diff --git a/deepspeed/utils/comms_logging.py b/deepspeed/utils/comms_logging.py
index 4532ac34e7be..32ecff8bf9cc 100644
--- a/deepspeed/utils/comms_logging.py
+++ b/deepspeed/utils/comms_logging.py
@@ -91,7 +91,7 @@ def start_profiling_comms(self):
         self.prof_all = True
 
     def stop_profiling_comms(self):
-        self.prof_all = True
+        self.prof_all = False
 
     # E.g. start_profiling_op('all_reduce')
     def start_profiling_op(self, op_name_list):
diff --git a/tests/unit/comm/test_comms_logger.py b/tests/unit/comm/test_comms_logger.py
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..ef4d77b66de3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/unit/comm/test_comms_logger.py
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+# Copyright (c) DeepSpeed Team.
+# SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
+
+# DeepSpeed Team
+
+from deepspeed.utils.comms_logging import CommsLogger
+
+
+def test_stop_profiling_comms_disables_prof_all():
+    # start_profiling_comms()/stop_profiling_comms() toggle the global comm
+    # profiling flag prof_all. stop_profiling_comms() must clear it; otherwise
+    # global comm profiling can never be turned off once it has been started.
+    comms_logger = CommsLogger()
+
+    comms_logger.start_profiling_comms()
+    assert comms_logger.prof_all is True
+
+    comms_logger.stop_profiling_comms()
+    assert comms_logger.prof_all is False