diff --git a/paddle/framework/executor.cc b/paddle/framework/executor.cc
index ebe3259bc06ee309477c2877eaf1da19875c4a14..9e7f6f88dff36219db429dd0b74aee0820882344 100644
--- a/paddle/framework/executor.cc
+++ b/paddle/framework/executor.cc
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ limitations under the License. */
 
 #include "paddle/framework/executor.h"
 #include <memory>
+#include <vector>
 #include "paddle/framework/op_registry.h"
 #include "paddle/framework/operator.h"
 #include "paddle/framework/scope.h"
@@ -22,6 +23,8 @@ limitations under the License. */
 namespace paddle {
 namespace framework {
 
+// using std::unique_ptr<OperatorBase> op_ptr;
+
 class LinearListView;
 class GraphView;
 
@@ -158,14 +161,27 @@ Executor* NewLocalExecutor(const platform::Place& place,
 }
 
 void ExecutorImpl::Run() {
-  // operators running
-  scope_->NewVar();
-  device_->cpu_device_context->Wait();
-#ifndef PADDLE_ONLY_CPU
-  if (device_->cuda_device_context) {
-    device_->cuda_device_context->Wait();
+  // TODO(tonyyang-svail): only runs the first block
+  auto& block = program_desc_->blocks(0);
+
+  for (auto& var : block.vars()) {
+    scope_->NewVar(var.name());
   }
-#endif
+
+  // std::vector<op_ptr> ops;
+  for (auto& op_desc : block.ops()) {
+    auto op = framework::OpRegistry::CreateOp(op_desc);
+    op->InferShape(device_->cpu_device_context);
+    op->Compute();
+  }
+
+  // TODO(tonyyang-svail): need to test gpu device
+  //   device_->cpu_device_context->Wait();
+  // #ifndef PADDLE_ONLY_CPU
+  //   if (device_->cuda_device_context) {
+  //     device_->cuda_device_context->Wait();
+  //   }
+  // #endif
 }
 
 void ExecutorImpl::Initialize() {
diff --git a/paddle/framework/executor_test.cc b/paddle/framework/executor_test.cc
index 6f8ca3876842c68515e22bb24006674ae9ae4725..9ab1b65803f4566fd414328bd9edcea0e2f9a9b1 100644
--- a/paddle/framework/executor_test.cc
+++ b/paddle/framework/executor_test.cc
@@ -13,6 +13,8 @@ See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
 limitations under the License. */
 
 #include "paddle/framework/executor.h"
+#include "paddle/framework/attribute.h"
+
 #include "gtest/gtest.h"
 
 using namespace paddle::platform;
@@ -20,8 +22,43 @@ using namespace paddle::framework;
 
 TEST(Executor, Init) {
   ProgramDesc pdesc;
+
+  auto root_block = pdesc.add_blocks();
+  root_block->set_idx(0);
+  root_block->set_parent_idx(-1);
+
+  auto a = root_block->add_vars();
+  a->set_name("a");
+  auto a_lt = a->mutable_lod_tensor();
+  a_lt->set_data_type(paddle::framework::DataType::FP32);
+  a_lt->add_dims(640);
+  a_lt->add_dims(640);
+
+  auto b = root_block->add_vars();
+  b->set_name("b");
+  auto b_lt = b->mutable_lod_tensor();
+  b_lt->set_data_type(paddle::framework::DataType::FP32);
+  b_lt->add_dims(640);
+  b_lt->add_dims(640);
+
+  auto c = root_block->add_vars();
+  c->set_name("c");
+  auto c_lt = c->mutable_lod_tensor();
+  c_lt->set_data_type(paddle::framework::DataType::FP32);
+  c_lt->add_dims(640);
+  c_lt->add_dims(640);
+
+  auto op1 = root_block->add_ops();
+  op1->set_type("elementwise_add");
+  auto X = op1->add_inputs();
+  X->set_parameter("X");
+  X->add_arguments("a");
+  auto Y = op1->add_inputs();
+  Y->set_parameter("Y");
+  Y->add_arguments("b");
+
   CPUPlace cpu_place;
   Executor* executor = NewLocalExecutor(cpu_place, pdesc, true);
   executor->Run();
   delete executor;
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}