diff --git a/runtime/tools/python/ttrt/common/api.py b/runtime/tools/python/ttrt/common/api.py
index e69f1d1486..0517f4b7b7 100644
--- a/runtime/tools/python/ttrt/common/api.py
+++ b/runtime/tools/python/ttrt/common/api.py
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ def read(args):
     arg_binary = args.binary
     arg_clean_artifacts = args.clean_artifacts
     arg_save_artifacts = args.save_artifacts
-    arg_section = arg.section
+    arg_section = args.section
 
     # preprocessing
     if os.path.isdir(arg_binary):
@@ -129,11 +129,18 @@ def run(args):
 
     # execution
     print("executing action for all provided flatbuffers")
+    system_desc, device_ids = ttrt.runtime.get_current_system_desc()
+    device = ttrt.runtime.open_device(device_ids)
+    atexit.register(lambda: ttrt.runtime.close_device(device))
+
     for (binary_name, fbb, fbb_dict) in fbb_list:
         torch_inputs[binary_name] = []
         torch_outputs[binary_name] = []
         program = fbb_dict["programs"][program_index]
-        print(f"running program[{program_index}]:", program["name"])
+        print(
+            f"running binary={binary_name} with program[{program_index}]:",
+            program["name"],
+        )
 
         for i in program["inputs"]:
             torch_tensor = torch.randn(
@@ -180,9 +187,6 @@ def run(args):
             total_inputs.append(inputs)
             total_outputs.append(outputs)
 
-        system_desc, device_ids = ttrt.runtime.get_current_system_desc()
-        device = ttrt.runtime.open_device(device_ids)
-        atexit.register(lambda: ttrt.runtime.close_device(device))
         for loop in range(arg_loops):
             ttrt.runtime.submit(device, fbb, 0, total_inputs[loop], total_outputs[loop])
             print(f"finished loop={loop}")