diff --git a/llvm/projects/hpvm-tensor-rt/autotuner/tuner_driver_src/buildRtConfig.py b/llvm/projects/hpvm-tensor-rt/autotuner/tuner_driver_src/buildRtConfig.py
index 4e6239e485081c70e39516cf8d0b5594db8778b2..26e139bd34ef59b1672419a40203e36d324b8a64 100644
--- a/llvm/projects/hpvm-tensor-rt/autotuner/tuner_driver_src/buildRtConfig.py
+++ b/llvm/projects/hpvm-tensor-rt/autotuner/tuner_driver_src/buildRtConfig.py
@@ -371,8 +371,11 @@ def adjustDevTimeLoss(loss):
   if loss < 0.3:
     loss += 0.4
   else:
-    loss = loss * 1.4
+    loss = loss * 1.33  # 33% extra error for unseen data
 
+  if loss < 0.0:
+    loss = 0.1
+    
   return loss
     
 
diff --git a/llvm/projects/hpvm-tensor-rt/autotuner/tuner_driver_src/run_devtime_tuner.py b/llvm/projects/hpvm-tensor-rt/autotuner/tuner_driver_src/run_devtime_tuner.py
index 1390b1eb1ac3ecb24f4d6f2552546723fd6ebd54..646fa8d366cddd43392747e5c42469260966000a 100644
--- a/llvm/projects/hpvm-tensor-rt/autotuner/tuner_driver_src/run_devtime_tuner.py
+++ b/llvm/projects/hpvm-tensor-rt/autotuner/tuner_driver_src/run_devtime_tuner.py
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ import os
 import sys
 import subprocess
 import shutil
+import time
 from benchmarks import batch_id
 import utils
 import global_paths  
@@ -17,7 +18,7 @@ class DevTimeTuner:
 
   def __init__(self, Bench):
 
-    self.autotuner_runs = 20
+    self.autotuner_runs = 300
     self.binary_path = Bench.promise_binary
     self.num_layers = Bench.num_layers
     self.gold_accuracy = Bench.promise_accuracy
@@ -27,7 +28,8 @@ class DevTimeTuner:
     self.result_dir = global_paths.tensorRT_dir + "/" + Bench.base_dir + "/loss_123/" + batch_id + "/dev_tuner/"
     # NOTE: maintains overall autotuning iterations completed - across multiple devtuner invocations 
     self.iterations_completed = 0
-
+    # Start time for timing autotuner runs
+    self.start_time = 0
   
     
   def invokeDevTunerScript(self, accuracy_slack, autotuner_runs):
@@ -145,17 +147,39 @@ class DevTimeTuner:
   
        
 
-
-
   def setBaselineAccuracy(self):
 
     self.gold_accuracy = utils.getBaselineAccuracy(self.binary_path, self.num_layers)
     print ("NOTE: Baseline Accuracy = ", self.gold_accuracy,  "\n\n")
 
+
+
+  def startTimer(self):
+    self.start_time = time.time()
+    print ("\n\n ---Starting DevTuner Timer ----- \n\n")
+    
+
+    
+  def endTimer(self):
+    end_time = time.time()
+    total_tuning_time = end_time - self.start_time
+    time_hrs = total_tuning_time * 1.0 / (60 * 60)
+    print ("\n\n --- Time In Hours = ", time_hrs, " \n\n")
+
+    time_file_path = self.result_dir + "tuning_time.txt"
+
+    f = open(time_file_path, "w+")
+    f.write("time_hrs = " + str(time_hrs) + "\n")
+    f.close()
+    
+
+    
+    
     
   def runDevTuner(self):
     
-    self.checkExistingDir()
+    #self.checkExistingDir()
+    self.startTimer()
 
     self.setBaselineAccuracy()
     
@@ -170,5 +194,6 @@ class DevTimeTuner:
 
     # NOTE: dumping files for checking experimental parameters for each batch
     self.dumpReferenceFiles()
-  
-  
+
+    
+    self.endTimer()