diff --git a/src/cli.py b/src/cli.py
index d463edc..b3d7ddb 100755
--- a/src/cli.py
+++ b/src/cli.py
@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@ if __name__ == "__main__":
 	parser.add_argument("--breathing_room", default=default_arguments['breathing_room'])
 	parser.add_argument("--cvvp_weight", default=default_arguments['cvvp_weight'])
 	parser.add_argument("--top_p", default=default_arguments['top_p'])
+	parser.add_argument("--autoregressive_model", default=default_arguments['autoregressive_model'])
 	parser.add_argument("--diffusion_temperature", default=default_arguments['diffusion_temperature'])
 	parser.add_argument("--length_penalty", default=default_arguments['length_penalty'])
 	parser.add_argument("--repetition_penalty", default=default_arguments['repetition_penalty'])
@@ -55,6 +56,7 @@ if __name__ == "__main__":
 		'breathing_room': args.breathing_room,
 		'cvvp_weight': args.cvvp_weight,
 		'top_p': args.top_p,
+		'autoregressive_model': args.autoregressive_model,
 		'diffusion_temperature': args.diffusion_temperature,
 		'length_penalty': args.length_penalty,
 		'repetition_penalty': args.repetition_penalty,
@@ -62,5 +64,6 @@ if __name__ == "__main__":
 		'experimentals': default_arguments['experimentals'],
 	}
 
-	tts = load_tts()
+	# cli should rely on generate() for loading the TTS backend
+	#tts = load_tts()
 	generate(**kwargs)
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