diff --git a/thunder/executors/torch_compile.py b/thunder/executors/torch_compile.py
index 5ccce153b6..b000d4bf61 100644
--- a/thunder/executors/torch_compile.py
+++ b/thunder/executors/torch_compile.py
@@ -13,7 +13,11 @@
 from thunder.core.trace import from_trace, TraceCtx, TraceProvenance
 from thunder.core.transform_common import dce
 from thunder.core.pytree import tree_flatten
-from thunder.executors.passes import update_fusion_call_ctx
+from thunder.executors.passes import (
+    update_fusion_call_ctx,
+    _transform_for_operator_executor_execution,
+    transform_for_execution,
+)
 from thunder.executors.utils import Region
 from thunder.extend import FusionExecutor, register_executor, ImplInfo
 from thunder.core.compile_data import get_compile_option
@@ -55,36 +59,31 @@ def make_compiled(
     from thunder import trace
     from thunder.core.transforms import eval_trace
     from thunder.executors.torchex import no_autocast
+    from thunder.executors.torchex import ex as torchex
+    from thunder.executors.pythonex import ex as pythonex
+    from thunder.core.codeutils import SigInfo
 
     # Here we construct a trace that will be used to compile the function
+    # TODO: maybe we should have a utility that does this properly
     region_trace = TraceCtx(None)
     region_trace.bound_symbols = list(bsyms)
     region_trace.args = sorted_unique_inputs
     region_trace.kwargs = {}
     region_trace.bound_symbols.append(prims.python_return.bind(sorted_unique_outputs, output=()))
+    for a in region_trace.args:
+        region_trace.add_name(a.name)
+    for bsym in region_trace.bound_symbols:
+        for o in bsym.flat_outs:
+            if o is not None:  # TODO: investigate
+                region_trace.add_name(o.name)
+
+    # maybe make this the default if no sig info is present?
+    region_trace._siginfo = SigInfo("to_be_compiled")
+    region_trace._siginfo.args = [(a.name, None) for a in region_trace.args]
+
+    torchex_trace = transform_for_execution(region_trace, executors_list=(torchex,))
+    trace_callable = torchex_trace.python_callable(include_decorators=False)
 
-    def torch_interpreted_func(*args):
-        return eval_trace(region_trace, *args, symbol_mapper=to_torch_translator)
-
-    # Here instead of using thunder.trace we could use torch_trace =
-    # passes._transform_for_operator_executor_execution(region_trace, [torchex])
-    # but then we would need to handle unpacking of the args explicitly For
-    # example with:
-    # try:
-    #     token = set_tracectx(region_trace)
-    #     col = CollectionProxy(region_trace.args, name="args")
-    #     _ = prims.unpack_sequence(col, len(region_trace.args))
-    # finally:
-    #     reset_tracectx(token)
-    #     region_trace.bound_symbols.extend(bsyms)
-    # But there are some issues with the
-    # _transform_for_operator_executor_execution implementation that need to be
-    # fixed first. One issue is that it doesn't maintain the ssa form of the
-    # trace, which is needed for all the passes to work correctly.
-    # TODO: issue "Try using _transform_for_operator_executor_execution for
-    # torch.compile executor"
-    torch_trace = trace(inline_trace=False)(torch_interpreted_func, *sorted_unique_inputs)
-    trace_callable = torch_trace.python_callable(include_decorators=False)
     torch_compile_fullgraph: None | bool = get_compile_option(
         "torch_compile_fullgraph", "Whether to enable `fullgraph` from `torch.compile`. Defaults to `True`."
     )
diff --git a/thunder/tests/test_torch_compile_executor.py b/thunder/tests/test_torch_compile_executor.py
index 48e37f8a89..3f7b331387 100644
--- a/thunder/tests/test_torch_compile_executor.py
+++ b/thunder/tests/test_torch_compile_executor.py
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@
 from thunder.tests.bf16 import device_supports_bf16
 from thunder.tests.litgpt_model import GPT, Config
 from thunder.tests.framework import requiresCUDA
+from torch.testing import assert_close
 
 
 def test_supported_ops_are_in_pytorch_executor():
@@ -71,3 +72,13 @@ def test_torch_compile_cat_rope_single_fusion():
     backward_execution_trace = thunder.last_backward_traces(jfn)[-1]
     assert len(get_fusions(backward_execution_trace)) == 1
     assert len(backward_execution_trace.bound_symbols) == 14
+
+
+@pytest.mark.skipif(not is_inductor_supported(), reason="inductor unsupported")
+def test_transform_for_execution_for_callable():
+    def fn(a):
+        return a.type("torch.DoubleTensor")
+
+    a = torch.randn(3)
+    jfn = thunder.jit(fn, executors=(thunder.executors.torch_compile.torch_compile_ex,))
+    assert_close(jfn(a), fn(a))