diff --git a/include/ofi_coll.h b/include/ofi_coll.h
index d6532f0dd7d..f5f8d103f86 100644
--- a/include/ofi_coll.h
+++ b/include/ofi_coll.h
@@ -162,4 +162,8 @@ struct util_coll_operation {
 	uint64_t			flags;
 };
 
+int coll_cq_init(struct fid_domain *domain, struct fi_cq_attr *attr,
+			struct fid_cq **cq_fid, ofi_cq_progress_func progress,
+			void *context);
+
 #endif // _OFI_COLL_H_
diff --git a/prov/coll/src/coll_cq.c b/prov/coll/src/coll_cq.c
index 3c279b5113e..cadf5783cf9 100644
--- a/prov/coll/src/coll_cq.c
+++ b/prov/coll/src/coll_cq.c
@@ -68,18 +68,32 @@ static struct fi_ops_cq coll_cq_ops = {
 
 int coll_cq_open(struct fid_domain *domain, struct fi_cq_attr *attr,
 		 struct fid_cq **cq_fid, void *context)
+{
+	return coll_cq_init(domain, attr, cq_fid, &ofi_cq_progress, context);
+}
+
+int coll_cq_init(struct fid_domain *domain,
+		struct fi_cq_attr *attr, struct fid_cq **cq_fid,
+		ofi_cq_progress_func progress, void *context)
 {
 	struct coll_cq *cq;
 	struct fi_peer_cq_context *peer_context = context;
 	int ret;
 
+	const struct coll_domain *coll_domain;
+	const struct fi_provider* provider;
+
+	coll_domain = container_of(domain, struct coll_domain, util_domain.domain_fid.fid);
+	provider = coll_domain->util_domain.fabric->prov;
+
+
 	if (!attr || !(attr->flags & FI_PEER)) {
-		FI_WARN(&coll_prov, FI_LOG_CORE, "FI_PEER flag required\n");
+		FI_WARN(provider, FI_LOG_CORE, "FI_PEER flag required\n");
                 return -EINVAL;
 	}
 
 	if (!peer_context || peer_context->size < sizeof(*peer_context)) {
-		FI_WARN(&coll_prov, FI_LOG_CORE, "invalid peer CQ context\n");
+		FI_WARN(provider, FI_LOG_CORE, "invalid peer CQ context\n");
                 return -EINVAL;
 	}
 
@@ -89,7 +103,7 @@ int coll_cq_open(struct fid_domain *domain, struct fi_cq_attr *attr,
 
 	cq->peer_cq = peer_context->cq;
 
-	ret = ofi_cq_init(&coll_prov, domain, attr, &cq->util_cq, &ofi_cq_progress,
+	ret = ofi_cq_init(provider, domain, attr, &cq->util_cq, &ofi_cq_progress,
 			  context);
 	if (ret)
 		goto err;