diff --git a/python/sglang/multimodal_gen/runtime/entrypoints/diffusion_generator.py b/python/sglang/multimodal_gen/runtime/entrypoints/diffusion_generator.py
index c778b19b8..d91804181 100644
--- a/python/sglang/multimodal_gen/runtime/entrypoints/diffusion_generator.py
+++ b/python/sglang/multimodal_gen/runtime/entrypoints/diffusion_generator.py
@@ -31,6 +31,8 @@ from sglang.multimodal_gen.runtime.pipelines_core.schedule_batch import OutputBa
 from sglang.multimodal_gen.runtime.scheduler_client import sync_scheduler_client
 from sglang.multimodal_gen.runtime.server_args import PortArgs, ServerArgs
 from sglang.multimodal_gen.runtime.utils.logging_utils import (
+    GREEN,
+    RESET,
     init_logger,
     log_batch_completion,
     log_generation_timer,
@@ -266,6 +268,13 @@ class DiffGenerator:
         log_batch_completion(logger, len(results), total_gen_time)
 
         if results:
+            if self.server_args.enable_warmup:
+                total_duration_ms = results[0]["timings"]["total_duration_ms"]
+                logger.info(
+                    f"Warmed-up request processed in {GREEN}%.2f{RESET} seconds (with warmup excluded)",
+                    total_duration_ms / 1000.0,
+                )
+
             peak_memories = [r.get("peak_memory_mb", 0) for r in results]
             if peak_memories:
                 max_peak_memory = max(peak_memories)
@@ -293,14 +302,10 @@ class DiffGenerator:
     # LoRA
     def _send_lora_request(self, req: Any, success_msg: str, failure_msg: str):
         response = sync_scheduler_client.forward(req)
-        if isinstance(response, dict) and response.get("status") == "ok":
+        if response.error is None:
             logger.info(success_msg)
         else:
-            error_msg = (
-                response.get("message", "Unknown error")
-                if isinstance(response, dict)
-                else "Unknown response format"
-            )
+            error_msg = response.error
             raise RuntimeError(f"{failure_msg}: {error_msg}")
 
     def set_lora(
diff --git a/python/sglang/multimodal_gen/runtime/entrypoints/openai/common_api.py b/python/sglang/multimodal_gen/runtime/entrypoints/openai/common_api.py
index 2a9dc2892..8f7372ad5 100644
--- a/python/sglang/multimodal_gen/runtime/entrypoints/openai/common_api.py
+++ b/python/sglang/multimodal_gen/runtime/entrypoints/openai/common_api.py
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ from sglang.multimodal_gen.runtime.entrypoints.openai.utils import (
     SetLoraReq,
     UnmergeLoraWeightsReq,
 )
+from sglang.multimodal_gen.runtime.pipelines_core.schedule_batch import OutputBatch
 from sglang.multimodal_gen.runtime.scheduler_client import async_scheduler_client
 from sglang.multimodal_gen.runtime.server_args import get_global_server_args
 from sglang.multimodal_gen.runtime.utils.logging_utils import init_logger
@@ -17,15 +18,11 @@ logger = init_logger(__name__)
 
 async def _handle_lora_request(req: Any, success_msg: str, failure_msg: str):
     try:
-        response = await async_scheduler_client.forward(req)
-        if isinstance(response, dict) and response.get("status") == "ok":
+        output: OutputBatch = await async_scheduler_client.forward(req)
+        if output.error is None:
             return {"status": "ok", "message": success_msg}
         else:
-            error_msg = (
-                response.get("message", "Unknown error")
-                if isinstance(response, dict)
-                else "Unknown response format"
-            )
+            error_msg = output.error
             raise HTTPException(status_code=500, detail=f"{failure_msg}: {error_msg}")
     except Exception as e:
         if isinstance(e, HTTPException):
diff --git a/python/sglang/multimodal_gen/runtime/managers/gpu_worker.py b/python/sglang/multimodal_gen/runtime/managers/gpu_worker.py
index 961d305d9..c024757e3 100644
--- a/python/sglang/multimodal_gen/runtime/managers/gpu_worker.py
+++ b/python/sglang/multimodal_gen/runtime/managers/gpu_worker.py
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ from sglang.multimodal_gen.runtime.distributed.parallel_state import (
 )
 from sglang.multimodal_gen.runtime.pipelines_core import (
     ComposedPipelineBase,
+    LoRAPipeline,
     Req,
     build_pipeline,
 )
@@ -184,7 +185,7 @@ class GPUWorker:
         lora_path: str | None = None,
         target: str = "all",
         strength: float = 1.0,
-    ) -> None:
+    ) -> OutputBatch:
         """
         Set the LoRA adapter for the pipeline.
 
@@ -194,10 +195,14 @@ class GPUWorker:
             target: Which transformer(s) to apply the LoRA to.
             strength: LoRA strength for merge, default 1.0.
         """
-        assert self.pipeline is not None
+        if not isinstance(self.pipeline, LoRAPipeline):
+            return OutputBatch(error="Lora is not enabled")
         self.pipeline.set_lora(lora_nickname, lora_path, target, strength)
+        return OutputBatch()
 
-    def merge_lora_weights(self, target: str = "all", strength: float = 1.0) -> None:
+    def merge_lora_weights(
+        self, target: str = "all", strength: float = 1.0
+    ) -> OutputBatch:
         """
         Merge LoRA weights.
 
@@ -205,18 +210,22 @@ class GPUWorker:
             target: Which transformer(s) to merge.
             strength: LoRA strength for merge, default 1.0.
         """
-        assert self.pipeline is not None
+        if not isinstance(self.pipeline, LoRAPipeline):
+            return OutputBatch(error="Lora is not enabled")
         self.pipeline.merge_lora_weights(target, strength)
+        return OutputBatch()
 
-    def unmerge_lora_weights(self, target: str = "all") -> None:
+    def unmerge_lora_weights(self, target: str = "all") -> OutputBatch:
         """
         Unmerge LoRA weights.
 
         Args:
             target: Which transformer(s) to unmerge.
         """
-        assert self.pipeline is not None
+        if not isinstance(self.pipeline, LoRAPipeline):
+            return OutputBatch(error="Lora is not enabled")
         self.pipeline.unmerge_lora_weights(target)
+        return OutputBatch()
 
 
 def run_scheduler_process(
diff --git a/python/sglang/multimodal_gen/runtime/managers/scheduler.py b/python/sglang/multimodal_gen/runtime/managers/scheduler.py
index cc931968f..0a01b806e 100644
--- a/python/sglang/multimodal_gen/runtime/managers/scheduler.py
+++ b/python/sglang/multimodal_gen/runtime/managers/scheduler.py
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 # SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
 import pickle
 from collections import deque
+from copy import deepcopy
 from typing import Any, List
 
 import zmq
@@ -22,7 +23,7 @@ from sglang.multimodal_gen.runtime.server_args import (
 )
 from sglang.multimodal_gen.runtime.utils.common import get_zmq_socket
 from sglang.multimodal_gen.runtime.utils.distributed import broadcast_pyobj
-from sglang.multimodal_gen.runtime.utils.logging_utils import init_logger
+from sglang.multimodal_gen.runtime.utils.logging_utils import GREEN, RESET, init_logger
 
 logger = init_logger(__name__)
 
@@ -82,30 +83,37 @@ class Scheduler:
         # FIFO, new reqs are appended
         self.waiting_queue: deque[tuple[bytes, Req]] = deque()
 
-    def _handle_set_lora(self, reqs: List[Any]):
+        self.warmed_up = False
+
+    def _handle_set_lora(self, reqs: List[Any]) -> OutputBatch:
         # TODO: return set status
+        # TODO: return with SetLoRAResponse or something more appropriate
         req = reqs[0]
-        self.worker.set_lora(req.lora_nickname, req.lora_path, req.target, req.strength)
-        return {"status": "ok"}
+        return self.worker.set_lora(
+            req.lora_nickname, req.lora_path, req.target, req.strength
+        )
 
     def _handle_merge_lora(self, reqs: List[Any]):
         req = reqs[0]
-        self.worker.merge_lora_weights(req.target, req.strength)
-        return {"status": "ok"}
+        return self.worker.merge_lora_weights(req.target, req.strength)
 
-    def _handle_unmerge_lora(self, reqs: List[Any]):
+    def _handle_unmerge_lora(self, reqs: List[Any]) -> OutputBatch:
         req = reqs[0]
-        self.worker.unmerge_lora_weights(req.target)
-        return {"status": "ok"}
+        return self.worker.unmerge_lora_weights(req.target)
 
     def _handle_generation(self, reqs: List[Req]):
         return self.worker.execute_forward(reqs)
 
-    def return_result(self, output_batch: OutputBatch, identity: bytes | None = None):
+    def return_result(
+        self,
+        output_batch: OutputBatch,
+        identity: bytes | None = None,
+        is_warmup: bool = False,
+    ):
         """
         replies to client, only on rank 0
         """
-        if self.receiver is not None and identity is not None:
+        if not is_warmup and self.receiver is not None and identity is not None:
             self.receiver.send_multipart([identity, b"", pickle.dumps(output_batch)])
 
     def get_next_batch_to_run(self) -> list[tuple[bytes, Req]] | None:
@@ -124,18 +132,22 @@ class Scheduler:
         """
         if self.receiver is not None:
             try:
-                identity, _, payload = self.receiver.recv_multipart()
-                recv_reqs = pickle.loads(payload)
+                try:
+                    identity, _, payload = self.receiver.recv_multipart(zmq.NOBLOCK)
+                    recv_reqs = pickle.loads(payload)
+                except zmq.Again:
+                    recv_reqs = []
             except zmq.ZMQError:
                 # re-raise or handle appropriately to let the outer loop continue
                 raise
 
-            # Ensure recv_reqs is a list
-            if not isinstance(recv_reqs, list):
-                recv_reqs = [recv_reqs]
+            if recv_reqs:
+                # Ensure recv_reqs is a list
+                if not isinstance(recv_reqs, list):
+                    recv_reqs = [recv_reqs]
 
-            # Pack with identity for rank 0
-            recv_reqs = [(identity, req) for req in recv_reqs]
+                # Pack with identity for rank 0
+                recv_reqs = [(identity, req) for req in recv_reqs]
         else:
             recv_reqs = None
 
@@ -166,6 +178,22 @@ class Scheduler:
 
         assert recv_reqs is not None
 
+        # handle server warmup by inserting an identical req to the beginning of the waiting queue
+        # only the very first req through server's lifetime will be warmup
+        if (
+            not self.warmed_up
+            and len(recv_reqs) == 1
+            and self.server_args.enable_warmup
+        ):
+            identity, req = recv_reqs[0]
+            if isinstance(req, Req):
+                warmup_req = deepcopy(req)
+                warmup_req.is_warmup = True
+                warmup_req.num_inference_steps = 1
+                recv_reqs.insert(0, (identity, warmup_req))
+                self.warmed_up = True
+                logger.info("Server warming up....")
+
         return recv_reqs
 
     def event_loop(self) -> None:
@@ -192,43 +220,51 @@ class Scheduler:
                 continue
 
             # 2: execute, make sure a reply is always sent
-            while self.waiting_queue:
-                items = self.get_next_batch_to_run()
-                if not items:
-                    break
+            items = self.get_next_batch_to_run()
+            if not items:
+                continue
 
-                identities = [item[0] for item in items]
-                reqs = [item[1] for item in items]
+            identities = [item[0] for item in items]
+            reqs = [item[1] for item in items]
 
-                try:
-                    first_req = reqs[0]
-                    handler = self.request_handlers.get(type(first_req))
-                    if handler:
-                        output_batch = handler(reqs)
-                    else:
-                        output_batch = {
-                            "status": "error",
-                            "message": f"Unknown request type: {type(first_req)}",
-                        }
-                except Exception as e:
-                    logger.error(
-                        f"Error executing request in scheduler event loop: {e}",
-                        exc_info=True,
+            try:
+                processed_req = reqs[0]
+                handler = self.request_handlers.get(type(processed_req))
+                if handler:
+                    output_batch = handler(reqs)
+                else:
+                    output_batch = OutputBatch(
+                        error=f"Unknown request type: {type(processed_req)}"
                     )
-                    # Determine appropriate error response format
-                    output_batch = (
-                        OutputBatch(error=str(e))
-                        if reqs and isinstance(reqs[0], Req)
-                        else {"status": "error", "message": str(e)}
+            except Exception as e:
+                logger.error(
+                    f"Error executing request in scheduler event loop: {e}",
+                    exc_info=True,
+                )
+                # Determine appropriate error response format
+                output_batch = (
+                    OutputBatch(error=str(e))
+                    if reqs and isinstance(reqs[0], Req)
+                    else OutputBatch(error=str(e))
+                )
+
+            # 3. return results
+            try:
+                # TODO: Support sending back to multiple identities if batched
+                is_warmup = (
+                    processed_req.is_warmup if isinstance(processed_req, Req) else False
+                )
+                if is_warmup:
+                    logger.info(
+                        f"Server warmup done in {GREEN}%.2f{RESET} seconds",
+                        output_batch.timings.total_duration_s,
                     )
 
-                try:
-                    # TODO: Support sending back to multiple identities if batched
-                    self.return_result(output_batch, identities[0])
-                except zmq.ZMQError as e:
-                    # Reply failed; log and keep loop alive to accept future requests
-                    logger.error(f"ZMQ error sending reply: {e}")
-                    continue
+                self.return_result(output_batch, identities[0], is_warmup=is_warmup)
+            except zmq.ZMQError as e:
+                # Reply failed; log and keep loop alive to accept future requests
+                logger.error(f"ZMQ error sending reply: {e}")
+                continue
 
         logger.info("Scheduler event loop terminated.")
         if self.receiver is not None:
@@ -243,16 +279,6 @@ class Scheduler:
         for pipe in self.task_pipes_to_slaves:
             pipe.send(task)
 
-    def _execute_on_rank0(self, payload: dict[str, Any]) -> dict[str, Any]:
-        """Execute task locally on the rank 0 worker."""
-        method = payload["method"]
-        kwargs = {k: v for k, v in payload.items() if k != "method"}
-        handler = getattr(self.worker, method, None)
-        if handler:
-            result = handler(**kwargs)
-            return {"status": "ok", "result": result}
-        return {"status": "error", "error": f"Unknown method: {method}"}
-
     def _collect_slave_results(self) -> List[dict[str, Any]]:
         """Collect results from all slave worker processes."""
         results = []
diff --git a/python/sglang/multimodal_gen/runtime/pipelines_core/executors/pipeline_executor.py b/python/sglang/multimodal_gen/runtime/pipelines_core/executors/pipeline_executor.py
index 8e87cc181..f77e06087 100644
--- a/python/sglang/multimodal_gen/runtime/pipelines_core/executors/pipeline_executor.py
+++ b/python/sglang/multimodal_gen/runtime/pipelines_core/executors/pipeline_executor.py
@@ -81,8 +81,7 @@ class PipelineExecutor(ABC):
         """
         Context manager for profiling execution.
         """
-        do_profile = batch.profile
-
+        do_profile = batch.profile and not batch.is_warmup
         if not do_profile:
             # fast forward
             yield
diff --git a/python/sglang/multimodal_gen/runtime/pipelines_core/schedule_batch.py b/python/sglang/multimodal_gen/runtime/pipelines_core/schedule_batch.py
index ceabdd476..56108b290 100644
--- a/python/sglang/multimodal_gen/runtime/pipelines_core/schedule_batch.py
+++ b/python/sglang/multimodal_gen/runtime/pipelines_core/schedule_batch.py
@@ -159,6 +159,7 @@ class Req:
     # Misc
     save_output: bool = True
     return_frames: bool = False
+    is_warmup: bool = False
 
     # TeaCache parameters
     enable_teacache: bool = False
@@ -234,6 +235,8 @@ class Req:
         return pprint.pformat(asdict(self), indent=2, width=120)
 
     def log(self, server_args: ServerArgs):
+        if self.is_warmup:
+            return
         # TODO: in some cases (e.g., TI2I), height and weight might be undecided at this moment
         if self.height:
             target_height = align_to(self.height, 16)
diff --git a/python/sglang/multimodal_gen/runtime/pipelines_core/stages/denoising.py b/python/sglang/multimodal_gen/runtime/pipelines_core/stages/denoising.py
old mode 100755
new mode 100644
index e126af0c2..6ca92bd8b
--- a/python/sglang/multimodal_gen/runtime/pipelines_core/stages/denoising.py
+++ b/python/sglang/multimodal_gen/runtime/pipelines_core/stages/denoising.py
@@ -93,9 +93,8 @@ class DenoisingStage(PipelineStage):
 
         # torch compile
         if self.server_args.enable_torch_compile:
-            self.torch_compile_module(self.transformer)
-            if transformer_2 is not None:
-                self.torch_compile_module(self.transformer_2)
+            for transformer in filter(None, [self.transformer, self.transformer_2]):
+                self.compile_module_with_torch_compile(transformer)
 
         self.scheduler = scheduler
         self.vae = vae
@@ -115,8 +114,9 @@ class DenoisingStage(PipelineStage):
         # cache-dit state (for delayed mounting and idempotent control)
         self._cache_dit_enabled = False
         self._cached_num_steps = None
+        self._is_warmed_up = False
 
-    def torch_compile_module(self, module):
+    def compile_module_with_torch_compile(self, module):
         """
         Compile a module's forward with torch.compile, and enable inductor overlap tweak if available.
         No-op if torch compile is disabled or the object has no forward.
@@ -488,18 +488,14 @@ class DenoisingStage(PipelineStage):
         assert self.transformer is not None
         pipeline = self.pipeline() if self.pipeline else None
         if not server_args.model_loaded["transformer"]:
+            # FIXME: reuse more code
             loader = TransformerLoader()
             self.transformer = loader.load(
-                server_args.model_paths["transformer"], server_args
+                server_args.model_paths["transformer"], server_args, "transformer"
             )
-
             # enable cache-dit before torch.compile (delayed mounting)
             self._maybe_enable_cache_dit(batch.num_inference_steps)
-
-            if self.server_args.enable_torch_compile:
-                self.transformer = torch.compile(
-                    self.transformer, mode="max-autotune", fullgraph=True
-                )
+            self.compile_module_with_torch_compile(self.transformer)
             if pipeline:
                 pipeline.add_module("transformer", self.transformer)
             server_args.model_loaded["transformer"] = True
@@ -666,6 +662,7 @@ class DenoisingStage(PipelineStage):
         trajectory_latents: list,
         trajectory_timesteps: list,
         server_args: ServerArgs,
+        is_warmup: bool = False,
     ):
         # Gather results if using sequence parallelism
         if trajectory_latents:
@@ -702,14 +699,15 @@ class DenoisingStage(PipelineStage):
 
         # Save STA mask search results if needed
         if (
-            self.attn_backend.get_enum() == AttentionBackendEnum.SLIDING_TILE_ATTN
+            not is_warmup
+            and self.attn_backend.get_enum() == AttentionBackendEnum.SLIDING_TILE_ATTN
             and server_args.STA_mode == STA_Mode.STA_SEARCHING
         ):
             self.save_sta_search_results(batch)
 
         # deallocate transformer if on mps
         pipeline = self.pipeline() if self.pipeline else None
-        if torch.backends.mps.is_available():
+        if torch.backends.mps.is_available() and not is_warmup:
             logger.info(
                 "Memory before deallocating transformer: %s",
                 torch.mps.current_allocated_memory(),
@@ -954,7 +952,7 @@ class DenoisingStage(PipelineStage):
         denoising_start_time = time.time()
 
         # to avoid device-sync caused by timestep comparison
-
+        is_warmup = batch.is_warmup
         self.scheduler.set_begin_index(0)
         timesteps_cpu = timesteps.cpu()
         num_timesteps = timesteps_cpu.shape[0]
@@ -1051,11 +1049,12 @@ class DenoisingStage(PipelineStage):
                         ):
                             progress_bar.update()
 
-                        self.step_profile()
+                        if not is_warmup:
+                            self.step_profile()
 
         denoising_end_time = time.time()
 
-        if num_timesteps > 0:
+        if num_timesteps > 0 and not is_warmup:
             self.log_info(
                 "average time per step: %.4f seconds",
                 (denoising_end_time - denoising_start_time) / len(timesteps),
@@ -1067,6 +1066,7 @@ class DenoisingStage(PipelineStage):
             trajectory_latents=trajectory_latents,
             trajectory_timesteps=trajectory_timesteps,
             server_args=server_args,
+            is_warmup=is_warmup,
         )
         return batch
 
diff --git a/python/sglang/multimodal_gen/runtime/server_args.py b/python/sglang/multimodal_gen/runtime/server_args.py
index e89690fb7..de823e3bd 100644
--- a/python/sglang/multimodal_gen/runtime/server_args.py
+++ b/python/sglang/multimodal_gen/runtime/server_args.py
@@ -206,6 +206,7 @@ class ServerArgs:
 
     # Compilation
     enable_torch_compile: bool = False
+    enable_warmup: bool = False
 
     disable_autocast: bool | None = None
 
@@ -456,6 +457,14 @@ class ServerArgs:
             help="Use torch.compile to speed up DiT inference."
             + "However, will likely cause precision drifts. See (https://github.com/pytorch/pytorch/issues/145213)",
         )
+        parser.add_argument(
+            "--enable-warmup",
+            action=StoreBoolean,
+            default=ServerArgs.enable_warmup,
+            help="Perform a 1-step end-to-end warmup request before the actual request. "
+            "Recommended to enable when benchmarking to ensure fair comparison and best performance."
+            "When enabled, look for the line ending with `with warmup excluded` for actual processing time.",
+        )
         parser.add_argument(
             "--dit-cpu-offload",
             action=StoreBoolean,
diff --git a/python/sglang/multimodal_gen/runtime/utils/logging_utils.py b/python/sglang/multimodal_gen/runtime/utils/logging_utils.py
index e9e1c3de9..4be477cc5 100644
--- a/python/sglang/multimodal_gen/runtime/utils/logging_utils.py
+++ b/python/sglang/multimodal_gen/runtime/utils/logging_utils.py
@@ -466,7 +466,10 @@ def log_generation_timer(
         yield timer
         timer.end_time = time.perf_counter()
         timer.duration = timer.end_time - timer.start_time
-        logger.info("Pixel data generated successfully in %.2f seconds", timer.duration)
+        logger.info(
+            f"Pixel data generated successfully in {GREEN}%.2f{RESET} seconds",
+            timer.duration,
+        )
     except Exception as e:
         if request_idx is not None:
             logger.error(
@@ -487,7 +490,7 @@ def log_batch_completion(
     logger: logging.Logger, num_outputs: int, total_time: float
 ) -> None:
     logger.info(
-        "Completed batch processing. Generated %d outputs in %.2f seconds.",
+        f"Completed batch processing. Generated %d outputs in {GREEN}%.2f{RESET} seconds",
         num_outputs,
         total_time,
     )
diff --git a/python/sglang/multimodal_gen/runtime/utils/perf_logger.py b/python/sglang/multimodal_gen/runtime/utils/perf_logger.py
index d05fef2f5..6b7da272d 100644
--- a/python/sglang/multimodal_gen/runtime/utils/perf_logger.py
+++ b/python/sglang/multimodal_gen/runtime/utils/perf_logger.py
@@ -33,6 +33,10 @@ class RequestTimings:
         self.steps: list[float] = []
         self.total_duration_ms: float = 0.0
 
+    @property
+    def total_duration_s(self) -> float:
+        return self.total_duration_ms / 1000.0
+
     def record_stage(self, stage_name: str, duration_s: float):
         """Records the duration of a pipeline stage"""
         self.stages[stage_name] = duration_s * 1000  # Store as milliseconds
diff --git a/python/sglang/multimodal_gen/test/cli/test_generate_common.py b/python/sglang/multimodal_gen/test/cli/test_generate_common.py
index 88534f205..5303bed1e 100644
--- a/python/sglang/multimodal_gen/test/cli/test_generate_common.py
+++ b/python/sglang/multimodal_gen/test/cli/test_generate_common.py
@@ -24,19 +24,13 @@ logger = init_logger(__name__)
 class TestResult:
     name: str
     key: str
-    duration: Optional[float]
     succeed: bool
 
-    @property
-    def duration_str(self):
-        return f"{self.duration:.4f}" if self.duration else "NA"
-
 
 def run_command(command) -> Optional[float]:
     """Runs a command and returns the execution time and status."""
     print(f"Running command: {shlex.join(command)}")
 
-    duration = None
     with subprocess.Popen(
         command,
         stdout=subprocess.PIPE,
@@ -46,15 +40,11 @@ def run_command(command) -> Optional[float]:
     ) as process:
         for line in process.stdout:
             sys.stdout.write(line)
-            if "Pixel data generated" in line:
-                words = line.split(" ")
-                duration = float(words[-2])
-
-    if process.returncode == 0:
-        return duration
-    else:
+        process.wait()
+        if process.returncode == 0:
+            return True
         print(f"Command failed with exit code {process.returncode}")
-        return None
+    return False
 
 
 class CLIBase(unittest.TestCase):
@@ -80,13 +70,7 @@ class CLIBase(unittest.TestCase):
             f"--output-path={self.output_path}",
         ]
 
-    results = []
-
-    @classmethod
-    def setUpClass(cls):
-        cls.results = []
-
-    def _run_command(self, name: str, model_path: str, test_key: str = "", args=[]):
+    def _run_command(self, name: str, model_path: str, args=[]):
         command = (
             self.get_base_command()
             + [f"--model-path={model_path}"]
@@ -94,28 +78,21 @@ class CLIBase(unittest.TestCase):
             + ["--output-file-name", f"{name}"]
             + self.extra_args
         )
-        duration = run_command(command)
-        status = "Success" if duration else "Failed"
-        succeed = duration is not None
+        succeed = run_command(command)
+        status = "Success" if succeed else "Failed"
 
-        duration = float(duration) if succeed else None
-        self.results.append(TestResult(name, test_key, duration, succeed))
-
-        return name, duration, status
+        return name, status
 
     def _run_test(self, name: str, args, model_path: str, test_key: str):
-        name, duration, status = self._run_command(
-            name, args=args, model_path=model_path, test_key=test_key
-        )
-        self.verify(status, name, duration)
+        name, status = self._run_command(name, args=args, model_path=model_path)
+        self.verify(status, name)
 
-    def verify(self, status, name, duration):
+    def verify(self, status, name):
         print("-" * 80)
         print("\n" * 3)
 
         # test task status
         self.assertEqual(status, "Success", f"{name} command failed")
-        self.assertIsNotNone(duration, f"Could not parse duration for {name}")
 
         # test output file
         path = os.path.join(
@@ -125,7 +102,6 @@ class CLIBase(unittest.TestCase):
         if self.data_type == DataType.IMAGE:
             with Image.open(path) as image:
                 check_image_size(self, image, self.width, self.height)
-        logger.info(f"{name} passed in {duration:.4f}s")
 
     def model_name(self):
         return self.model_path.split("/")[-1]
diff --git a/python/sglang/multimodal_gen/test/run_suite.py b/python/sglang/multimodal_gen/test/run_suite.py
index fefa71a96..da9eb2667 100644
--- a/python/sglang/multimodal_gen/test/run_suite.py
+++ b/python/sglang/multimodal_gen/test/run_suite.py
@@ -198,7 +198,9 @@ def run_pytest(files, filter_expr=None):
             and "AssertionError" in full_output
         )
 
-        is_flaky_ci_assertion = "SafetensorError" in full_output
+        is_flaky_ci_assertion = (
+            "SafetensorError" in full_output or "FileNotFoundError" in full_output
+        )
 
         is_oom_error = (
             "out of memory" in full_output.lower()
diff --git a/python/sglang/multimodal_gen/test/server/perf_baselines.json b/python/sglang/multimodal_gen/test/server/perf_baselines.json
index f680c5eb1..c7948bac7 100644
--- a/python/sglang/multimodal_gen/test/server/perf_baselines.json
+++ b/python/sglang/multimodal_gen/test/server/perf_baselines.json
@@ -529,6 +529,31 @@
             "expected_avg_denoise_ms": 94.15,
             "expected_median_denoise_ms": 102.03
         },
+        "zimage_image_t2i_warmup": {
+            "stages_ms": {
+                "InputValidationStage": 0.02,
+                "TextEncodingStage": 100.65,
+                "ConditioningStage": 0.01,
+                "TimestepPreparationStage": 0.98,
+                "LatentPreparationStage": 0.06,
+                "DenoisingStage": 889.42,
+                "DecodingStage": 37.81
+            },
+            "denoise_step_ms": {
+                "0": 16.49,
+                "1": 94.63,
+                "2": 109.65,
+                "3": 110.05,
+                "4": 109.39,
+                "5": 110.58,
+                "6": 109.52,
+                "7": 110.54,
+                "8": 115.24
+            },
+            "expected_e2e_ms": 1029.96,
+            "expected_avg_denoise_ms": 98.46,
+            "expected_median_denoise_ms": 109.65
+        },
         "qwen_image_edit_ti2i": {
             "stages_ms": {
                 "InputValidationStage": 38.62,
diff --git a/python/sglang/multimodal_gen/test/server/test_server_common.py b/python/sglang/multimodal_gen/test/server/test_server_common.py
index 969998aa1..60eba4758 100644
--- a/python/sglang/multimodal_gen/test/server/test_server_common.py
+++ b/python/sglang/multimodal_gen/test/server/test_server_common.py
@@ -83,6 +83,9 @@ def diffusion_server(case: DiffusionTestCase) -> ServerContext:
     if server_args.lora_path:
         extra_args += f" --lora-path {server_args.lora_path}"
 
+    if server_args.enable_warmup:
+        extra_args += f" --enable-warmup"
+
     # Build custom environment variables
     env_vars = {}
     if server_args.enable_cache_dit:
diff --git a/python/sglang/multimodal_gen/test/server/testcase_configs.py b/python/sglang/multimodal_gen/test/server/testcase_configs.py
index c3a3763b4..0d4ba93bb 100644
--- a/python/sglang/multimodal_gen/test/server/testcase_configs.py
+++ b/python/sglang/multimodal_gen/test/server/testcase_configs.py
@@ -151,6 +151,8 @@ class DiffusionServerArgs:
     ring_degree: int | None = None
     # LoRA
     lora_path: str | None = None  # LoRA adapter path (HF repo or local path)
+    # misc
+    enable_warmup: bool = False
 
     dit_layerwise_offload: bool = False
     enable_cache_dit: bool = False
@@ -359,6 +361,13 @@ ONE_GPU_CASES_A: list[DiffusionTestCase] = [
         ),
         T2I_sampling_params,
     ),
+    DiffusionTestCase(
+        "zimage_image_t2i_warmup",
+        DiffusionServerArgs(
+            model_path="Tongyi-MAI/Z-Image-Turbo", modality="image", enable_warmup=True
+        ),
+        T2I_sampling_params,
+    ),
     # === Text and Image to Image (TI2I) ===
     DiffusionTestCase(
         "qwen_image_edit_ti2i",