diff --git a/src/ucx_uct_plugin.c b/src/ucx_uct_plugin.c
index f6196ab4..52d1dce3 100644
--- a/src/ucx_uct_plugin.c
+++ b/src/ucx_uct_plugin.c
@@ -309,11 +309,8 @@ static uct_iface_h nccl_uct_resource_iface_open(uct_worker_h worker,
 
   status = uct_iface_open(md, worker, &params, config, &iface);
   uct_config_release(config);
-  if (status != UCS_OK) {
-    WARN("Failed to open iface %s/%s: error %d", tl->tl_name, tl->dev_name,
-         status);
-    return NULL;
-  }
+  UCXCHECK(status, return NULL, "open UCT iface %s/%s",
+           tl->tl_name, tl->dev_name);
 
   uct_iface_progress_enable(iface, UCT_PROGRESS_SEND | UCT_PROGRESS_RECV);