diff --git a/src/components/tl/ucp/allgather/allgather_knomial.c b/src/components/tl/ucp/allgather/allgather_knomial.c
index 360f510a65..f33f668109 100644
--- a/src/components/tl/ucp/allgather/allgather_knomial.c
+++ b/src/components/tl/ucp/allgather/allgather_knomial.c
@@ -60,6 +60,14 @@ void ucc_tl_ucp_allgather_knomial_progress(ucc_coll_task_t *coll_task)
     ucc_status_t           status;
     size_t                 extra_count;
 
+    uint32_t USE_CUDA = UCC_TL_UCP_TEAM_LIB(team)->cfg.allgather_use_cuda;
+    if(!USE_CUDA){
+        if (UCC_INPROGRESS == ucc_tl_ucp_test(task)){
+            // should I use ucc_tl_ucp_test_with_etasks ?
+            return;
+        }
+    }
+
     EXEC_TASK_TEST(UCC_KN_PHASE_INIT, "failed during ee task test",
                    task->allgather_kn.etask);
     task->allgather_kn.etask = NULL;
@@ -210,23 +218,29 @@ ucc_status_t ucc_tl_ucp_allgather_knomial_start(ucc_coll_task_t *coll_task)
                                &task->allgather_kn.p);
         offset = ucc_buffer_block_offset(args->dst.info.count, size, rank) *
                  ucc_dt_size(args->dst.info.datatype);
-        if (!UCC_IS_INPLACE(*args)) {
-            status = ucc_coll_task_get_executor(&task->super, &exec);
-            if (ucc_unlikely(status != UCC_OK)) {
-                task->super.status = status;
-                return status;
-            }
-            eargs.task_type = UCC_EE_EXECUTOR_TASK_COPY;
-            eargs.copy.dst  = PTR_OFFSET(args->dst.info.buffer, offset);
-            eargs.copy.src  = args->src.info.buffer;
-            eargs.copy.len  = args->src.info.count *
-                              ucc_dt_size(args->src.info.datatype);
-            status = ucc_ee_executor_task_post(exec, &eargs,
-                                               &task->allgather_kn.etask);
-            if (ucc_unlikely(status != UCC_OK)) {
-                task->super.status = status;
-                return status;
-            }
+        if(USE_CUDA){
+        status = ucc_coll_task_get_executor(&task->super, &exec);
+        if (ucc_unlikely(status != UCC_OK)) {
+            task->super.status = status;
+            return status;
+        }
+        eargs.task_type = UCC_EE_EXECUTOR_TASK_COPY;
+        eargs.copy.dst  = PTR_OFFSET(args->dst.info.buffer, offset);
+        eargs.copy.src  = args->src.info.buffer;
+        eargs.copy.len  = args->src.info.count *
+                        ucc_dt_size(args->src.info.datatype);
+        status = ucc_ee_executor_task_post(exec, &eargs,
+                                        &task->allgather_kn.etask);
+        if (ucc_unlikely(status != UCC_OK)) {
+            task->super.status = status;
+            return status;
+        }
+        } else {
+            /*Loopback*/
+            UCPCHECK_GOTO(ucc_tl_ucp_send_nb(args->src.info.buffer, args->src.info.count * ucc_dt_size(args->src.info.datatype),
+                            args->src.info.mem_type, rank, team, task),task, out);
+            UCPCHECK_GOTO(ucc_tl_ucp_recv_nb(PTR_OFFSET(args->dst.info.buffer, offset), args->src.info.count * ucc_dt_size(args->src.info.datatype),
+                            args->dst.info.mem_type, rank, team, task),task, out);
         }
     } else {
         ucc_kn_agx_pattern_init(size, rank, radix, args->dst.info.count,
@@ -430,6 +444,8 @@ ucc_status_t ucc_tl_ucp_allgather_knomial_init_r(
     task->super.post           = ucc_tl_ucp_allgather_knomial_start;
     task->super.progress       = ucc_tl_ucp_allgather_knomial_progress;
     task->super.finalize       = ucc_tl_ucp_allgather_knomial_finalize;
+    # trigger_post
+    # trigger_progress
     status = register_memory(&task->super);
     if (status < 0){
         tl_error(UCC_TASK_LIB(task),