diff --git a/confluent_osdeploy/genesis/initramfs/opt/confluent/bin/rungenesis b/confluent_osdeploy/genesis/initramfs/opt/confluent/bin/rungenesis
index c81a5b86..b0d85830 100644
--- a/confluent_osdeploy/genesis/initramfs/opt/confluent/bin/rungenesis
+++ b/confluent_osdeploy/genesis/initramfs/opt/confluent/bin/rungenesis
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ PermitRootLogin yes
 AuthorizedKeysFile      .ssh/authorized_keys
 EOF
 modprobe ib_ipoib
+modprobe ib_umad
 modprobe hfi1
 modprobe mlx5_ib
 mkdir ~/.ssh