diff --git a/extensions-builtin/LDSR/ldsr_model_arch.py b/extensions-builtin/LDSR/ldsr_model_arch.py
index 41d97d071..f0a90c657 100644
--- a/extensions-builtin/LDSR/ldsr_model_arch.py
+++ b/extensions-builtin/LDSR/ldsr_model_arch.py
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ import safetensors.torch
 
 from ldm.models.diffusion.ddim import DDIMSampler
 from ldm.util import instantiate_from_config, ismap
-from modules import shared, sd_hijack
+from modules import devices, shared, sd_hijack
 
 cached_ldsr_model: torch.nn.Module = None
 
@@ -113,7 +113,7 @@ class LDSR:
         gc.collect()
         if torch.cuda.is_available:
             torch.cuda.empty_cache()
-        if shared.cmd_opts.use_ipex:
+        if devices.backend == 'ipex':
             torch.xpu.empty_cache()
 
         im_og = image
diff --git a/extensions-builtin/SwinIR/scripts/swinir_model.py b/extensions-builtin/SwinIR/scripts/swinir_model.py
index cd8ddb08c..f8cd77e69 100644
--- a/extensions-builtin/SwinIR/scripts/swinir_model.py
+++ b/extensions-builtin/SwinIR/scripts/swinir_model.py
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ from tqdm.rich import tqdm
 from swinir_model_arch import SwinIR as net
 from swinir_model_arch_v2 import Swin2SR as net2
 from modules import modelloader, devices, script_callbacks, shared
-from modules.shared import cmd_opts, opts, state
+from modules.shared import opts, state
 from modules.upscaler import Upscaler, UpscalerData
 
 
@@ -41,11 +41,12 @@ class UpscalerSwinIR(Upscaler):
         model = model.to(device_swinir, dtype=devices.dtype)
         img = upscale(img, model)
         try:
-            torch.cuda.empty_cache()
+            if devices.backend == 'ipex':
+                torch.xpu.empty_cache()
+            else:
+                torch.cuda.empty_cache()
         except Exception:
             pass
-        if cmd_opts.use_ipex:
-            torch.xpu.empty_cache()
         return img
 
     def load_model(self, path, scale=4):
diff --git a/installer.py b/installer.py
index 4e9a3b805..c01b88fe0 100644
--- a/installer.py
+++ b/installer.py
@@ -295,8 +295,11 @@ def check_torch():
         os.environ.setdefault('PYTORCH_HIP_ALLOC_CONF', 'garbage_collection_threshold:0.8,max_split_size_mb:512')
         torch_command = os.environ.get('TORCH_COMMAND', 'torch==2.0.1 torchvision==0.15.2 --index-url https://download.pytorch.org/whl/rocm5.4.2')
         xformers_package = os.environ.get('XFORMERS_PACKAGE', 'none')
-    elif allow_ipex and args.use_ipex and shutil.which('sycl-ls') is not None:
+    elif allow_ipex and (args.use_ipex or shutil.which('sycl-ls') is not None or os.environ.get('ONEAPI_ROOT') is not None or os.path.exists('/opt/intel/oneapi')):
+        args.use_ipex = True
         log.info('Intel OneAPI Toolkit detected')
+        if shutil.which('sycl-ls') is None:
+            log.error('Intel OneAPI Toolkit is not activated! Start the WebUI with --use-ipex or activate OneAPI manually')
         torch_command = os.environ.get('TORCH_COMMAND', 'torch==1.13.0a0 torchvision==0.14.1a0 intel_extension_for_pytorch==1.13.120+xpu -f https://developer.intel.com/ipex-whl-stable-xpu')
         xformers_package = os.environ.get('XFORMERS_PACKAGE', 'none')
     else:
diff --git a/modules/api/api.py b/modules/api/api.py
index 2505b0891..82853117f 100644
--- a/modules/api/api.py
+++ b/modules/api/api.py
@@ -605,7 +605,7 @@ class Api:
             ram = { 'error': f'{err}' }
         try:
             import torch
-            if shared.cmd_opts.use_ipex:
+            if devices.backend == 'ipex':
                 system = { 'free': (torch.xpu.get_device_properties(shared.device).total_memory - torch.xpu.memory_allocated()), 'used': torch.xpu.memory_allocated(), 'total': torch.xpu.get_device_properties(shared.device).total_memory }
                 s = dict(torch.xpu.memory_stats())
                 allocated = { 'current': s['allocated_bytes.all.current'], 'peak': s['allocated_bytes.all.peak'] }
diff --git a/modules/codeformer_model.py b/modules/codeformer_model.py
index a57e1ee49..92763e078 100644
--- a/modules/codeformer_model.py
+++ b/modules/codeformer_model.py
@@ -101,7 +101,7 @@ def setup_model(dirname):
                             output = self.net(cropped_face_t, w=w if w is not None else shared.opts.code_former_weight, adain=True)[0]
                             restored_face = tensor2img(output, rgb2bgr=True, min_max=(-1, 1))
                         del output
-                        if cmd_opts.use_ipex:
+                        if devices.backend == 'ipex':
                             torch.xpu.empty_cache()
                         else:
                             torch.cuda.empty_cache()
diff --git a/modules/devices.py b/modules/devices.py
index 64852d109..561c73df3 100644
--- a/modules/devices.py
+++ b/modules/devices.py
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ def extract_device_id(args, name): # pylint: disable=redefined-outer-name
 
 
 def get_cuda_device_string():
-    if shared.cmd_opts.use_ipex:
+    if backend == 'ipex':
         if shared.cmd_opts.device_id is not None:
             return f"xpu:{shared.cmd_opts.device_id}"
         return "xpu"
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ def get_cuda_device_string():
 
 
 def get_optimal_device_name():
-    if (cuda_ok or shared.cmd_opts.use_ipex) and not shared.cmd_opts.use_directml:
+    if (cuda_ok or backend == 'ipex') and not shared.cmd_opts.use_directml:
         return get_cuda_device_string()
     if has_mps():
         return "mps"
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ def torch_gc(force=False):
     if shared.opts.disable_gc and not force:
         return
     collected = gc.collect()
-    if shared.cmd_opts.use_ipex:
+    if backend == 'ipex':
         try:
             with torch.xpu.device(get_cuda_device_string()):
                 torch.xpu.empty_cache()
@@ -161,7 +161,20 @@ def set_cuda_params():
 
 
 args = cmd_args.parser.parse_args()
-if args.use_ipex:
+if args.use_ipex or (hasattr(torch, 'xpu') and torch.xpu.is_available()):
+    backend = 'ipex'
+elif args.use_directml:
+    backend = 'directml'
+elif torch.cuda.is_available() and torch.version.cuda:
+    backend = 'cuda'
+elif torch.cuda.is_available() and torch.version.hip:
+    backend = 'rocm'
+elif sys.platform == 'darwin':
+    backend = 'mps'
+else:
+    backend = 'cpu'
+
+if backend == 'ipex':
     #Fix broken function in ipex 1.13.120+xpu
     from modules.sd_hijack_utils import CondFunc
     #Functions with dtype errors:
@@ -206,19 +219,6 @@ dtype = torch.float16
 dtype_vae = torch.float16
 dtype_unet = torch.float16
 unet_needs_upcast = False
-if args.use_ipex:
-    backend = 'ipex'
-elif args.use_directml:
-    backend = 'directml'
-elif torch.cuda.is_available() and torch.version.cuda:
-    backend = 'cuda'
-elif torch.cuda.is_available() and torch.version.hip:
-    backend = 'rocm'
-elif sys.platform == 'darwin':
-    backend = 'mps'
-else:
-    backend = 'cpu'
-
 
 
 def cond_cast_unet(tensor):
@@ -231,7 +231,7 @@ def cond_cast_float(tensor):
 
 def randn(seed, shape):
     torch.manual_seed(seed)
-    if shared.cmd_opts.use_ipex:
+    if backend == 'ipex':
         torch.xpu.manual_seed_all(seed)
     if device.type == 'mps':
         return torch.randn(shape, device=cpu).to(device)
@@ -251,7 +251,7 @@ def autocast(disable=False):
         return contextlib.nullcontext()
     if shared.cmd_opts.use_directml:
         return torch.dml.amp.autocast(dtype)
-    if shared.cmd_opts.use_ipex:
+    if backend == 'ipex':
         return torch.xpu.amp.autocast(enabled=True, dtype=dtype)
     if cuda_ok:
         return torch.autocast("cuda")
@@ -264,7 +264,7 @@ def without_autocast(disable=False):
         return contextlib.nullcontext()
     if shared.cmd_opts.use_directml:
         return torch.dml.amp.autocast(enabled=False) if torch.is_autocast_enabled() else contextlib.nullcontext()
-    if shared.cmd_opts.use_ipex:
+    if backend == 'ipex':
         return torch.xpu.amp.autocast(enabled=False) if torch.is_autocast_enabled() else contextlib.nullcontext()
     if cuda_ok:
         return torch.autocast("cuda", enabled=False) if torch.is_autocast_enabled() else contextlib.nullcontext()
diff --git a/modules/hypernetworks/hypernetwork.py b/modules/hypernetworks/hypernetwork.py
index 18e58abfc..471e75322 100644
--- a/modules/hypernetworks/hypernetwork.py
+++ b/modules/hypernetworks/hypernetwork.py
@@ -589,7 +589,7 @@ def train_hypernetwork(id_task, hypernetwork_name, learn_rate, batch_size, gradi
             print("Cannot resume from saved optimizer!")
             print(e)
 
-    if shared.cmd_opts.use_ipex:
+    if devices.backend == 'ipex':
         scaler = torch.xpu.amp.GradScaler()
     else:
         scaler = torch.cuda.amp.GradScaler()
@@ -706,7 +706,7 @@ def train_hypernetwork(id_task, hypernetwork_name, learn_rate, batch_size, gradi
                     hypernetwork.eval()
                     rng_state = torch.get_rng_state()
                     cuda_rng_state = None
-                    if shared.cmd_opts.use_ipex:
+                    if devices.backend == 'ipex':
                         cuda_rng_state = torch.xpu.get_rng_state_all()
                     elif torch.cuda.is_available():
                         cuda_rng_state = torch.cuda.get_rng_state_all()
@@ -745,7 +745,7 @@ def train_hypernetwork(id_task, hypernetwork_name, learn_rate, batch_size, gradi
                         shared.sd_model.cond_stage_model.to(devices.cpu)
                         shared.sd_model.first_stage_model.to(devices.cpu)
                     torch.set_rng_state(rng_state)
-                    if shared.cmd_opts.use_ipex:
+                    if devices.backend == 'ipex':
                         torch.xpu.set_rng_state_all(cuda_rng_state)
                     elif torch.cuda.is_available():
                         torch.cuda.set_rng_state_all(cuda_rng_state)
diff --git a/modules/memmon.py b/modules/memmon.py
index 3cf30f5c7..929451875 100644
--- a/modules/memmon.py
+++ b/modules/memmon.py
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ import threading
 import time
 from collections import defaultdict
 import torch
-from modules import shared
+from modules import devices
 
 
 class MemUsageMonitor(threading.Thread):
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ class MemUsageMonitor(threading.Thread):
         self.data = defaultdict(int)
         if not torch.cuda.is_available():
             #torch.cuda.is_available() reports False when using IPEX.
-            if shared.cmd_opts.use_ipex:
+            if devices.backend == 'ipex':
                 self.cuda_mem_get_info()
                 torch.xpu.memory_stats(self.device)
             else:
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ class MemUsageMonitor(threading.Thread):
                 self.disabled = True
 
     def cuda_mem_get_info(self):
-        if shared.cmd_opts.use_ipex:
+        if devices.backend == 'ipex':
             index = self.device.index if self.device.index is not None else torch.xpu.current_device()
             return [(torch.xpu.get_device_properties(index).total_memory - torch.xpu.memory_allocated(index)), torch.xpu.get_device_properties(index).total_memory]
         else:
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ class MemUsageMonitor(threading.Thread):
             return
         while True:
             self.run_flag.wait()
-            if shared.cmd_opts.use_ipex:
+            if devices.backend == 'ipex':
                 torch.xpu.reset_peak_memory_stats()
             else:
                 torch.cuda.reset_peak_memory_stats()
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@ class MemUsageMonitor(threading.Thread):
             self.data["free"] = free
             self.data["total"] = total
             try:
-                if shared.cmd_opts.use_ipex:
+                if devices.backend == 'ipex':
                     torch_stats = torch.xpu.memory_stats(self.device)
                 else:
                     torch_stats = torch.cuda.memory_stats(self.device)
diff --git a/modules/sd_hijack.py b/modules/sd_hijack.py
index 420fbcf18..53d899f62 100644
--- a/modules/sd_hijack.py
+++ b/modules/sd_hijack.py
@@ -175,7 +175,7 @@ class StableDiffusionModelHijack:
 
         if opts.cuda_compile and opts.cuda_compile_mode == 'ipex':
             import logging
-            if shared.cmd_opts.use_ipex:
+            if devices.backend == 'ipex':
                 shared.log.info("Model compile enabled: IPEX Optimize Graph Mode")
             else:
                 shared.log.warning("Model compile skipped: IPEX Method is for Intel GPU's with OneAPI")
diff --git a/modules/sd_hijack_optimizations.py b/modules/sd_hijack_optimizations.py
index d32c35a29..a757a3755 100644
--- a/modules/sd_hijack_optimizations.py
+++ b/modules/sd_hijack_optimizations.py
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ else:
 
 
 def get_available_vram():
-    if shared.cmd_opts.use_ipex:
+    if devices.backend == 'ipex':
         stats = torch.xpu.memory_stats(shared.device)
         mem_active = stats['active_bytes.all.current']
         mem_reserved = stats['reserved_bytes.all.current']
@@ -190,7 +190,7 @@ def einsum_op_tensor_mem(q, k, v, max_tensor_mb):
     return einsum_op_slice_1(q, k, v, max(q.shape[1] // div, 1))
 
 def einsum_op_cuda(q, k, v):
-    if shared.cmd_opts.use_ipex:
+    if devices.backend == 'ipex':
         stats = torch.xpu.memory_stats(q.device)
         mem_active = stats['active_bytes.all.current']
         mem_reserved = stats['reserved_bytes.all.current']
@@ -218,10 +218,7 @@ def einsum_op_dml(q, k, v):
     return einsum_op_tensor_mem(q, k, v, (mem_reserved - mem_active) if mem_reserved > mem_active else 1)
 
 def einsum_op(q, k, v):
-    if shared.cmd_opts.use_ipex:
-        return einsum_op_cuda(q, k, v)
-
-    if q.device.type == 'cuda':
+    if q.device.type == 'cuda' or devices.backend == 'ipex':
         return einsum_op_cuda(q, k, v)
 
     if q.device.type == 'mps':
@@ -413,7 +410,7 @@ def scaled_dot_product_attention_forward(self, x, context=None, mask=None):
     return hidden_states
 
 def scaled_dot_product_no_mem_attention_forward(self, x, context=None, mask=None):
-    if shared.cmd_opts.use_ipex:
+    if devices.backend == 'ipex':
         with torch.backends.xpu.sdp_kernel(enable_flash=True, enable_math=True, enable_mem_efficient=False):
             return scaled_dot_product_attention_forward(self, x, context, mask)
     else:
@@ -522,7 +519,7 @@ def sdp_attnblock_forward(self, x):
     return x + out
 
 def sdp_no_mem_attnblock_forward(self, x):
-    if shared.cmd_opts.use_ipex:
+    if devices.backend == 'ipex':
         with torch.backends.xpu.sdp_kernel(enable_flash=True, enable_math=True, enable_mem_efficient=False):
             return sdp_attnblock_forward(self, x)
     else:
diff --git a/modules/sd_hijack_unet.py b/modules/sd_hijack_unet.py
index c7fee64b5..e5e9ded1d 100644
--- a/modules/sd_hijack_unet.py
+++ b/modules/sd_hijack_unet.py
@@ -3,7 +3,6 @@ from packaging import version
 
 from modules import devices
 from modules.sd_hijack_utils import CondFunc
-from modules import shared
 
 
 class TorchHijackForUnet:
@@ -68,7 +67,7 @@ def hijack_ddpm_edit():
 unet_needs_upcast = lambda *args, **kwargs: devices.unet_needs_upcast # pylint: disable=unnecessary-lambda-assignment
 CondFunc('ldm.models.diffusion.ddpm.LatentDiffusion.apply_model', apply_model, unet_needs_upcast)
 CondFunc('ldm.modules.diffusionmodules.openaimodel.timestep_embedding', lambda orig_func, timesteps, *args, **kwargs: orig_func(timesteps, *args, **kwargs).to(torch.float32 if timesteps.dtype == torch.int64 else devices.dtype_unet), unet_needs_upcast)
-if version.parse(torch.__version__) <= version.parse("1.13.2") or torch.cuda.is_available() or shared.cmd_opts.use_ipex:
+if version.parse(torch.__version__) <= version.parse("1.13.2") or torch.cuda.is_available() or devices.backend == 'ipex':
     CondFunc('ldm.modules.diffusionmodules.util.GroupNorm32.forward', lambda orig_func, self, *args, **kwargs: orig_func(self.float(), *args, **kwargs), unet_needs_upcast)
     CondFunc('ldm.modules.attention.GEGLU.forward', lambda orig_func, self, x: orig_func(self.float(), x.float()).to(devices.dtype_unet), unet_needs_upcast)
     CondFunc('open_clip.transformer.ResidualAttentionBlock.__init__', lambda orig_func, *args, **kwargs: kwargs.update({'act_layer': GELUHijack}) and False or orig_func(*args, **kwargs), lambda _, *args, **kwargs: kwargs.get('act_layer') is None or kwargs['act_layer'] == torch.nn.GELU)
diff --git a/modules/sd_models.py b/modules/sd_models.py
index 30d5dfdb8..eb8c5d48f 100644
--- a/modules/sd_models.py
+++ b/modules/sd_models.py
@@ -585,7 +585,7 @@ def load_model(checkpoint_info=None, already_loaded_state_dict=None, timer=None)
     sd_hijack.model_hijack.hijack(sd_model)
     timer.record("hijack")
     sd_model.eval()
-    if shared.cmd_opts.use_ipex and not (shared.cmd_opts.lowvram or shared.cmd_opts.medvram):
+    if devices.backend == 'ipex' and not (shared.cmd_opts.lowvram or shared.cmd_opts.medvram):
         sd_model = torch.xpu.optimize(sd_model, dtype=devices.dtype, auto_kernel_selection=True, optimize_lstm=True,
         graph_mode=True if shared.opts.cuda_compile and shared.opts.cuda_compile_mode == 'ipex' else False)
         shared.log.info("Applied IPEX Optimize")
diff --git a/modules/sd_samplers_kdiffusion.py b/modules/sd_samplers_kdiffusion.py
index 2393b2ec2..2dc6c701f 100644
--- a/modules/sd_samplers_kdiffusion.py
+++ b/modules/sd_samplers_kdiffusion.py
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ import torch
 import k_diffusion.sampling
 from modules import prompt_parser, devices, sd_samplers_common
 
-from modules.shared import opts, state, cmd_opts
+from modules.shared import opts, state
 import modules.shared as shared
 from modules.script_callbacks import CFGDenoiserParams, cfg_denoiser_callback
 from modules.script_callbacks import CFGDenoisedParams, cfg_denoised_callback
@@ -326,11 +326,11 @@ class KDiffusionSampler:
         sigma_max = sigmas.max()
 
         current_iter_seeds = p.all_seeds[p.iteration * p.batch_size:(p.iteration + 1) * p.batch_size]
-        if cmd_opts.use_ipex: #Remove this after Intel adds support for torch.Generator()
+        if devices.backend == 'ipex': #Remove this after Intel adds support for torch.Generator()
             try:
                 return BrownianTreeNoiseSampler(x.to("cpu"), sigma_min, sigma_max, seed=current_iter_seeds, transform=lambda x: x.to("cpu"), transform_last=lambda x: x.to(shared.device)) # pylint: disable=E1123
             except Exception:
-                print("ERROR    Please apply this patch to repositories/k-diffusion/k_diffusion/sampling.py: https://github.com/crowsonkb/k-diffusion/pull/68/files")
+                shared.log.error("Please apply this patch to repositories/k-diffusion/k_diffusion/sampling.py: https://github.com/crowsonkb/k-diffusion/pull/68/files")
                 return None
         else:
             return BrownianTreeNoiseSampler(x, sigma_min, sigma_max, seed=current_iter_seeds)
diff --git a/modules/textual_inversion/textual_inversion.py b/modules/textual_inversion/textual_inversion.py
index 2fdcb03d9..ddb0fbe6d 100644
--- a/modules/textual_inversion/textual_inversion.py
+++ b/modules/textual_inversion/textual_inversion.py
@@ -429,7 +429,7 @@ def train_embedding(id_task, embedding_name, learn_rate, batch_size, gradient_st
         else:
             shared.log.info("No saved optimizer exists in checkpoint")
 
-    if shared.cmd_opts.use_ipex:
+    if devices.backend == 'ipex':
         scaler = torch.xpu.amp.GradScaler()
     else:
         scaler = torch.cuda.amp.GradScaler()
diff --git a/webui.sh b/webui.sh
index 2abf44a67..dee18931f 100755
--- a/webui.sh
+++ b/webui.sh
@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@ else
 fi
 
 #Set OneAPI environmet if it's not set by the user
-if [[ "$@" == *"--use-ipex"* ]] && ! [ -x "$(command -v sycl-ls)" ]
+if ([[ "$@" == *"--use-ipex"* ]] || [[ -d "/opt/intel/oneapi" ]] || [[ ! -z "$ONEAPI_ROOT" ]]) && [ ! -x "$(command -v sycl-ls)" ]
 then
     echo "Setting OneAPI environment"
     if [[ -z "$ONEAPI_ROOT" ]]
@@ -96,7 +96,7 @@ if [[ ! -z "${ACCELERATE}" ]] && [ ${ACCELERATE}="True" ] && [ -x "$(command -v
 then
     echo "Launching accelerate launch.py..."
     exec accelerate launch --num_cpu_threads_per_process=6 launch.py "$@"
-elif [[ -z "${first_launch}" ]] && [ -x "$(command -v ipexrun)" ] && [ -x "$(command -v numactl)" ] && [[ "$@" == *"--use-ipex"* ]]
+elif [[ -z "${first_launch}" ]] && [ -x "$(command -v ipexrun)" ] && [ -x "$(command -v numactl)" ] && [ -x "$(command -v sycl-ls)" ]
 then
     echo "Launching ipexrun launch.py..."
     exec ipexrun launch.py "$@"