diff --git a/webui.py b/webui.py
index af2393d0a..193b544c8 100644
--- a/webui.py
+++ b/webui.py
@@ -17,7 +17,10 @@ local_url = None
 
 errors.log.debug('Loading Torch')
 import torch # pylint: disable=C0411
-errors.log.debug(f'Torch init: {torch.sum(torch.randn(2, 2)).to(0) > 0}') # fix silly pytorch_lightning issue
+try:
+    errors.log.debug(f'Torch init: {torch.sum(torch.randn(2, 2)).to(0) > 0}') # fix silly pytorch_lightning issue
+except Exception:
+    pass
 try:
     import intel_extension_for_pytorch as ipex # pylint: disable=import-error, unused-import
 except Exception: