diff --git a/src/ptbench/scripts/train.py b/src/ptbench/scripts/train.py
index b6ef37bcade2708b5507eef5f31f27b8eee25bc7..6003eaffbdd14960e0b4298e366a991c4dd33324 100644
--- a/src/ptbench/scripts/train.py
+++ b/src/ptbench/scripts/train.py
@@ -181,7 +181,7 @@ def set_reproducible_cuda():
     help='A string indicating the accelerator to use (e.g. "auto", "cpu" or "gpu"). If auto, will select the best one available',
     show_default=True,
     required=True,
-    default="auto",
+    default="cpu",
     cls=ResourceOption,
 )
 @click.option(