diff --git a/projects/rccl/src/enqueue.cc b/projects/rccl/src/enqueue.cc
index 9dc9a7cd44..d136768397 100644
--- a/projects/rccl/src/enqueue.cc
+++ b/projects/rccl/src/enqueue.cc
@@ -805,6 +805,12 @@ static ncclResult_t scheduleCollTasksToPlan(
         }
         proxyOp->channelId = c;
         proxyOp->opCount = proxyOpId;
+        proxyOp->connIndex = 0;
+        if (task->protocol == NCCL_PROTO_SIMPLE && task->algorithm == NCCL_ALGO_RING) {
+          if (comm->useIntraNet && nBytes > rcclParamIntraNetThreshold()) {
+            proxyOp->connIndex = NCCL_CONN_IDX_P2P_NET;
+          }
+        }
         addWorkBatchToPlan(comm, plan, c, workNode->workType, task->devFuncId, plan->workBytes);
         NCCLCHECK(addProxyOpIfNeeded(comm, plan, proxyOp));
       }
@@ -1992,13 +1998,6 @@ static ncclResult_t calcCollChunking(
     }
   }
 
-  proxyOp->connIndex = 0;
-  if (info->protocol == NCCL_PROTO_SIMPLE && info->algorithm == NCCL_ALGO_RING) {
-    if (comm->useIntraNet && nBytes > rcclParamIntraNetThreshold()) {
-      proxyOp->connIndex = NCCL_CONN_IDX_P2P_NET;
-    }
-  }
-
   *outChunkSize = chunkSize;
   return ncclSuccess;
 }
diff --git a/projects/rccl/src/init.cc b/projects/rccl/src/init.cc
index f990efc04b..c4b0c06e3d 100644
--- a/projects/rccl/src/init.cc
+++ b/projects/rccl/src/init.cc
@@ -1631,6 +1631,17 @@ static ncclResult_t initTransportsRank(struct ncclComm* comm, struct ncclComm* p
     }
     NCCLCHECKGOTO(ncclTransportRingConnect(comm), ret, fail);
 
+    // Connect NET for intranode use
+    if (comm->graphs[NCCL_ALGO_RING].nIntraChannels && rcclParamP2pNetDisable() == 0) {
+      comm->useIntraNet = 1;
+      for (int c = 0; c < comm->nChannels; c++) {
+        struct ncclChannel* channel = comm->channels+c;
+        if (comm->nRanks == 1) continue;
+        NCCLCHECKGOTO(ncclTransportP2pConnect(comm, c, 1, &channel->ring.prev, 1, &channel->ring.next, NCCL_CONN_IDX_P2P_NET), ret, fail);
+      }
+      NCCLCHECKGOTO(ncclTransportP2pSetup(comm, &comm->graphs[NCCL_ALGO_RING], NCCL_CONN_IDX_P2P_NET), ret, fail);
+    }
+
     // Connect Trees
     NCCLCHECKGOTO(ncclTransportTreeConnect(comm), ret, fail);