diff --git a/src/opr-mm/impl/megray_helper.cpp b/src/opr-mm/impl/megray_helper.cpp
index b491d3f2403db1198d2a363e0a3f529f6beb6308..2465f7f5427b7cf46ec83966645e70a888e1362c 100644
--- a/src/opr-mm/impl/megray_helper.cpp
+++ b/src/opr-mm/impl/megray_helper.cpp
@@ -14,19 +14,35 @@
 using namespace mgb;
 using namespace opr;
 
+bool MegRayCommunicatorBuilder::find(uint64_t hash, std::shared_ptr<MegRay::Communicator>& comm) {
+    std::unique_lock<std::mutex> lk(m_mtx);
+    auto it = m_megray_comms.find(hash);
+    if (it != m_megray_comms.end()) {
+        comm = it->second;
+        return true;
+    }
+    return false;
+}
+
+void MegRayCommunicatorBuilder::emplace(uint64_t hash,
+        std::shared_ptr<MegRay::Communicator> comm) {
+    std::unique_lock<std::mutex> lk(m_mtx);
+    m_megray_comms.emplace(hash, comm);
+}
+
 std::shared_ptr<MegRay::Communicator> MegRayCommunicatorBuilder::get_megray_comm(
         uint64_t hash, std::string key, uint32_t size, uint32_t rank,
         MegRay::Backend backend,
         std::shared_ptr<mgb::opr::GroupClient> group_client) {
-    auto it = m_megray_comms.find(hash);
-    if (it == m_megray_comms.end()) {
-        auto comm = MegRay::get_communicator(size, rank, backend);
+    std::shared_ptr<MegRay::Communicator> comm;
+    if (!find(hash, comm)) {
+        comm = MegRay::get_communicator(size, rank, backend);
         auto uid = comm->get_uid();
         auto uids = group_client->gather_uid(uid, key, size, rank);
-        comm->init(uids);
-        m_megray_comms.emplace(hash, std::move(comm));
+        mgb_assert(comm->init(uids) == MegRay::Status::MEGRAY_OK);
+        emplace(hash, comm);
     }
-    return m_megray_comms[hash];
+    return comm;
 }
 
 MGB_TYPEINFO_OBJ_IMPL(MegRayCommunicatorBuilder);
diff --git a/src/opr-mm/include/megbrain/opr/megray_helper.h b/src/opr-mm/include/megbrain/opr/megray_helper.h
index 53dae9e47cb8cb9ee5f76f23a756a0e83dbbf5dd..255af039d71a1d1553998e500cb27d317276daf3 100644
--- a/src/opr-mm/include/megbrain/opr/megray_helper.h
+++ b/src/opr-mm/include/megbrain/opr/megray_helper.h
@@ -11,6 +11,8 @@
 
 #pragma once
 
+#include <mutex>
+
 #include "megbrain/utils/metahelper.h"
 #include "megbrain/opr/group_manager.h"
 #include "megray.h"
@@ -25,7 +27,11 @@ class MegRayCommunicatorBuilder final : public mgb::UserDataContainer::UserData
     MGB_TYPEINFO_OBJ_DECL;
 
     private:
+        bool find(uint64_t hash, std::shared_ptr<MegRay::Communicator>& comm);
+        void emplace(uint64_t hash, std::shared_ptr<MegRay::Communicator> comm);
+
         std::unordered_map<uint64_t, std::shared_ptr<MegRay::Communicator>> m_megray_comms;
+        std::mutex m_mtx;
 
     public:
         std::shared_ptr<MegRay::Communicator> get_megray_comm(