diff --git a/tools/llm/utils.py b/tools/llm/utils.py
index b9e3506f4b..f30ee3cf48 100644
--- a/tools/llm/utils.py
+++ b/tools/llm/utils.py
@@ -16,32 +16,37 @@ def export_llm(model, inputs, min_seq_len=1, max_seq_len=16):
     In the case of guard failures due to some PyTorch kernel implements, we also
     try to re-export the graph by expressing them as runtime assert nodes
     """
+    print(
+        f"Exporting model with min_seq_len={min_seq_len} and max_seq_len={max_seq_len}"
+    )
     with torch.no_grad():
         # max=1024 has contraint violation error. https://github.com/pytorch/pytorch/issues/125604
         seq_len = torch.export.Dim("seq_len", min=min_seq_len, max=max_seq_len)
         position_ids = torch.arange(inputs.shape[1]).unsqueeze(0).to(inputs.device)
         try:
-            print("Trying to export the model using torch.export.export()..")
+            print("Trying to export the model using torch.export._trace._export()..")
             # strict=False only enables aotautograd tracing and excludes dynamo.
-            ep = torch.export.export(
+            ep = torch.export._trace._export(
                 model,
                 args=(inputs,),
                 kwargs={"position_ids": position_ids},
                 dynamic_shapes=({1: seq_len}, {1: seq_len}),
                 strict=False,
+                allow_complex_guards_as_runtime_asserts=True,
             )
+
         except:
             print(
-                "Trying torch.export._trace._export to trace the graph since torch.export.export() failed"
+                "Trying torch.export.export to trace the graph since torch.export._trace._export() failed"
             )
             # This API is used to express the constraint violation guards as asserts in the graph.
-            ep = torch.export._trace._export(
+
+            ep = torch.export.export(
                 model,
                 args=(inputs,),
                 kwargs={"position_ids": position_ids},
                 dynamic_shapes=({1: seq_len}, {1: seq_len}),
                 strict=False,
-                prefer_deferred_runtime_asserts_over_guards=True,
             )
 
     return ep
@@ -223,6 +228,7 @@ def time_generate(
     """
     timings = []
     for _ in range(iterations):
+        print(f"Iteration {_} of {iterations}")
         start_time = timeit.default_timer()
         _ = generate_fn(model, inputs, output_seq_length, eos_token_id)
         torch.cuda.synchronize()