diff --git a/utils.py b/utils.py
index 592029b4..d93d839b 100644
--- a/utils.py
+++ b/utils.py
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ GROQ_LLM = ChatGroq(temperature=0, model_name="llama3-8b-8192", max_tokens=100)
 # loading the embedding model
 def load_embedding_model():
     model_name = "BAAI/bge-small-en"
-    model_kwargs = {"device": "cuda"} #can also be cpu
+    model_kwargs = {"device": "cpu"} #can also be cpu
     encode_kwargs = {"normalize_embeddings": True}
     embeddings = HuggingFaceBgeEmbeddings(
                 model_name=model_name, model_kwargs=model_kwargs, encode_kwargs=encode_kwargs