diff --git a/install/install_requirements.sh b/install/install_requirements.sh
index e9a858ab8..b8baa72ce 100755
--- a/install/install_requirements.sh
+++ b/install/install_requirements.sh
@@ -81,7 +81,7 @@ then
   REQUIREMENTS_TO_INSTALL=(
     torch=="2.7.0.${PYTORCH_NIGHTLY_VERSION}"
     torchvision=="0.22.0.${VISION_NIGHTLY_VERSION}"
-    torchtune=="0.6.0"
+    #torchtune=="0.6.0" # no 0.6.0 on xpu nightly
   )
 else
   REQUIREMENTS_TO_INSTALL=(
@@ -115,6 +115,17 @@ fi
     "${REQUIREMENTS_TO_INSTALL[@]}"
 )
 
+# Temporatory instal torchtune nightly from cpu nightly link since no torchtune nightly for xpu now
+# TODO: Change to install torchtune from xpu nightly link, once torchtune xpu nightly is ready
+if [[ -x "$(command -v xpu-smi)" ]];
+then
+(
+  set -x
+  $PIP_EXECUTABLE install --extra-index-url  "https://download.pytorch.org/whl/nightly/cpu" \
+    torchtune=="0.6.0.${TUNE_NIGHTLY_VERSION}"
+)
+fi
+
 # For torchao need to install from github since nightly build doesn't have macos build.
 # TODO: Remove this and install nightly build, once it supports macos
 (
diff --git a/torchchat/cli/builder.py b/torchchat/cli/builder.py
index 1e04800ab..f40936b81 100644
--- a/torchchat/cli/builder.py
+++ b/torchchat/cli/builder.py
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@
 from torchchat.utils.build_utils import (
     device_sync,
     is_cpu_device,
-    is_cuda_or_cpu_device,
+    is_cuda_or_cpu_or_xpu_device,
     name_to_dtype,
 )
 from torchchat.utils.measure_time import measure_time
@@ -539,7 +539,7 @@ def _initialize_model(
         _set_gguf_kwargs(builder_args, is_et=is_pte, context="generate")
 
     if builder_args.dso_path:
-        if not is_cuda_or_cpu_device(builder_args.device):
+        if not is_cuda_or_cpu_or_xpu_device(builder_args.device):
             print(
                 f"Cannot load specified DSO to {builder_args.device}. Attempting to load model to CPU instead"
             )
@@ -573,7 +573,7 @@ def do_nothing(max_batch_size, max_seq_length):
             raise RuntimeError(f"Failed to load AOTI compiled {builder_args.dso_path}")
 
     elif builder_args.aoti_package_path:
-        if not is_cuda_or_cpu_device(builder_args.device):
+        if not is_cuda_or_cpu_or_xpu_device(builder_args.device):
             print(
                 f"Cannot load specified PT2 to {builder_args.device}. Attempting to load model to CPU instead"
             )
diff --git a/torchchat/utils/build_utils.py b/torchchat/utils/build_utils.py
index a0862ff94..b9c32a7fe 100644
--- a/torchchat/utils/build_utils.py
+++ b/torchchat/utils/build_utils.py
@@ -303,6 +303,5 @@ def get_device(device) -> str:
 def is_cpu_device(device) -> bool:
     return device == "" or str(device) == "cpu"
 
-
-def is_cuda_or_cpu_device(device) -> bool:
-    return is_cpu_device(device) or ("cuda" in str(device))
+def is_cuda_or_cpu_or_xpu_device(device) -> bool:
+    return is_cpu_device(device) or ("cuda" in str(device)) or ("xpu" in str(device))