diff --git a/src/main.py b/src/main.py
index df59263e..8f586e7a 100644
--- a/src/main.py
+++ b/src/main.py
@@ -14,6 +14,10 @@ import subprocess
 from functools import partial
 from starlette.applications import Starlette
 from starlette.routing import Route
+
+# Set multiprocessing start method to 'spawn' for CUDA compatibility
+multiprocessing.set_start_method("spawn", force=True)
+
 from utils.process_pool import process_pool
 
 import torch
@@ -50,8 +54,6 @@ from api import (
     settings,
 )
 
-# Set multiprocessing start method to 'spawn' for CUDA compatibility
-multiprocessing.set_start_method("spawn", force=True)
 
 logger.info(
     "CUDA device information",