diff --git a/tests/allgather_test.cu b/tests/allgather_test.cu
index 06ec90c3..fc9e921c 100644
--- a/tests/allgather_test.cu
+++ b/tests/allgather_test.cu
@@ -59,18 +59,23 @@ __global__ void kernel(int rank, int world_size, int nelemsPerGPU)
   }
 
   // Each warp receives data from different ranks
-#if 0
+#if 1
   // get a thread-local trigger and a request for waiting on it
   mscclppTrigger_t trig;
   mscclppRequest_t req = devConn.fifo.getTrigger(&trig);
 
   // Trigger sending data, flag and synchronize after
-  devConn.fifo.setTrigger(trig, mscclppFlag | mscclppData | mscclppSync, rank * nelemsPerGPU * sizeof(int), nelemsPerGPU*sizeof(int));
+  devConn.fifo.setTrigger(trig, mscclppData, rank * nelemsPerGPU * sizeof(int), nelemsPerGPU*sizeof(int));
+  // we cannot reuse buffer and flag until the request is completed
+
+  req = devConn.fifo.getTrigger(&trig);
+
+  // Trigger sending data, flag and synchronize after
+  devConn.fifo.setTrigger(trig, mscclppFlag | mscclppSync, rank * nelemsPerGPU * sizeof(int), nelemsPerGPU*sizeof(int));
   // we cannot reuse buffer and flag until the request is completed
 
   // Wait on the request to make sure it is safe to reuse buffer and flag
   devConn.fifo.waitTrigger(req);
-
   // Wait for receiving data from remote rank
   while (*proxyFlag == baseFlag);
 #else