diff --git a/examples/train_homogeneous_graph_basic.py b/examples/train_homogeneous_graph_basic.py
index 9b7ed9d..14551a3 100644
--- a/examples/train_homogeneous_graph_basic.py
+++ b/examples/train_homogeneous_graph_basic.py
@@ -113,7 +113,8 @@ def main():
                          args.world_size,
                          master_ip_address,
                          args.backend)
-
+    sar.start_comm_thread()
+    
     # Load DGL partition data
     partition_data = sar.load_dgl_partition_data(
         args.partitioning_json_file, args.rank, device)
diff --git a/examples/train_homogeneous_graph_basic_single-node.py b/examples/train_homogeneous_graph_basic_single-node.py
index f8c57dc..dca186f 100644
--- a/examples/train_homogeneous_graph_basic_single-node.py
+++ b/examples/train_homogeneous_graph_basic_single-node.py
@@ -47,6 +47,8 @@
 parser.add_argument('--ip-file', default='./ip_file', type=str,
                     help='File with ip-address. Worker 0 creates this file and all others read it ')
 
+parser.add_argument('--shared-file', default='./shared_file', type=str,
+                    help='Path to a file required by torch.dist for inter-process communication')
 
 parser.add_argument('--backend', default='nccl', type=str, choices=['ccl', 'nccl', 'mpi'],
                     help='Communication backend to use '
@@ -243,7 +245,7 @@ def run(args, rank, lock, barrier):
     master_ip_address = sar.nfs_ip_init(rank, args.ip_file)
     sar.initialize_comms(rank,
                          args.world_size, master_ip_address,
-                         args.backend)
+                         args.backend, args.shared_file, barrier)
 
     lock.acquire()
     print("Node {} Lock Acquired".format(rank))
diff --git a/sar/comm.py b/sar/comm.py
index 6e23fb5..c427e2e 100644
--- a/sar/comm.py
+++ b/sar/comm.py
@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@
 from torch import Tensor
 from .config import Config
 from .common_tuples import SocketInfo
+from multiprocessing import Barrier
 
 logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
 logger.addHandler(logging.NullHandler())
@@ -129,7 +130,8 @@ def nfs_ip_init(_rank: int, ip_file: str) -> str:
 
 
 def initialize_comms(_rank: int, _world_size: int, master_ip_address: str,
-                     backend: str, _comm_device: Optional[torch.device] = None,
+                     backend: str, shared_file: str = None, barrier: Barrier = None, 
+                     _comm_device: Optional[torch.device] = None,
                      master_port_number: int = 12345):
     """
     Initialize Pytorch's communication library
@@ -142,6 +144,10 @@ def initialize_comms(_rank: int, _world_size: int, master_ip_address: str,
     :type master_ip_address: str
     :param backend: Backend to use. Can be ccl, nccl, mpi or gloo
     :type backend: str
+    :param shared_file: Path to a file required by torch.dist for inter-process communication
+    :type shared_file: str
+    :param barrier: Barrier for synchronizing processes
+    :type barrier: Barrier
     :param _comm_device:  The device on which the tensors should be on in order to transmit them\
     through the backend. If not provided, the device is infered based on the backend type
     :type _comm_device: torch.device
@@ -193,8 +199,31 @@ def initialize_comms(_rank: int, _world_size: int, master_ip_address: str,
         os.environ['I_MPI_COMM_WORLD'] = str(_world_size)
         os.environ['I_MPI_COMM_RANK'] = str(_rank)
         try:
-            dist.init_process_group(
-                backend=backend, rank=_rank, world_size=_world_size)
+            if shared_file is None and barrier is None:
+                dist.init_process_group(
+                    backend=backend, rank=_rank, world_size=_world_size)
+            elif shared_file is not None and barrier is not None:
+                    if not os.path.isabs(shared_file):
+                        current_dir = os.getcwd()
+                        shared_file = os.path.join(current_dir, shared_file)
+
+                    try:
+                        os.remove(shared_file)
+                    except FileNotFoundError as e:
+                        ...
+
+                    barrier.wait()
+                    prefix = "file://"
+                    shared_file = prefix + shared_file
+                    dist.init_process_group(
+                        backend=backend, rank=_rank, world_size=_world_size, 
+                        init_method=shared_file)
+            else:
+                logger.error("SAR sar.initialize_comms shared_file and barrier should "
+                             "either both be None or both have a value. Received"
+                             "shared_file {}, barrier {}".format(shared_file, barrier))
+                raise    
+
         except:
             logger.error("SAR was unable to initialize torch.distributed process group. "
                          "You can try to do it manually before calling sar.initialize_comms")