diff --git a/crates/router/src/core/payments/flows/authorize_flow.rs b/crates/router/src/core/payments/flows/authorize_flow.rs
index ad48797d93..db60a55245 100644
--- a/crates/router/src/core/payments/flows/authorize_flow.rs
+++ b/crates/router/src/core/payments/flows/authorize_flow.rs
@@ -934,15 +934,13 @@ async fn call_unified_connector_service_authorize(
 
             let payment_authorize_response = response.into_inner();
 
-            let (router_data_response, status_code) =
-                handle_unified_connector_service_response_for_payment_authorize(
-                    &mut router_data,
-                    payment_authorize_response.clone(),
-                )
-                .change_context(ApiErrorResponse::InternalServerError)
-                .attach_printable("Failed to deserialize UCS response")?;
+            let ucs_data = handle_unified_connector_service_response_for_payment_authorize(
+                payment_authorize_response.clone(),
+            )
+            .change_context(ApiErrorResponse::InternalServerError)
+            .attach_printable("Failed to deserialize UCS response")?;
 
-            let router_data_response = router_data_response.map(|(response, status)| {
+            let router_data_response = ucs_data.router_data_response.map(|(response, status)| {
                 router_data.status = status;
                 response
             });
@@ -951,7 +949,16 @@ async fn call_unified_connector_service_authorize(
                 .raw_connector_response
                 .clone()
                 .map(|raw_connector_response| raw_connector_response.expose().into());
-            router_data.connector_http_status_code = Some(status_code);
+            router_data.connector_http_status_code = Some(ucs_data.status_code);
+
+            // Populate connector_customer_id if present
+            ucs_data.connector_customer_id.map(|connector_customer_id| {
+                router_data.connector_customer = Some(connector_customer_id);
+            });
+
+            ucs_data.connector_response.map(|customer_response| {
+                router_data.connector_response = Some(customer_response);
+            });
 
             Ok((router_data, payment_authorize_response))
         },
@@ -1028,15 +1035,13 @@ async fn call_unified_connector_service_repeat_payment(
 
             let payment_repeat_response = response.into_inner();
 
-            let (router_data_response, status_code) =
-                handle_unified_connector_service_response_for_payment_repeat(
-                    &mut router_data,
-                    payment_repeat_response.clone(),
-                )
-                .change_context(ApiErrorResponse::InternalServerError)
-                .attach_printable("Failed to deserialize UCS response")?;
+            let ucs_data = handle_unified_connector_service_response_for_payment_repeat(
+                payment_repeat_response.clone(),
+            )
+            .change_context(ApiErrorResponse::InternalServerError)
+            .attach_printable("Failed to deserialize UCS response")?;
 
-            let router_data_response = router_data_response.map(|(response, status)| {
+            let router_data_response = ucs_data.router_data_response.map(|(response, status)| {
                 router_data.status = status;
                 response
             });
@@ -1045,7 +1050,17 @@ async fn call_unified_connector_service_repeat_payment(
                 .raw_connector_response
                 .clone()
                 .map(|raw_connector_response| raw_connector_response.expose().into());
-            router_data.connector_http_status_code = Some(status_code);
+            router_data.connector_http_status_code = Some(ucs_data.status_code);
+
+            // Populate connector_customer_id if present
+            ucs_data.connector_customer_id.map(|connector_customer_id| {
+                router_data.connector_customer = Some(connector_customer_id);
+            });
+
+            // Populate connector_response if present
+            ucs_data.connector_response.map(|connector_response| {
+                router_data.connector_response = Some(connector_response);
+            });
 
             Ok((router_data, payment_repeat_response))
         },
diff --git a/crates/router/src/core/payments/flows/cancel_flow.rs b/crates/router/src/core/payments/flows/cancel_flow.rs
index 5702778761..0f0f59f601 100644
--- a/crates/router/src/core/payments/flows/cancel_flow.rs
+++ b/crates/router/src/core/payments/flows/cancel_flow.rs
@@ -229,19 +229,19 @@ impl Feature<api::Void, types::PaymentsCancelData>
 
                 let payment_void_response = response.into_inner();
 
-                let (router_data_response, status_code) =
-                    handle_unified_connector_service_response_for_payment_cancel(
-                        payment_void_response.clone(),
-                    )
-                    .change_context(ApiErrorResponse::InternalServerError)
-                    .attach_printable("Failed to deserialize UCS response")?;
+                let ucs_data = handle_unified_connector_service_response_for_payment_cancel(
+                    payment_void_response.clone(),
+                )
+                .change_context(ApiErrorResponse::InternalServerError)
+                .attach_printable("Failed to deserialize UCS response")?;
 
-                let router_data_response = router_data_response.map(|(response, status)| {
-                    router_data.status = status;
-                    response
-                });
+                let router_data_response =
+                    ucs_data.router_data_response.map(|(response, status)| {
+                        router_data.status = status;
+                        response
+                    });
                 router_data.response = router_data_response;
-                router_data.connector_http_status_code = Some(status_code);
+                router_data.connector_http_status_code = Some(ucs_data.status_code);
 
                 Ok((router_data, payment_void_response))
             },
diff --git a/crates/router/src/core/payments/flows/capture_flow.rs b/crates/router/src/core/payments/flows/capture_flow.rs
index 581cf6ad83..97901dc967 100644
--- a/crates/router/src/core/payments/flows/capture_flow.rs
+++ b/crates/router/src/core/payments/flows/capture_flow.rs
@@ -239,23 +239,23 @@ impl Feature<api::Capture, types::PaymentsCaptureData>
 
                 let payment_capture_response = response.into_inner();
 
-                let (router_data_response, status_code) =
-                    handle_unified_connector_service_response_for_payment_capture(
-                        payment_capture_response.clone(),
-                    )
-                    .change_context(ApiErrorResponse::InternalServerError)
-                    .attach_printable("Failed to deserialize UCS response")?;
+                let ucs_data = handle_unified_connector_service_response_for_payment_capture(
+                    payment_capture_response.clone(),
+                )
+                .change_context(ApiErrorResponse::InternalServerError)
+                .attach_printable("Failed to deserialize UCS response")?;
 
-                let router_data_response = router_data_response.map(|(response, status)| {
-                    router_data.status = status;
-                    response
-                });
+                let router_data_response =
+                    ucs_data.router_data_response.map(|(response, status)| {
+                        router_data.status = status;
+                        response
+                    });
                 router_data.response = router_data_response;
                 router_data.amount_captured = payment_capture_response.captured_amount;
                 router_data.minor_amount_captured = payment_capture_response
                     .minor_captured_amount
                     .map(MinorUnit::new);
-                router_data.connector_http_status_code = Some(status_code);
+                router_data.connector_http_status_code = Some(ucs_data.status_code);
 
                 Ok((router_data, payment_capture_response))
             },
diff --git a/crates/router/src/core/payments/flows/external_proxy_flow.rs b/crates/router/src/core/payments/flows/external_proxy_flow.rs
index b044ee0876..3c8437d8d6 100644
--- a/crates/router/src/core/payments/flows/external_proxy_flow.rs
+++ b/crates/router/src/core/payments/flows/external_proxy_flow.rs
@@ -436,15 +436,14 @@ impl Feature<api::ExternalVaultProxy, types::ExternalVaultProxyPaymentsData>
 
                 let payment_authorize_response = response.into_inner();
 
-                let (router_data_response, status_code) =
+                let ucs_data =
                     unified_connector_service::handle_unified_connector_service_response_for_payment_authorize(
-                        &mut router_data,
                         payment_authorize_response.clone(),
                     )
                     .change_context(ApiErrorResponse::InternalServerError)
                     .attach_printable("Failed to deserialize UCS response")?;
 
-                let router_data_response = router_data_response.map(|(response, status)|{
+                let router_data_response = ucs_data.router_data_response.map(|(response, status)|{
                     router_data.status = status;
                     response
                 });
@@ -453,7 +452,7 @@ impl Feature<api::ExternalVaultProxy, types::ExternalVaultProxyPaymentsData>
                     .raw_connector_response
                     .clone()
                     .map(|raw_connector_response| raw_connector_response.expose().into());
-                router_data.connector_http_status_code = Some(status_code);
+                router_data.connector_http_status_code = Some(ucs_data.status_code);
 
                 Ok((router_data, payment_authorize_response))
             }
diff --git a/crates/router/src/core/payments/flows/setup_mandate_flow.rs b/crates/router/src/core/payments/flows/setup_mandate_flow.rs
index ffe5e501fe..ffb4a14a31 100644
--- a/crates/router/src/core/payments/flows/setup_mandate_flow.rs
+++ b/crates/router/src/core/payments/flows/setup_mandate_flow.rs
@@ -342,20 +342,26 @@ impl Feature<api::SetupMandate, types::SetupMandateRequestData> for types::Setup
 
                 let payment_register_response = response.into_inner();
 
-                let (router_data_response, status_code) =
-                    handle_unified_connector_service_response_for_payment_register(
-                        &mut router_data,
-                        payment_register_response.clone(),
-                    )
-                    .change_context(ApiErrorResponse::InternalServerError)
-                    .attach_printable("Failed to deserialize UCS response")?;
+                let ucs_data = handle_unified_connector_service_response_for_payment_register(
+                    payment_register_response.clone(),
+                )
+                .change_context(ApiErrorResponse::InternalServerError)
+                .attach_printable("Failed to deserialize UCS response")?;
 
-                let router_data_response = router_data_response.map(|(response, status)| {
-                    router_data.status = status;
-                    response
-                });
+                let router_data_response =
+                    ucs_data.router_data_response.map(|(response, status)| {
+                        router_data.status = status;
+                        response
+                    });
                 router_data.response = router_data_response;
-                router_data.connector_http_status_code = Some(status_code);
+                router_data.connector_http_status_code = Some(ucs_data.status_code);
+
+                // Populate connector_customer_id if present
+                ucs_data.connector_customer_id.map(|connector_customer_id| {
+                    router_data.connector_customer = Some(connector_customer_id);
+                });
+
+                // Note: Register flow doesn't populate connector_response
 
                 Ok((router_data, payment_register_response))
             },
diff --git a/crates/router/src/core/payments/helpers.rs b/crates/router/src/core/payments/helpers.rs
index e3f0b18d87..8830b92136 100644
--- a/crates/router/src/core/payments/helpers.rs
+++ b/crates/router/src/core/payments/helpers.rs
@@ -7905,18 +7905,17 @@ where
 /// Helper function to populate connector_customer_id from database before calling UCS
 /// This checks if a connector_customer_id already exists in the database and populates it into router_data
 /// Returns true if connector_customer_id was found and populated from DB, false otherwise
-async fn populate_connector_customer_from_db_before_ucs<F, Req, D>(
+async fn populate_connector_customer_from_db_before_ucs<D, F>(
     state: &SessionState,
-    router_data: &mut RouterData<F, Req, PaymentsResponseData>,
     connector_label: Option<&str>,
     payment_data: &D,
     customer: &Option<domain::Customer>,
     merchant_connector_account: &MerchantConnectorAccountType,
-) -> RouterResult<bool>
+) -> RouterResult<Option<String>>
 where
     D: OperationSessionGetters<F>,
 {
-    let mut connector_customer_id_was_populated = false;
+    let mut connector_customer_id_was_populated = None;
 
     if let (Some(connector_label), Some(connector_name)) = (
         connector_label,
@@ -7955,8 +7954,7 @@ where
                     payment_data.get_payment_intent().payment_id.get_string_repr(),
                     connector_label
                 );
-                router_data.connector_customer = Some(connector_customer_id.to_string());
-                connector_customer_id_was_populated = true;
+                connector_customer_id_was_populated = Some(connector_customer_id.to_string());
             }
             None => {
                 router_env::logger::info!(
@@ -7978,14 +7976,14 @@ where
 async fn save_connector_customer_id_after_ucs<F, Req>(
     state: &SessionState,
     router_data: &RouterData<F, Req, PaymentsResponseData>,
-    connector_customer_id_was_populated_from_db: bool,
+    connector_customer_id_was_populated_from_db: Option<String>,
     connector_label: &Option<String>,
     customer: &Option<domain::Customer>,
     merchant_context: &domain::MerchantContext,
     payment_id: String,
 ) -> RouterResult<()> {
     // Process only if connector_customer_id was NOT already in DB
-    if !connector_customer_id_was_populated_from_db {
+    if !connector_customer_id_was_populated_from_db.is_some() {
         // Extract necessary fields and save if both are present
         match (&router_data.connector_customer, connector_label.as_ref()) {
             (Some(connector_customer_id), Some(connector_label_str)) => {
@@ -8019,7 +8017,6 @@ async fn save_connector_customer_id_after_ucs<F, Req>(
             payment_id
         );
     }
-
     Ok(())
 }
 
@@ -8188,7 +8185,6 @@ where
     let connector_customer_id_was_populated_from_db =
         populate_connector_customer_from_db_before_ucs(
             state,
-            &mut router_data,
             connector_label.as_deref(),
             payment_data,
             customer,
@@ -8196,6 +8192,12 @@ where
         )
         .await?;
 
+    connector_customer_id_was_populated_from_db
+        .as_ref()
+        .map(|id| {
+            router_data.connector_customer = Some(id.clone());
+        });
+
     // Based on the preprocessing response, decide whether to continue with UCS call
     if should_continue {
         router_data
@@ -8380,17 +8382,20 @@ where
     // Populate connector_customer_id from database for shadow UCS call
     // Use the pre-calculated connector_label
     // Track whether ID was found in DB to avoid redundant save later
-    let _connector_customer_id_was_populated_from_db =
+    let connector_customer_id_was_populated_from_db =
         populate_connector_customer_from_db_before_ucs(
             state,
-            &mut unified_connector_service_router_data,
             unified_connector_service_connector_label.as_deref(),
             payment_data,
             customer,
             &merchant_connector_account,
         )
         .await
-        .unwrap_or(false); // Don't fail the main flow if shadow UCS populate fails
+        .unwrap_or_default(); // Don't fail the main flow if shadow UCS populate fails
+
+    connector_customer_id_was_populated_from_db.map(|id| {
+        unified_connector_service_router_data.connector_customer = Some(id);
+    });
 
     let lineage_ids = grpc_client::LineageIds::new(
         business_profile.merchant_id.clone(),
diff --git a/crates/router/src/core/unified_connector_service.rs b/crates/router/src/core/unified_connector_service.rs
index 8f21972d9d..4109f93976 100644
--- a/crates/router/src/core/unified_connector_service.rs
+++ b/crates/router/src/core/unified_connector_service.rs
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ use crate::{
     events::connector_api_logs::ConnectorEvent,
     headers::{CONTENT_TYPE, X_REQUEST_ID},
     routes::SessionState,
-    types::transformers::ForeignTryFrom,
+    types::{transformers::ForeignTryFrom, UcsResponseData},
 };
 
 pub mod transformers;
@@ -69,13 +69,7 @@ pub mod transformers;
 pub use transformers::{WebhookTransformData, WebhookTransformationStatus};
 
 /// Type alias for return type used by unified connector service response handlers
-type UnifiedConnectorServiceResult = CustomResult<
-    (
-        Result<(PaymentsResponseData, AttemptStatus), ErrorResponse>,
-        u16,
-    ),
-    UnifiedConnectorServiceError,
->;
+type UnifiedConnectorServiceResult = CustomResult<UcsResponseData, UnifiedConnectorServiceError>;
 
 /// Checks if the Unified Connector Service (UCS) is available for use
 async fn check_ucs_availability(state: &SessionState) -> UcsAvailability {
@@ -759,8 +753,7 @@ pub fn build_unified_connector_service_external_vault_proxy_metadata(
     }
 }
 
-pub fn handle_unified_connector_service_response_for_payment_authorize<F, Req>(
-    router_data: &mut RouterData<F, Req, PaymentsResponseData>,
+pub fn handle_unified_connector_service_response_for_payment_authorize(
     response: PaymentServiceAuthorizeResponse,
 ) -> UnifiedConnectorServiceResult {
     let status_code = transformers::convert_connector_service_status_code(response.status_code)?;
@@ -770,17 +763,17 @@ pub fn handle_unified_connector_service_response_for_payment_authorize<F, Req>(
             response.clone(),
         )?;
 
-    // Populate connector_customer_id from UCS state
-    populate_connector_customer_id_from_ucs_state(router_data, response.state.as_ref());
+    let connector_customer_id =
+        extract_connector_customer_id_from_ucs_state(response.state.as_ref());
+    let connector_response =
+        extract_connector_response_from_ucs(response.connector_response.as_ref());
 
-    // Populate connector_response from UCS response (log errors, don't fail)
-    populate_connector_response_from_ucs(router_data, response.connector_response.as_ref())
-        .inspect_err(|err| {
-            router_env::logger::warn!("Failed to populate connector_response from UCS: {:?}", err);
-        })
-        .ok();
-
-    Ok((router_data_response, status_code))
+    Ok(UcsResponseData {
+        router_data_response,
+        status_code,
+        connector_customer_id,
+        connector_response,
+    })
 }
 
 pub fn handle_unified_connector_service_response_for_payment_capture(
@@ -791,11 +784,15 @@ pub fn handle_unified_connector_service_response_for_payment_capture(
     let router_data_response =
         Result::<(PaymentsResponseData, AttemptStatus), ErrorResponse>::foreign_try_from(response)?;
 
-    Ok((router_data_response, status_code))
+    Ok(UcsResponseData {
+        router_data_response,
+        status_code,
+        connector_customer_id: None,
+        connector_response: None,
+    })
 }
 
-pub fn handle_unified_connector_service_response_for_payment_register<F, Req>(
-    router_data: &mut RouterData<F, Req, PaymentsResponseData>,
+pub fn handle_unified_connector_service_response_for_payment_register(
     response: payments_grpc::PaymentServiceRegisterResponse,
 ) -> UnifiedConnectorServiceResult {
     let status_code = transformers::convert_connector_service_status_code(response.status_code)?;
@@ -805,14 +802,18 @@ pub fn handle_unified_connector_service_response_for_payment_register<F, Req>(
             response.clone(),
         )?;
 
-    // Populate connector_customer_id from UCS state
-    populate_connector_customer_id_from_ucs_state(router_data, response.state.as_ref());
+    let connector_customer_id =
+        extract_connector_customer_id_from_ucs_state(response.state.as_ref());
 
-    Ok((router_data_response, status_code))
+    Ok(UcsResponseData {
+        router_data_response,
+        status_code,
+        connector_customer_id,
+        connector_response: None, // Register doesn't need connector_response
+    })
 }
 
-pub fn handle_unified_connector_service_response_for_payment_repeat<F, Req>(
-    router_data: &mut RouterData<F, Req, PaymentsResponseData>,
+pub fn handle_unified_connector_service_response_for_payment_repeat(
     response: payments_grpc::PaymentServiceRepeatEverythingResponse,
 ) -> UnifiedConnectorServiceResult {
     let status_code = transformers::convert_connector_service_status_code(response.status_code)?;
@@ -822,45 +823,46 @@ pub fn handle_unified_connector_service_response_for_payment_repeat<F, Req>(
             response.clone(),
         )?;
 
-    // Populate connector_customer_id from UCS state
-    populate_connector_customer_id_from_ucs_state(router_data, response.state.as_ref());
+    let connector_customer_id =
+        extract_connector_customer_id_from_ucs_state(response.state.as_ref());
+    let connector_response =
+        extract_connector_response_from_ucs(response.connector_response.as_ref());
 
-    // Populate connector_response from UCS response (log errors, don't fail)
-    populate_connector_response_from_ucs(router_data, response.connector_response.as_ref())
-        .inspect_err(|err| {
-            router_env::logger::warn!("Failed to populate connector_response from UCS: {:?}", err);
-        })
-        .ok();
-
-    Ok((router_data_response, status_code))
+    Ok(UcsResponseData {
+        router_data_response,
+        status_code,
+        connector_customer_id,
+        connector_response,
+    })
 }
 
-/// Extracts and populates connector_customer_id from UCS state into router_data
-pub fn populate_connector_customer_id_from_ucs_state<F, Req, Resp>(
-    router_data: &mut RouterData<F, Req, Resp>,
+/// Extracts connector_customer_id from UCS state
+pub fn extract_connector_customer_id_from_ucs_state(
     ucs_state: Option<&payments_grpc::ConnectorState>,
-) {
-    ucs_state.map(|state| {
+) -> Option<String> {
+    ucs_state.and_then(|state| {
         state
             .connector_customer_id
             .as_ref()
-            .map(|id| router_data.connector_customer = Some(id.to_string()));
-    });
+            .map(|id| id.to_string())
+    })
 }
 
-/// Extracts and populates connector_response from UCS response into router_data
-pub fn populate_connector_response_from_ucs<F, Req, Resp>(
-    router_data: &mut RouterData<F, Req, Resp>,
+/// Extracts connector_response from UCS response
+pub fn extract_connector_response_from_ucs(
     connector_response: Option<&payments_grpc::ConnectorResponseData>,
-) -> RouterResult<()> {
-    router_data.connector_response = connector_response
-        .map(|data| {
-            <hyperswitch_domain_models::router_data::ConnectorResponseData as hyperswitch_interfaces::helpers::ForeignTryFrom<payments_grpc::ConnectorResponseData>>::foreign_try_from(data.clone())
-        })
-        .transpose()
-        .change_context(errors::ApiErrorResponse::InternalServerError)
-        .attach_printable("Failed to deserialize connector_response from UCS")?;
-    Ok(())
+) -> Option<hyperswitch_domain_models::router_data::ConnectorResponseData> {
+    connector_response.and_then(|data| {
+        <hyperswitch_domain_models::router_data::ConnectorResponseData as hyperswitch_interfaces::helpers::ForeignTryFrom<payments_grpc::ConnectorResponseData>>::foreign_try_from(data.clone())
+            .map_err(|e| {
+                logger::warn!(
+                    error=?e,
+                    "Failed to deserialize connector_response from UCS"
+                );
+                e
+            })
+            .ok()
+    })
 }
 
 pub fn handle_unified_connector_service_response_for_payment_cancel(
@@ -871,7 +873,12 @@ pub fn handle_unified_connector_service_response_for_payment_cancel(
     let router_data_response =
         Result::<(PaymentsResponseData, AttemptStatus), ErrorResponse>::foreign_try_from(response)?;
 
-    Ok((router_data_response, status_code))
+    Ok(UcsResponseData {
+        router_data_response,
+        status_code,
+        connector_customer_id: None,
+        connector_response: None,
+    })
 }
 
 pub fn build_webhook_secrets_from_merchant_connector_account(
diff --git a/crates/router/src/types.rs b/crates/router/src/types.rs
index 0292595897..36591a33c8 100644
--- a/crates/router/src/types.rs
+++ b/crates/router/src/types.rs
@@ -721,6 +721,15 @@ pub struct PspTokenResult {
     pub token: Result<String, ErrorResponse>,
 }
 
+/// Data extracted from UCS response
+pub struct UcsResponseData {
+    pub router_data_response:
+        Result<(PaymentsResponseData, common_enums::AttemptStatus), ErrorResponse>,
+    pub status_code: u16,
+    pub connector_customer_id: Option<String>,
+    pub connector_response: Option<ConnectorResponseData>,
+}
+
 #[derive(Debug, Clone, Copy)]
 pub enum Redirection {
     Redirect,