diff --git a/torchtitan/distributed/expert_parallel.py b/torchtitan/distributed/expert_parallel.py
index eef4bda714..b962267753 100644
--- a/torchtitan/distributed/expert_parallel.py
+++ b/torchtitan/distributed/expert_parallel.py
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@
 )
 from torch.distributed.tensor.parallel import ParallelStyle
 from torch.distributed.tensor.placement_types import Placement
+from torch.distributed._functional_collectives import all_to_all_single_autograd
 
 
 # from torch.distributed._functional_collectives import all_to_all_single_autograd
@@ -49,8 +50,8 @@ def backward(ctx, grad_y):
         return grad_x, None, None, None
 
 
-def all_to_all_single_autograd(x, out_splits, in_splits, group):
-    return _A2A.apply(x, out_splits, in_splits, group)
+# def all_to_all_single_autograd(x, out_splits, in_splits, group):
+#     return _A2A.apply(x, out_splits, in_splits, group)
 
 
 TOKEN_GROUP_ALIGN_SIZE_M = 8
diff --git a/torchtitan/experiments/llama4/infra/parallelize.py b/torchtitan/experiments/llama4/infra/parallelize.py
index 6d75b4986a..717bcb6abb 100644
--- a/torchtitan/experiments/llama4/infra/parallelize.py
+++ b/torchtitan/experiments/llama4/infra/parallelize.py
@@ -110,9 +110,6 @@ def parallelize_llama(
     if job_config.training.compile:
         apply_compile(model)
 
-        # NOTE: needed for torch.compile to work with dynamic shapes in token-choice MoE
-        torch._dynamo.config.capture_scalar_outputs = True
-
     dp_mesh: DeviceMesh | None = None
     if parallel_dims.fsdp_enabled or parallel_dims.ep_enabled:
         # apply FSDP or HSDP, potentially with Context Parallel
@@ -460,3 +457,6 @@ def apply_compile(model: nn.Module):
         model.layers.register_module(layer_id, transformer_block)
 
     logger.info("Compiling each TransformerBlock with torch.compile")
+
+    # NOTE: needed for torch.compile to work with dynamic shapes in token-choice MoE
+    torch._dynamo.config.capture_scalar_outputs = True
diff --git a/torchtitan/experiments/llama4/model/args.py b/torchtitan/experiments/llama4/model/args.py
index 949f4cf052..7a535ab9ba 100644
--- a/torchtitan/experiments/llama4/model/args.py
+++ b/torchtitan/experiments/llama4/model/args.py
@@ -20,8 +20,8 @@
 @dataclass
 class TransformerModelArgs(BaseModelArgs):
     dim: int = 4096
-    n_layers: int = 32
-    n_heads: int = 32
+    n_layers: int = 2
+    n_heads: int = 2
     n_kv_heads: int | None = None
     vocab_size: int = 202048
     multiple_of: int = 256  # make SwiGLU hidden layer size multiple of large power of 2
diff --git a/torchtitan/experiments/llama4/train_configs/debug_model.toml b/torchtitan/experiments/llama4/train_configs/debug_model.toml
index 0d1ed83628..c72b67cc68 100644
--- a/torchtitan/experiments/llama4/train_configs/debug_model.toml
+++ b/torchtitan/experiments/llama4/train_configs/debug_model.toml
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ export_dtype = "float32"
 async_mode = "disabled"  # ["disabled", "async", "async_with_pinned_mem"]
 
 [activation_checkpoint]
-mode = "selective"  # ["none", "selective", "full"]
+mode = "none"  # ["none", "selective", "full"]
 selective_ac_option = '2'  # 'int' = ac every positive int layer or 'op', ac based on ops policy
 
 [float8]
diff --git a/torchtitan/models/moe.py b/torchtitan/models/moe.py
index 40bd6c2cca..c875f6da48 100644
--- a/torchtitan/models/moe.py
+++ b/torchtitan/models/moe.py
@@ -413,10 +413,15 @@ def forward(self, x: torch.Tensor) -> torch.Tensor:
                 * top_scores_experts_sorted.reshape(-1, 1)
             ).to(x.dtype)
 
+        fsdp_state = self.experts._get_fsdp_state()
+        args, _ = fsdp_state._pre_forward(module=self.experts, args=(routed_input, num_tokens_per_expert), kwargs={})
+        routed_input, num_tokens_per_expert = args
+
         # shape (bs*slen*top_k, dim)
         routed_output = self.experts(routed_input, num_tokens_per_expert)
 
         if not self.score_before_experts:
+            assert False
             routed_output = (
                 routed_output.to(torch.float32)
                 * top_scores_experts_sorted.reshape(-1, 1)
@@ -428,6 +433,8 @@ def forward(self, x: torch.Tensor) -> torch.Tensor:
         else:
             out = torch.zeros_like(x)
 
+        routed_output = fsdp_state._post_forward(module=self.experts, input=(routed_input, num_tokens_per_expert), output=routed_output)
+
         out = out.scatter_add(
             dim=0, index=token_indices_experts_sorted, src=routed_output
         )