diff --git a/vall_e/config.py b/vall_e/config.py
index f7cfc7b..1324762 100755
--- a/vall_e/config.py
+++ b/vall_e/config.py
@@ -469,6 +469,7 @@ class Trainer:
 
 	weight_dtype: str = "float16"
 	amp: bool = False
+	ddp: bool = False
 
 	load_webui: bool = False
 	no_logger: bool = False
diff --git a/vall_e/engines/__init__.py b/vall_e/engines/__init__.py
index 6ee4860..faf927a 100755
--- a/vall_e/engines/__init__.py
+++ b/vall_e/engines/__init__.py
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 from ..config import cfg
 
-from ..utils.distributed import fix_unset_envs
+from ..utils.distributed import fix_unset_envs, ddp_model
 fix_unset_envs()
 
 if cfg.trainer.backend == "deepspeed":
@@ -38,6 +38,7 @@ def load_engines(training=True):
 		dtype = cfg.inference.dtype if inferencing else cfg.trainer.dtype
 		amp = cfg.inference.amp if inferencing else cfg.trainer.amp
 		loads_state_dict = cfg.trainer.load_state_dict or inferencing
+		ddp = cfg.trainer.ddp
 
 		engine_class = _Engine if backend == "local" or inferencing else Engine
 
@@ -117,10 +118,14 @@ def load_engines(training=True):
 
 			model.load_state_dict(state, strict=cfg.trainer.strict_loading)
 
+		_cfg = model._cfg
 
+		# wrap if DDP is requested
+		if ddp:
+			model = ddp_model(model)
 
 		# deepspeed inferencing
-		if backend == "local" and inferencing and deepspeed_available and cfg.trainer.deepspeed.inferencing: #and sys.platform.startswith("win"):
+		elif backend == "local" and inferencing and deepspeed_available and cfg.trainer.deepspeed.inferencing: #and sys.platform.startswith("win"):
 			engine_class = _Engine
 			model = deepspeed.init_inference(model=model, mp_size=1, replace_with_kernel_inject=True, dtype=dtype if not amp else torch.float32).module
 
@@ -130,9 +135,10 @@ def load_engines(training=True):
 			optimizer=optimizer,
 			lr_scheduler=lr_scheduler,
 
-			_cfg=model._cfg,
+			_cfg=_cfg,
 			stats=stats
 		)
+		
 
 	engines = Engines(engines)
 	engines.setup()
diff --git a/vall_e/models/ar_nar.py b/vall_e/models/ar_nar.py
index 99695e9..3705b3c 100644
--- a/vall_e/models/ar_nar.py
+++ b/vall_e/models/ar_nar.py
@@ -372,15 +372,6 @@ def example_usage():
 
 		'config': cfg.model
 	}
-	"""
-	kwargs = {
-		'n_tokens': 1024,
-		'd_model': 256,
-		'n_heads': 4,
-		'n_layers': 12,
-		'n_experts': 8,
-	}
-	"""
 	
 	"""
 	try:
@@ -390,7 +381,7 @@ def example_usage():
 	"""
 
 	model = AR_NAR(**kwargs).to(device)
-	steps = 500
+	steps = 100
 	optimizer = ml.Prodigy(model.parameters(), lr=1.0)
 	#optimizer = ml.Adagrad(model.parameters(), lr=1.0e-2)
 	#optimizer = ml.AdamW(model.parameters(), lr=1.0e-4)
diff --git a/vall_e/train.py b/vall_e/train.py
index 75b2274..70506ba 100755
--- a/vall_e/train.py
+++ b/vall_e/train.py
@@ -183,4 +183,5 @@ def train():
 	)
 
 if __name__ == "__main__":
+	# to-do: for DDP, spawn multiprocess instead of requiring `torchrun --nnodes=1 --nproc-per-node=4 -m vall_e.train yaml="./data/config.yaml"`
 	train()
diff --git a/vall_e/utils/distributed.py b/vall_e/utils/distributed.py
index 889de53..88e534a 100755
--- a/vall_e/utils/distributed.py
+++ b/vall_e/utils/distributed.py
@@ -8,6 +8,10 @@ import socket
 from functools import cache, wraps
 from typing import Callable
 
+import torch
+import torch.distributed as dist
+from torch.nn.parallel import DistributedDataParallel as DDP
+
 def get_free_port():
 	sock = socket.socket()
 	sock.bind(("", 0))
@@ -17,6 +21,7 @@ def get_free_port():
 _distributed_initialized = False
 def init_distributed( fn, *args, **kwargs ):
 	#print("Initializing distributed...")
+	torch.cuda.set_device(local_rank())
 	fn(*args, **kwargs)
 	_distributed_initialized = True
 
@@ -45,7 +50,6 @@ def fix_unset_envs():
 def local_rank():
 	return int(os.getenv("LOCAL_RANK", 0))
 
-
 def global_rank():
 	return int(os.getenv("RANK", 0))
 
@@ -90,4 +94,7 @@ def global_leader_only(fn: Callable | None = None, *, default=None) -> Callable:
 	if fn is None:
 		return wrapper
 
-	return wrapper(fn)
\ No newline at end of file
+	return wrapper(fn)
+
+def ddp_model(model):
+	return DDP(model.to(device='cuda'), [local_rank()])
diff --git a/vall_e/utils/wrapper.py b/vall_e/utils/wrapper.py
index 9d8af47..76c409c 100755
--- a/vall_e/utils/wrapper.py
+++ b/vall_e/utils/wrapper.py
@@ -1,7 +1,9 @@
 from contextlib import contextmanager
 
+import math
 import torch
 import torch.nn.functional as F
+
 from ..config import cfg
 
 Embedding = torch.nn.Embedding
@@ -99,12 +101,13 @@ if cfg.optimizations.injects and cfg.optimizations.bitsandbytes:
 	torch.optim.SGD = SGD
 
 # disgusting kludge, but it works (just realized BitNet has its own replacement routine)
-def replace_linear( model ):
+def replace_linear( model, verbose=False ):
 	bnb = cfg.optimizations.bitsandbytes and cfg.optimizations.linear and not cfg.optimizations.bitnet
-	klass = Linear 
 
 	device =  next(model.parameters()).device
 	linears = [k.split('.') for k, m in model.named_modules() if isinstance(m, torch.nn.Linear)]
+	klass = Linear 
+
 	for *parent, k in linears:
 		name = '.'.join(parent)
 
@@ -112,6 +115,9 @@ def replace_linear( model ):
 		# copy parameters
 		m = getattr( model.get_submodule(name), k )
 
+		if isinstance(m, klass):
+			continue
+
 		in_features = m.in_features
 		out_features = m.out_features
 		bias = m.bias is not None
@@ -123,6 +129,9 @@ def replace_linear( model ):
 			model.get_submodule(name), k,
 			klass( **kwargs ).to(device=device, dtype=cfg.trainer.dtype)
 		)
+		
+		if verbose:
+			print(f"Replacing {name}.{k} to", klass)
 
 	return model