diff --git a/ompi/mca/coll/libnbc/coll_libnbc_component.c b/ompi/mca/coll/libnbc/coll_libnbc_component.c
index a91492f337..bcb0e06c2d 100644
--- a/ompi/mca/coll/libnbc/coll_libnbc_component.c
+++ b/ompi/mca/coll/libnbc/coll_libnbc_component.c
@@ -427,6 +427,7 @@ ompi_coll_libnbc_progress(void)
 {
     ompi_coll_libnbc_request_t* request, *next;
     int res;
+    int completed = 0;
 
     if (0 == opal_list_get_size (&mca_coll_libnbc_component.active_requests)) {
         /* no requests -- nothing to do. do not grab a lock */
@@ -464,6 +465,7 @@ ompi_coll_libnbc_progress(void)
                 if(!request->super.super.req_persistent || !REQUEST_COMPLETE(&request->super.super)) {
             	    ompi_request_complete(&request->super.super, true);
                 }
+                completed++;
             }
             OPAL_THREAD_LOCK(&mca_coll_libnbc_component.lock);
         }
@@ -471,7 +473,7 @@ ompi_coll_libnbc_progress(void)
     }
     OPAL_THREAD_UNLOCK(&mca_coll_libnbc_component.lock);
 
-    return 0;
+    return completed;
 }
 
 
diff --git a/ompi/mca/mtl/psm2/mtl_psm2.c b/ompi/mca/mtl/psm2/mtl_psm2.c
index 4b5fc9cfd9..50f0d96fbc 100644
--- a/ompi/mca/mtl/psm2/mtl_psm2.c
+++ b/ompi/mca/mtl/psm2/mtl_psm2.c
@@ -403,7 +403,7 @@ int ompi_mtl_psm2_progress( void ) {
     mca_mtl_psm2_request_t* mtl_psm2_request;
     psm2_mq_status2_t psm2_status;
     psm2_mq_req_t req;
-    int completed = 1;
+    int completed = 0;
 
     do {
         OPAL_THREAD_LOCK(&mtl_psm2_mq_mutex);
diff --git a/ompi/mca/osc/pt2pt/osc_pt2pt_component.c b/ompi/mca/osc/pt2pt/osc_pt2pt_component.c
index 2ef298fdbc..69aab825aa 100644
--- a/ompi/mca/osc/pt2pt/osc_pt2pt_component.c
+++ b/ompi/mca/osc/pt2pt/osc_pt2pt_component.c
@@ -153,6 +153,7 @@ static int component_register (void)
 
 static int component_progress (void)
 {
+    int completed = 0;
     int pending_count = opal_list_get_size (&mca_osc_pt2pt_component.pending_operations);
     int recv_count = opal_list_get_size (&mca_osc_pt2pt_component.pending_receives);
     ompi_osc_pt2pt_pending_t *pending, *next;
@@ -167,6 +168,7 @@ static int component_progress (void)
             }
 
             (void) ompi_osc_pt2pt_process_receive (recv);
+            completed++;
         }
     }
 
@@ -194,12 +196,13 @@ static int component_progress (void)
             if (OMPI_SUCCESS == ret) {
                 opal_list_remove_item (&mca_osc_pt2pt_component.pending_operations, &pending->super);
                 OBJ_RELEASE(pending);
+                completed++;
             }
         }
         OPAL_THREAD_UNLOCK(&mca_osc_pt2pt_component.pending_operations_lock);
     }
 
-    return 1;
+    return completed;
 }
 
 static int
diff --git a/ompi/mca/pml/ucx/pml_ucx.c b/ompi/mca/pml/ucx/pml_ucx.c
index 5228f4e9ab..7c7162f7fe 100644
--- a/ompi/mca/pml/ucx/pml_ucx.c
+++ b/ompi/mca/pml/ucx/pml_ucx.c
@@ -514,8 +514,7 @@ int mca_pml_ucx_enable(bool enable)
 
 int mca_pml_ucx_progress(void)
 {
-    ucp_worker_progress(ompi_pml_ucx.ucp_worker);
-    return OMPI_SUCCESS;
+    return ucp_worker_progress(ompi_pml_ucx.ucp_worker);
 }
 
 int mca_pml_ucx_add_comm(struct ompi_communicator_t* comm)
diff --git a/ompi/request/grequestx.c b/ompi/request/grequestx.c
index f9d16e3e59..9b4d06623f 100644
--- a/ompi/request/grequestx.c
+++ b/ompi/request/grequestx.c
@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@ static opal_mutex_t lock;
 
 static int grequestx_progress(void) {
     ompi_grequest_t *request, *next;
+    int completed = 0;
 
     OPAL_THREAD_LOCK(&lock);
     if (!in_progress) {
@@ -47,6 +48,7 @@ static int grequestx_progress(void) {
                 OPAL_THREAD_LOCK(&lock);
                 opal_list_remove_item(&requests, &request->greq_base.super.super);
                 OPAL_THREAD_UNLOCK(&lock);
+                completed++;
             }
             OPAL_THREAD_LOCK(&lock);
         }
@@ -54,7 +56,7 @@ static int grequestx_progress(void) {
     }
     OPAL_THREAD_UNLOCK(&lock);
 
-    return OMPI_SUCCESS;
+    return completed;
 }
 
 int ompi_grequestx_start(
diff --git a/opal/mca/btl/uct/btl_uct_component.c b/opal/mca/btl/uct/btl_uct_component.c
index 5088ad67e5..2fa8ea7b1b 100644
--- a/opal/mca/btl/uct/btl_uct_component.c
+++ b/opal/mca/btl/uct/btl_uct_component.c
@@ -563,6 +563,7 @@ static int mca_btl_uct_tl_progress (mca_btl_uct_tl_t *tl, int starting_index)
 static int mca_btl_uct_component_progress_pending (mca_btl_uct_module_t *uct_btl)
 {
     mca_btl_uct_base_frag_t *frag, *next;
+    int completed = 0;
     size_t count;
 
     if (0 == (count = opal_list_get_size (&uct_btl->pending_frags))) {
@@ -579,11 +580,13 @@ static int mca_btl_uct_component_progress_pending (mca_btl_uct_module_t *uct_btl
 
         if (OPAL_SUCCESS > mca_btl_uct_send_frag (uct_btl, frag, false)) {
             opal_list_prepend (&uct_btl->pending_frags, (opal_list_item_t *) frag);
+        } else {
+            completed++;
         }
     }
     OPAL_THREAD_UNLOCK(&uct_btl->lock);
 
-    return OPAL_SUCCESS;
+    return completed;
 }
 
 /**