diff --git a/gptqmodel/utils/looper_helpers.py b/gptqmodel/utils/looper_helpers.py
index b77e4e8bd..0801707b8 100644
--- a/gptqmodel/utils/looper_helpers.py
+++ b/gptqmodel/utils/looper_helpers.py
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
 from ..utils.torch import ALL_DEVICES, CPU, torch_sync
 
 
-USE_TORCH_REPLICATE = env_flag("GPTQMODEL_USE_TORCH_REPLICATE", True)
+USE_TORCH_REPLICATE = env_flag("GPTQMODEL_USE_TORCH_REPLICATE", False)
 
 
 _THREAD_SAFE_PARALLEL = ThreadSafe(torch_parallel)