diff --git a/tuner/examples/simple/simple_tuner.py b/tuner/examples/simple/simple_tuner.py
index bd5b2eca1..d4ec089fe 100644
--- a/tuner/examples/simple/simple_tuner.py
+++ b/tuner/examples/simple/simple_tuner.py
@@ -15,10 +15,14 @@ def __init__(self, tuner_context: libtuner.TunerContext):
         super().__init__(tuner_context)
         self.compile_flags: list[str] = []
         self.benchmark_flags: list[str] = []
+        self.compile_timeout: int = 10
 
     def get_iree_compile_flags(self) -> list[str]:
         return self.compile_flags
 
+    def get_iree_compile_timeout_s(self) -> int:
+        return self.compile_timeout
+
     def get_iree_benchmark_module_flags(self) -> list[str]:
         return self.benchmark_flags
 
@@ -123,6 +127,7 @@ def main():
 
         print("Compiling models with top candidates...")
         simple_tuner.compile_flags = compile_flags
+        simple_tuner.compile_timeout = 60
         compiled_model_candidates = libtuner.compile(
             args,
             path_config,
diff --git a/tuner/tuner/libtuner.py b/tuner/tuner/libtuner.py
index 6184d0c95..63740ee9b 100644
--- a/tuner/tuner/libtuner.py
+++ b/tuner/tuner/libtuner.py
@@ -110,6 +110,10 @@ def __init__(self, tuner_context: TunerContext):
     def get_iree_compile_flags(self) -> list[str]:
         pass
 
+    @abstractmethod
+    def get_iree_compile_timeout_s(self) -> int:
+        pass
+
     @abstractmethod
     def get_iree_benchmark_module_flags(self) -> list[str]:
         pass
@@ -122,6 +126,7 @@ def get_benchmark_timeout_s(self) -> int:
 @dataclass
 class CompilePack:
     iree_compile_flags: list[str]
+    iree_compile_timeout: int
     candidate_tracker: CandidateTracker
 
 
@@ -440,30 +445,29 @@ def run_iree_compile_command(compile_pack: CompilePack) -> Optional[int]:
     logging.debug(
         f"Compiling candidate {candidate_tracker.candidate_id} with spec: {td_spec_path}"
     )
-    extra_flags = [
-        f"--iree-codegen-tuning-spec-path={td_spec_path}",
-    ]
-    extra_flags += compile_pack.iree_compile_flags
     assert candidate_tracker.compiled_vmfb_path, "expected output vmfb path"
     output_path = candidate_tracker.compiled_vmfb_path.as_posix()
     crash_dump_path = f"{output_path}.crash_report.mlir"
     assert candidate_tracker.mlir_path, "expected input mlir file path"
     input_file = candidate_tracker.mlir_path.as_posix()
-    # TODO(Max191): Make the device in `traget_backends` a command line option
-    # instead of hardcoding in ireec.compile_str.
-    try:
-        ireec.compile_file(
-            input_file=input_file,
-            target_backends=["rocm"],
-            output_file=output_path,
-            extra_args=extra_flags,
-            crash_reproducer_path=crash_dump_path,
+    iree_compile = ireec.binaries.find_tool("iree-compile")
+    compile_command = [
+        iree_compile,
+        input_file,
+        f"-o={output_path}",
+        f"--mlir-pass-pipeline-crash-reproducer={crash_dump_path}",
+        f"--iree-codegen-tuning-spec-path={td_spec_path}",
+    ]
+    compile_command += compile_pack.iree_compile_flags
+    result = candidate_gen.run_command(
+        candidate_gen.RunPack(
+            command=compile_command,
+            check=False,
+            timeout_seconds=compile_pack.iree_compile_timeout,
         )
-    except ireec.CompilerToolError as e:
-        logging.info(f"Compilation returned non-zero exit status.")
-        logging.debug(e)
+    )
+    if result.process_res is None or result.is_timeout:
         return None
-
     return candidate_tracker.candidate_id
 
 
@@ -775,6 +779,7 @@ def compile(
     task_list = [
         CompilePack(
             iree_compile_flags=tuning_client.get_iree_compile_flags(),
+            iree_compile_timeout=tuning_client.get_iree_compile_timeout_s(),
             candidate_tracker=candidate_trackers[i],
         )
         for i in candidates
@@ -783,6 +788,7 @@ def compile(
         task_list.append(
             CompilePack(
                 iree_compile_flags=tuning_client.get_iree_compile_flags(),
+                iree_compile_timeout=tuning_client.get_iree_compile_timeout_s(),
                 candidate_tracker=candidate_trackers[0],
             )
         )