ringRemap);
-  return;
+  return ncclSuccess;
 }
 
 #if defined(__HIP_PLATFORM_HCC__) || defined(__HCC__) || defined(__HIPCC__)
@@ -799,7 +799,7 @@ ncclResult_t ncclTopoCompute(ncclTopoSystem* system, struct ncclTopoGraph* graph
     if (graph->nChannels > 0) return ncclSuccess;
   }
 
-  if (!str) parseChordalRing(system, &str);
+  if (!str) NCCLCHECK(parseChordalRing(system, &str));
   if (str) {
     NCCLCHECK(parseGraph(str, &graph->nChannels, ngpus, graph->intra));
     for (int i=0; i<graph->nChannels*ngpus; i++) {
diff --git a/src/include/graph.h b/src/include/graph.h
index 70117d5e91..f4d623584b 100644
--- a/src/include/graph.h
+++ b/src/include/graph.h
@@ -101,4 +101,6 @@ ncclResult_t ncclTopoTuneModel(struct ncclComm* comm, int minCompCap, int maxCom
 #include "info.h"
 ncclResult_t ncclTopoGetAlgoTime(struct ncclInfo* info, int algorithm, int protocol, float* time);
 
+ncclResult_t parseChordalRing(struct ncclTopoSystem* system, char **str);
+
 #endif
diff --git a/src/init.cc b/src/init.cc
index 70e51216a5..82a4c8ed96 100644
--- a/src/init.cc
+++ b/src/init.cc
@@ -870,6 +870,7 @@ static ncclResult_t initTransportsRank(struct ncclComm* comm, ncclUniqueId* comm
     snprintf(line+strlen(line), 1023-strlen(line), " [%d] %d/%d/%d->%d->%d|%d->%d->%d/%d/%d",
         c, treeUp->down[0], treeUp->down[1], treeUp->down[2], rank, treeUp->up,
         treeDn->up, rank, treeDn->down[0], treeDn->down[1], treeDn->down[2]);
+    INFO(NCCL_GRAPH, "Ring %d : %d -> %d -> %d", c, comm->channels[c].ring.prev, comm->rank, comm->channels[c].ring.next);
   }
   line[1023] = '\0';
   INFO(NCCL_INIT, "Trees%s", line);
diff --git a/tools/topo_expl/utils.cpp b/tools/topo_expl/utils.cpp
index 02afeeca0f..6324828134 100644
--- a/tools/topo_expl/utils.cpp
+++ b/tools/topo_expl/utils.cpp
@@ -448,6 +448,7 @@ ncclResult_t initTransportsRank_3(struct ncclComm* comm, struct allGather3Data_t
     snprintf(line+strlen(line), 1023-strlen(line), " [%d] %d/%d/%d->%d->%d|%d->%d->%d/%d/%d",
         c, treeUp->down[0], treeUp->down[1], treeUp->down[2], rank, treeUp->up,
         treeDn->up, rank, treeDn->down[0], treeDn->down[1], treeDn->down[2]);
+    INFO(NCCL_GRAPH, "Ring %d : %d -> %d -> %d", c, comm->channels[c].ring.prev, comm->rank, comm->channels[c].ring.next);
   }
   line[1023] = '\0';
   INFO(NCCL_INIT, "Trees%s", line);