diff --git a/vllm_spyre/envs.py b/vllm_spyre/envs.py
index 62b4185a..bed01251 100644
--- a/vllm_spyre/envs.py
+++ b/vllm_spyre/envs.py
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@
     VLLM_SPYRE_WORKER_LOG_REDIRECT_DIR: str = ""
     VLLM_SPYRE_GLOO_TIMEOUT_MINUTES: int = 60
     VLLM_SPYRE_REQUIRE_PRECOMPILED_DECODERS: bool = False
+    VLLM_SPYRE_SIMPLE_COMPILE_BACKEND: str = "eager"
 
 logger = init_logger(__name__)
 
@@ -143,7 +144,14 @@ def _backend_backwards_compat() -> str:
     # disable compilation for decoders
     "VLLM_SPYRE_REQUIRE_PRECOMPILED_DECODERS":
     lambda: bool(int(os.getenv("VLLM_SPYRE_REQUIRE_PRECOMPILED_DECODERS", "0"))
-                 )
+                 ),
+
+    # Simple compile backend for some dynamically compiled operations, like
+    # gathering logprobs in the sampler.
+    # Defaults to eager, iductor can be used if python headers and a compiler
+    # are available.
+    "VLLM_SPYRE_SIMPLE_COMPILE_BACKEND":
+    lambda: os.getenv("VLLM_SPYRE_SIMPLE_COMPILE_BACKEND", "eager"),
 }
 # --8<-- [end:env-vars-definition]
 
diff --git a/vllm_spyre/platform.py b/vllm_spyre/platform.py
index 801cb2d0..3950f832 100644
--- a/vllm_spyre/platform.py
+++ b/vllm_spyre/platform.py
@@ -65,9 +65,9 @@ class SpyrePlatform(Platform):
     _num_spyre_blocks_override: int = -1  # override num of KV cache blocks
     _config: VllmConfig = None
 
-    # TODO: see if this needs to be set
+    # Backend for dynamic compilation ops
     # See vllm batched_count_greater_than method
-    # simple_compile_backend: str = "eager"
+    simple_compile_backend: str = envs_spyre.VLLM_SPYRE_SIMPLE_COMPILE_BACKEND
 
     # Needed by vllm/model_executor/layers/pooler.py:562
     current_stream = lambda _: _StreamPlaceholder()