diff --git a/vllm/v1/worker/gpu_model_runner.py b/vllm/v1/worker/gpu_model_runner.py
index 6572e421b65b..d4afaf51e6e8 100644
--- a/vllm/v1/worker/gpu_model_runner.py
+++ b/vllm/v1/worker/gpu_model_runner.py
@@ -86,7 +86,7 @@
 from vllm.v1.utils import CpuGpuBuffer, record_function_or_nullcontext
 from vllm.v1.worker.gpu_input_batch import CachedRequestState, InputBatch
 from vllm.v1.worker.kv_connector_model_runner_mixin import (
-    KVConnectorModelRunnerMixin, KVConnectorOutput)
+    KVConnectorModelRunnerMixin)
 from vllm.v1.worker.lora_model_runner_mixin import LoRAModelRunnerMixin
 
 from .utils import (AttentionGroup, MultiModalBudget,
@@ -196,6 +196,14 @@ def __init__(
         self.max_num_tokens = scheduler_config.max_num_batched_tokens
         self.max_num_reqs = scheduler_config.max_num_seqs
 
+        # Broadcast PP output for external_launcher (torchrun)
+        # to make sure we are synced across pp ranks
+        # TODO: Support overlapping mirco-batches
+        # https://github.com/vllm-project/vllm/issues/18019
+        self.broadcast_pp_output = (
+            self.parallel_config.distributed_executor_backend
+            == "external_launcher" and len(get_pp_group().ranks) > 0)
+
         # Model-related.
         self.num_query_heads = model_config.get_num_attention_heads(
             parallel_config)
@@ -1701,7 +1709,6 @@ def _pool(
         hidden_states: torch.Tensor,
         num_scheduled_tokens: int,
         num_scheduled_tokens_np: np.ndarray,
-        kv_connector_output: Optional[KVConnectorOutput],
     ) -> ModelRunnerOutput:
         assert self.input_batch.num_reqs ==\
             len(self.input_batch.pooling_params), \
@@ -1732,7 +1739,6 @@ def _pool(
             logprobs=None,
             prompt_logprobs_dict={},
             pooler_output=pooler_output,
-            kv_connector_output=kv_connector_output,
         )
 
     def _preprocess(
@@ -2073,39 +2079,47 @@ def execute_model(
 
         with record_function_or_nullcontext("Postprocess"):
             if self.use_aux_hidden_state_outputs:
+                # True when EAGLE 3 is used.
                 hidden_states, aux_hidden_states = model_output
             else:
+                # Common case.
                 hidden_states = model_output
                 aux_hidden_states = None
 
-            # Broadcast PP output for external_launcher (torchrun)
-            # to make sure we are synced across pp ranks
-            # TODO: Support overlapping mirco-batches
-            # https://github.com/vllm-project/vllm/issues/18019
-            broadcast_pp_output = \
-                self.parallel_config.distributed_executor_backend \
-                == "external_launcher" and len(get_pp_group().ranks) > 0
-            if not get_pp_group().is_last_rank:
-                # For mid-pipeline stages, return the hidden states.
-                assert isinstance(hidden_states, IntermediateTensors)
-                if not broadcast_pp_output:
+            if not self.broadcast_pp_output:
+                # Common case.
+                if not get_pp_group().is_last_rank:
+                    # Return the intermediate tensors.
+                    assert isinstance(hidden_states, IntermediateTensors)
                     hidden_states.kv_connector_output = kv_connector_output
                     return hidden_states
-                get_pp_group().send_tensor_dict(
-                    hidden_states.tensors, all_gather_group=get_tp_group())
-                logits = None
-            else:
+
                 if self.is_pooling_model:
-                    return self._pool(hidden_states, num_scheduled_tokens,
-                                      num_scheduled_tokens_np,
-                                      kv_connector_output)
+                    # Return the pooling output.
+                    output = self._pool(hidden_states, num_scheduled_tokens,
+                                        num_scheduled_tokens_np)
+                    output.kv_connector_output = kv_connector_output
+                    return output
 
                 sample_hidden_states = hidden_states[logits_indices]
                 logits = self.model.compute_logits(sample_hidden_states, None)
-            if broadcast_pp_output:
-                model_output_broadcast_data = {
-                    "logits": logits.contiguous(),
-                } if logits is not None else {}
+            else:
+                # Rare case.
+                assert not self.is_pooling_model
+
+                if not get_pp_group().is_last_rank:
+                    get_pp_group().send_tensor_dict(
+                        hidden_states.tensors, all_gather_group=get_tp_group())
+                    logits = None
+                else:
+                    sample_hidden_states = hidden_states[logits_indices]
+                    logits = self.model.compute_logits(sample_hidden_states,
+                                                       None)
+
+                model_output_broadcast_data = {}
+                if logits is not None:
+                    model_output_broadcast_data["logits"] = logits.contiguous()
+
                 model_output_broadcast_data = get_pp_group(
                 ).broadcast_tensor_dict(model_output_broadcast_data,
                                         src=len(get_pp_group().ranks) - 1)