diff --git a/subgen/subgen.py b/subgen/subgen.py
index 104c250..3e4bdec 100644
--- a/subgen/subgen.py
+++ b/subgen/subgen.py
@@ -72,6 +72,7 @@ path_mapping_to = os.getenv('PATH_MAPPING_TO', '/Volumes/TV')
 model_location = os.getenv('MODEL_PATH', '.')
 transcribe_folders = os.getenv('TRANSCRIBE_FOLDERS', '')
 transcribe_or_translate = os.getenv('TRANSCRIBE_OR_TRANSLATE', 'translate')
+compute_type = os.getenv('COMPUTE_TYPE', 'auto')
 if transcribe_device == "gpu":
     transcribe_device = "cuda"
 
@@ -228,7 +229,7 @@ def start_model():
     global model
     if model is None:
         logging.debug("Model was purged, need to re-create")
-        model = stable_whisper.load_faster_whisper(whisper_model, download_root=model_location, device=transcribe_device, cpu_threads=whisper_threads, num_workers=concurrent_transcriptions)
+        model = stable_whisper.load_faster_whisper(whisper_model, download_root=model_location, device=transcribe_device, cpu_threads=whisper_threads, num_workers=concurrent_transcriptions, compute_type=compute_type)
 
 def delete_model():
     if len(files_to_transcribe) == 0: