diff --git a/paddle/framework/CMakeLists.txt b/paddle/framework/CMakeLists.txt
index cbd39dd0954e97d7de8d8dd7659bf45a67736544..58e78e9a6a4877f7b3fef61b1715d4e27d6ead79 100644
--- a/paddle/framework/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/paddle/framework/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ add_custom_command(TARGET framework_py_proto POST_BUILD
 cc_library(backward SRCS backward.cc DEPS net_op)
 cc_test(backward_test SRCS backward_test.cc DEPS backward recurrent_op device_context)
 
-cc_library(executor SRCS executor.cc DEPS op_registry device scope framework_proto)
+cc_library(executor SRCS executor.cc DEPS op_registry device scope framework_proto ${GLOB_OP_LIB})
 cc_test(executor_test SRCS executor_test.cc DEPS executor)
 
 cc_library(tensor_array SRCS tensor_array.cc DEPS lod_tensor)
diff --git a/paddle/framework/executor.cc b/paddle/framework/executor.cc
index a61f0f71622efb0c9b69b3274c7aab1ab61060ea..94b9b3b350910f0853a95ecd6e0e00af5ac47f8c 100644
--- a/paddle/framework/executor.cc
+++ b/paddle/framework/executor.cc
@@ -31,6 +31,31 @@ Executor::Executor(const std::vector<platform::Place>& places) {
 void Executor::Run(const ProgramDesc& pdesc, Scope* scope,
                    std::vector<Tensor>* outputs) {
   // operators running
+  // TODO(tonyyang-svail):
+  //    - only runs the first block
+  //    - only runs on the first device
+  auto& block = pdesc.blocks(0);
+  auto& device = devices_[0];
+
+  for (auto& var : block.vars()) {
+    scope->NewVar(var.name());
+  }
+
+  // std::vector<op_ptr> ops;
+  for (auto& op_desc : block.ops()) {
+    auto op = framework::OpRegistry::CreateOp(op_desc);
+    // op->InferShape(*scope);
+    op->Run(*scope, *device->cpu_device_context);
+  }
+
+  // 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
+
   Scope& local_scope = scope->NewScope();
   local_scope.NewVar();
   for (auto device : devices_) {
diff --git a/paddle/framework/executor.h b/paddle/framework/executor.h
index 5d6d7f37a6a66affa92cfe1d1bc89327d365107b..cdb80bc10413d7bc3f4e42065ec4545c625c1b72 100644
--- a/paddle/framework/executor.h
+++ b/paddle/framework/executor.h
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ limitations under the License. */
 #pragma once
 
 #include "paddle/framework/framework.pb.h"
+#include "paddle/framework/op_info.h"
 #include "paddle/framework/scope.h"
 #include "paddle/framework/tensor.h"
 #include "paddle/platform/device.h"
diff --git a/paddle/framework/executor_test.cc b/paddle/framework/executor_test.cc
index 4560d6c503eba9e5a43bd2ae2b28df5614d5f2c0..11255af808aaee3e17cec70d41ae30fcbc5d5d18 100644
--- a/paddle/framework/executor_test.cc
+++ b/paddle/framework/executor_test.cc
@@ -13,9 +13,15 @@ See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
 limitations under the License. */
 
 #include "paddle/framework/executor.h"
+#include "gtest/gtest.h"
 #include "paddle/framework/attribute.h"
 
-#include "gtest/gtest.h"
+#include <gtest/gtest.h>
+#include "paddle/framework/grad_op_builder.h"
+#include "paddle/framework/op_registry.h"
+#include "paddle/framework/operator.h"
+
+USE_OP(elementwise_add);
 
 using namespace paddle::platform;
 using namespace paddle::framework;