diff --git a/src/generate_script.py b/src/generate_script.py
index a074f64..b95ae17 100644
--- a/src/generate_script.py
+++ b/src/generate_script.py
@@ -11,7 +11,6 @@ from logging_config import configure_logging, debug_log_lifecycle
 
 LOGGER = logging.getLogger(__name__)
 
-device = 'cuda' if torch.cuda.is_available() else 'cpu'
 MODEL_ID = "Qwen/Qwen3-14B"
 WORDS_PER_SECOND = 2.5  
 MAX_DEAD_AIR_SECONDS = 1 
@@ -30,6 +29,12 @@ def parse_args() -> argparse.Namespace:
     return parser.parse_args()
 
 
+def get_device():
+    device = 'cuda' if torch.cuda.is_available() else 'cpu'
+    LOGGER.info("Using device: %s", device)
+    return device
+
+
 @debug_log_lifecycle
 def load_model(model_id: str = MODEL_ID):
     tokenizer = AutoTokenizer.from_pretrained(model_id, trust_remote_code=True)
@@ -42,7 +47,7 @@ def load_model(model_id: str = MODEL_ID):
     model = AutoModelForCausalLM.from_pretrained(
         model_id,
         quantization_config=bnb_config,
-        device_map="auto",
+        device_map=get_device(),
         trust_remote_code=True,
     ).eval()