diff --git a/Jenkinsfile b/Jenkinsfile
index 4536019bc48..a32526b0d1b 100644
--- a/Jenkinsfile
+++ b/Jenkinsfile
@@ -1223,7 +1223,10 @@ pipeline {
                             functionalTest(
                                 inst_repos: daosRepos(),
                                 inst_rpms: functionalPackages(1, next_version, 'client-tests-openmpi'),
-                                test_function: 'runTestFunctionalV2'))
+                                test_function: 'runTestFunctionalV2',
+                                ftest_arg: getFunctionalArgs(
+                                    pragma_suffix: '-hw-medium-ucx-provider',
+                                    provider: cachedCommitPragma('Test-provider-ucx', 'ucx+ud_x'))['ftest_arg']))
                     }
                     post {
                         always {
diff --git a/src/tests/ftest/util/network_utils.py b/src/tests/ftest/util/network_utils.py
index f9e9ad82d95..de940ed835c 100644
--- a/src/tests/ftest/util/network_utils.py
+++ b/src/tests/ftest/util/network_utils.py
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 """
-  (C) Copyright 2022-2023 Intel Corporation.
+  (C) Copyright 2022-2024 Intel Corporation.
 
   SPDX-License-Identifier: BSD-2-Clause-Patent
 """
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
     "ofi+cxi",
     "ofi+verbs;ofi_rxm",
     "ucx+dc_x",
+    "ucx+ud_x",
     "ofi+tcp;ofi_rxm",
     "ofi+opx"
 )