diff --git a/tests/integration-tests/tests/ultraserver/test_gb200/test_gb200/91_nvidia_imex_prolog.sh b/tests/integration-tests/tests/ultraserver/test_gb200/test_gb200/91_nvidia_imex_prolog.sh
index c1538d6063..dc2540217d 100644
--- a/tests/integration-tests/tests/ultraserver/test_gb200/test_gb200/91_nvidia_imex_prolog.sh
+++ b/tests/integration-tests/tests/ultraserver/test_gb200/test_gb200/91_nvidia_imex_prolog.sh
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env bash
 
 # This prolog script configures the NVIDIA IMEX nodes config file and reloads the nvidia-imex service.
-# This prolog is meant to be run by compute nodes.
+# This prolog is meant to be run by compute nodes with exclusive jobs.
 
 LOG_FILE_PATH="/var/log/parallelcluster/nvidia-imex-prolog.log"
 SCONTROL_CMD="/opt/slurm/bin/scontrol"
@@ -11,8 +11,6 @@ IMEX_STOP_TIMEOUT=15
 ALLOWED_INSTANCE_TYPES="^(p6e-gb200|g5g)"
 IMEX_SERVICE="nvidia-imex"
 
-
-
 function info() {
   echo "$(date "+%Y-%m-%dT%H:%M:%S.%3N") [INFO] [PID:$$] [JOB:${SLURM_JOB_ID}] $1"
 }
@@ -82,47 +80,6 @@ function get_compute_resource_name() {
   echo "${_slurmd_node_name}" | sed -E "s/${_queue_name_prefix}(.+)-[0-9]+$/\1/"
 }
 
-function check_imex_needs_reload() {
-  local _expected_ips=$1
-  local _imex_config_file=$2
-  
-  # First check if IMEX service is running
-  if ! systemctl is-active ${IMEX_SERVICE} &>/dev/null; then
-    info "IMEX service is not running, reload needed"
-    return 0  # Need reload
-  fi
-  
-  # Get current IMEX status
-  local imex_status_output
-  if ! imex_status_output=$(timeout 15 /usr/bin/nvidia-imex-ctl -N -j -c "${_imex_config_file}" 2>/dev/null); then
-    info "Failed to get IMEX status, assuming reload needed"
-    return 0  # Need reload
-  fi
-  
-  # Parse JSON to extract current IPs from IMEX status
-  local current_imex_ips
-  if ! current_imex_ips=$(echo "${imex_status_output}" | jq -r '.nodes | to_entries[].value.host' 2>/dev/null | sort | tr '\n' ' '); then
-    info "Failed to parse IMEX status JSON, assuming reload needed"
-    return 0  # Need reload
-  fi
-  
-  # Convert expected IPs to sorted space-separated string
-  local expected_ips_sorted
-  expected_ips_sorted=$(echo "${_expected_ips}" | tr ',' '\n' | sort | tr '\n' ' ')
-  
-  info "Current IMEX IPs: ${current_imex_ips}"
-  info "Expected IPs: ${expected_ips_sorted}"
-  
-  # Compare IP lists
-  if [[ "${current_imex_ips}" = "${expected_ips_sorted}" ]]; then
-    info "IMEX service running with correct IPs, skipping reload"
-    return 1  # Skip reload
-  else
-    info "IMEX IPs mismatch, reload needed"
-    return 0  # Need reload
-  fi
-}
-
 function write_file() {
   local _file=$1
   local _content=$2
@@ -181,32 +138,7 @@ function reload_imex() {
   # sed -i "s/SERVER_PORT.*/SERVER_PORT=${NEW_SERVER_PORT}/" "${IMEX_MAIN_CONFIG}"
 
   info "Restarting IMEX"
-  if ! timeout ${IMEX_START_TIMEOUT} systemctl start ${IMEX_SERVICE}; then
-    error "IMEX service reload failed"
-    return 1
-  fi
-  
-  return 0
-}
-
-function handle_imex_reload() {
-  local _ips_from_cr=$1
-  local _imex_main_config=$2
-  local _reload_reason=$3
-  local _skip_message=$4
-  local _reload_message=$5
-  
-  info "${_reload_reason}"
-  if check_imex_needs_reload "${_ips_from_cr}" "${_imex_main_config}"; then
-    info "${_reload_message}"
-    if reload_imex; then
-      info "IMEX has been reloaded"
-    else
-      error "Failed to reload IMEX service"
-    fi
-  else
-    info "${_skip_message}"
-  fi
+  timeout ${IMEX_START_TIMEOUT} systemctl start ${IMEX_SERVICE}
 }
 
 function create_default_imex_channel() {
@@ -249,12 +181,10 @@ function create_default_imex_channel() {
   info "IMEX Main Config: ${IMEX_MAIN_CONFIG}"
   info "IMEX Nodes Config: ${IMEX_NODES_CONFIG}"
 
-  info "Checking IMEX nodes config ${IMEX_NODES_CONFIG}"
-  if write_file "${IMEX_NODES_CONFIG}" "${IPS_FROM_CR}"; then
-    handle_imex_reload "${IPS_FROM_CR}" "${IMEX_MAIN_CONFIG}" "IMEX nodes config updated, checking if reload is needed" "IMEX already configured correctly, skipping reload" "IMEX reload needed, restarting service"
-  else
-    handle_imex_reload "${IPS_FROM_CR}" "${IMEX_MAIN_CONFIG}" "IMEX nodes config unchanged, checking if reload is still needed" "IMEX config unchanged and service correctly configured, skipping reload" "IMEX reload needed despite unchanged config, restarting service"
-  fi
+  info "Updating IMEX nodes config ${IMEX_NODES_CONFIG}"
+  write_file "${IMEX_NODES_CONFIG}" "${IPS_FROM_CR}"
+
+  reload_imex
 
   prolog_end