diff --git a/invokeai/backend/model_management/model_probe.py b/invokeai/backend/model_management/model_probe.py
index c83be2a6c8..aebe30f116 100644
--- a/invokeai/backend/model_management/model_probe.py
+++ b/invokeai/backend/model_management/model_probe.py
@@ -225,7 +225,7 @@ class ModelProbe(object):
         with SilenceWarnings():
             if model_path.suffix.endswith((".ckpt", ".pt", ".bin")):
                 cls._scan_model(model_path, model_path)
-                return torch.load(model_path)
+                return torch.load(model_path, map_location="cpu")
             else:
                 return safetensors.torch.load_file(model_path)