diff --git a/server/text_generation_server/cli.py b/server/text_generation_server/cli.py
index fe839cf4..8ec2a5ae 100644
--- a/server/text_generation_server/cli.py
+++ b/server/text_generation_server/cli.py
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ from typing import Optional
 from enum import Enum
 from huggingface_hub import hf_hub_download
 
+from text_generation_server.utils.log import log_master
 
 app = typer.Typer()
 
@@ -87,15 +88,17 @@ def serve(
     )
 
     if len(lora_adapter_ids) > 0:
-        logger.warning(
-            f"LoRA adapters are enabled. This is an experimental feature and may not work as expected."
+        log_master(
+            logger.warning,
+            f"LoRA adapters are enabled. This is an experimental feature and may not work as expected.",
         )
 
     # TODO: enable lora with cuda graphs. for now disable cuda graphs if lora is enabled
     # and warn the user
     if len(lora_adapter_ids) > 0 and os.getenv("CUDA_GRAPHS", None) is not None:
-        logger.warning(
-            f"LoRa adapter are not supported with CUDA Graphs. Disabling CUDA Graphs."
+        log_master(
+            logger.warning,
+            f"LoRa adapter are not supported with CUDA Graphs. Disabling CUDA Graphs.",
         )
         global CUDA_GRAPHS
         CUDA_GRAPHS = None
diff --git a/server/text_generation_server/layers/attention/rocm.py b/server/text_generation_server/layers/attention/rocm.py
index 99c490d5..54da63e8 100644
--- a/server/text_generation_server/layers/attention/rocm.py
+++ b/server/text_generation_server/layers/attention/rocm.py
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ import torch
 from text_generation_server.utils.import_utils import SYSTEM
 from text_generation_server.models.globals import FLASH_DECODING
 from text_generation_server.layers.attention import Seqlen
+from text_generation_server.utils.log import log_master
 from loguru import logger
 
 major, minor = torch.cuda.get_device_capability()
@@ -136,7 +137,10 @@ if ENGINE != "triton":
     try:
         import flash_attn_2_cuda
 
-        logger.info("ROCm: using Flash Attention 2 Composable Kernel implementation.")
+        log_master(
+            logger.info,
+            "ROCm: using Flash Attention 2 Composable Kernel implementation.",
+        )
     except ImportError as e:
         if major >= 8:
             architecture_suffix = f"-{SYSTEM}"
diff --git a/server/text_generation_server/layers/bnb.py b/server/text_generation_server/layers/bnb.py
index 925b0b2d..aae2bd1a 100644
--- a/server/text_generation_server/layers/bnb.py
+++ b/server/text_generation_server/layers/bnb.py
@@ -4,19 +4,11 @@ from functools import lru_cache
 import bitsandbytes as bnb
 import torch
 from bitsandbytes.nn import Int8Params, Params4bit
-from loguru import logger
-from text_generation_server.utils.weights import Weight
-
-
-@lru_cache(1)
-def warn_deprecate_bnb():
-    logger.warning(
-        "Bitsandbytes 8bit is deprecated, using `eetq` is a drop-in replacement, and has much better performnce"
-    )
+from text_generation_server.utils.weights import UnquantizedWeight
 
 
 @dataclass
-class BNBWeight(Weight):
+class BNBWeight(UnquantizedWeight):
     weight: torch.Tensor
 
     def get_linear(self, bias: torch.Tensor):
@@ -82,7 +74,7 @@ class Linear8bitLt(torch.nn.Module):
 
 
 @dataclass
-class BNBFP4Weight(Weight):
+class BNBFP4Weight(UnquantizedWeight):
     weight: torch.Tensor
 
     def get_linear(self, bias: torch.Tensor):
@@ -90,7 +82,7 @@ class BNBFP4Weight(Weight):
 
 
 @dataclass
-class BNBNF4Weight(Weight):
+class BNBNF4Weight(UnquantizedWeight):
     weight: torch.Tensor
 
     def get_linear(self, bias: torch.Tensor):
diff --git a/server/text_generation_server/layers/eetq.py b/server/text_generation_server/layers/eetq.py
index f003f914..b1e5235a 100644
--- a/server/text_generation_server/layers/eetq.py
+++ b/server/text_generation_server/layers/eetq.py
@@ -2,11 +2,11 @@ from dataclasses import dataclass
 
 import torch
 from EETQ import quant_weights, w8_a16_gemm
-from text_generation_server.utils.weights import Weight
+from text_generation_server.utils.weights import UnquantizedWeight
 
 
 @dataclass
-class EETQWeight(Weight):
+class EETQWeight(UnquantizedWeight):
     weight: torch.Tensor
 
     def get_linear(self, bias: torch.Tensor):
diff --git a/server/text_generation_server/layers/fp8.py b/server/text_generation_server/layers/fp8.py
index fe083b68..4568f8a0 100644
--- a/server/text_generation_server/layers/fp8.py
+++ b/server/text_generation_server/layers/fp8.py
@@ -1,19 +1,29 @@
 import torch
 
 from dataclasses import dataclass
-from typing import Optional
+from typing import Optional, Union, List
+from loguru import logger
 
 from text_generation_server.utils.import_utils import SYSTEM
+from text_generation_server.utils.weights import (
+    Weight,
+    WeightsLoader,
+    UnquantizedWeight,
+    Weights,
+)
+from text_generation_server.utils.log import log_master, log_once
 
+FBGEMM_MM_AVAILABLE = False
+FBGEMM_DYN_AVAILABLE = False
 try:
     import fbgemm_gpu.experimental.gen_ai
 
-    major, _ = torch.cuda.get_device_capability()
-    HAS_FBGEMM_MM = major == 9
-    HAS_FBGEMM_DYN = major >= 8
+    if SYSTEM == "cuda":
+        major, _ = torch.cuda.get_device_capability()
+        FBGEMM_MM_AVAILABLE = major == 9
+        FBGEMM_DYN_AVAILABLE = major >= 8
 except (ImportError, ModuleNotFoundError):
-    HAS_FBGEMM_MM = False
-    HAS_FBGEMM_DYN = False
+    log_master(logger.warning, "FBGEMM fp8 kernels are not installed.")
 
 
 def get_fp8_linear() -> torch.nn.Module:
@@ -33,7 +43,7 @@ def get_fp8_linear() -> torch.nn.Module:
 
 
 def fp8_quantize(weight, scale_upper_bound=None, qdtype=torch.float8_e4m3fn):
-    if HAS_FBGEMM_DYN:
+    if FBGEMM_DYN_AVAILABLE:
         qweight, scale = torch.ops.fbgemm.quantize_fp8_per_row(
             weight, bs=None, scale_ub=scale_upper_bound, output_dtype=qdtype
         )
@@ -54,18 +64,83 @@ def fp8_quantize(weight, scale_upper_bound=None, qdtype=torch.float8_e4m3fn):
     return qweight, scale
 
 
+class HybridFP8UnquantLoader(WeightsLoader):
+    """Weight loader that loads FP8 and unquantized Torch tensors."""
+
+    def __init__(self, activation_scale_ub: Optional[float]):
+        self.activation_scale_ub = activation_scale_ub
+
+    def get_weights_col_packed(
+        self,
+        weights: Weights,
+        prefix: str,
+        block_sizes: Union[int, List[int]],
+    ):
+        w = weights.get_packed_sharded(
+            f"{prefix}.weight", dim=0, block_sizes=block_sizes
+        )
+
+        if w.dtype == torch.float8_e4m3fn:
+            # FP8 branch
+            scale = weights.get_packed_sharded(
+                f"{prefix}.weight_scale", dim=0, block_sizes=block_sizes, to_dtype=False
+            )
+            return Fp8Weight(
+                weight=w,
+                weight_scale=scale,
+                activation_scale_ub=self.activation_scale_ub,
+                dtype=weights.dtype,
+            )
+
+        return UnquantizedWeight(w)
+
+    def get_multi_weights_col(self, weights: "Weights", prefixes: List[str], dim: int):
+        w = [weights.get_sharded(f"{p}.weight", dim=0) for p in prefixes]
+        w = torch.cat(w, dim=dim)
+
+        # FP8 branch
+        if w.dtype == torch.float8_e4m3fn:
+            scale = [
+                weights.get_sharded(f"{p}.weight_scale", dim=0, to_dtype=False)
+                for p in prefixes
+            ]
+            scale = torch.cat(scale, dim=0)
+            return Fp8Weight(
+                weight=w,
+                weight_scale=scale,
+                activation_scale_ub=self.activation_scale_ub,
+                dtype=weights.dtype,
+            )
+
+        return UnquantizedWeight(w)
+
+    def get_weights_row(self, weights: "Weights", prefix: str):
+        w = weights.get_sharded(f"{prefix}.weight", dim=1)
+        # FP8 branch
+        if w.dtype == torch.float8_e4m3fn:
+            scale = weights.get_sharded(f"{prefix}.weight_scale", dim=0, to_dtype=False)
+            return Fp8Weight(
+                weight=w,
+                weight_scale=scale,
+                activation_scale_ub=self.activation_scale_ub,
+                dtype=weights.dtype,
+            )
+
+        return UnquantizedWeight(w)
+
+
 @dataclass
-class Fp8Weight:
+class Fp8Weight(Weight):
     weight: torch.Tensor
     dtype: torch.dtype
     weight_scale: Optional[torch.Tensor] = None
-    input_scale: Optional[torch.Tensor] = None
+    activation_scale_ub: Optional[float] = None
 
     def get_linear(self, bias: torch.Tensor):
         if self.weight_scale is None:
             return get_fp8_linear().from_unquant(self.weight, bias, self.dtype)
         return get_fp8_linear().from_fp8(
-            self.weight, self.weight_scale, self.input_scale, bias, self.dtype
+            self.weight, self.weight_scale, self.activation_scale_ub, bias, self.dtype
         )
 
 
@@ -82,7 +157,13 @@ class Fp8Linear(torch.nn.Module):
         self.dtype = dtype
         self.qweight = qweight
         self.scale = scale
-        self.scale_upper_bound = scale_upper_bound
+        self.scale_upper_bound = (
+            torch.tensor(
+                [scale_upper_bound], dtype=torch.float32, device=qweight.device
+            )
+            if scale_upper_bound is not None
+            else None
+        )
 
         self.bias = bias if bias is not None else None
 
@@ -104,7 +185,9 @@ class Fp8Linear(torch.nn.Module):
         )
 
     def forward(self, input: torch.Tensor) -> torch.Tensor:
-        if HAS_FBGEMM_MM:
+        if FBGEMM_MM_AVAILABLE:
+            log_once(logger.info, "Using FBGEMM fp8 kernels")
+
             qinput, scale = fp8_quantize(
                 input, scale_upper_bound=self.scale_upper_bound
             )
diff --git a/server/text_generation_server/layers/gptq/exllamav2.py b/server/text_generation_server/layers/gptq/exllamav2.py
index 4d45822b..dc3b832f 100644
--- a/server/text_generation_server/layers/gptq/exllamav2.py
+++ b/server/text_generation_server/layers/gptq/exllamav2.py
@@ -9,11 +9,12 @@ from loguru import logger
 
 from text_generation_server.layers.exl2 import Exl2Weight
 from text_generation_server.layers.gptq import GPTQWeight
+from text_generation_server.utils.log import log_master
 
 try:
     from exllamav2_kernels import make_q_matrix, gemm_half_q_half
 except ImportError:
-    logger.error("exllamav2_kernels not installed.")
+    log_master(logger.warning, "exllamav2_kernels not installed.")
     raise
 
 # Dummy tensor to pass instead of g_idx since there is no way to pass "None" to a C++ extension
diff --git a/server/text_generation_server/models/__init__.py b/server/text_generation_server/models/__init__.py
index 725aa544..a43cdfed 100644
--- a/server/text_generation_server/models/__init__.py
+++ b/server/text_generation_server/models/__init__.py
@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@ from text_generation_server.models.custom_modeling.t5_modeling import (
 )
 
 from text_generation_server.utils.import_utils import SYSTEM
+from text_generation_server.utils.log import log_master
 
 # The flag below controls whether to allow TF32 on matmul. This flag defaults to False
 # in PyTorch 1.12 and later.
@@ -47,9 +48,7 @@ torch.set_grad_enabled(False)
 
 __all__ = [
     "Model",
-    "BLOOMSharded",
     "CausalLM",
-    "GalacticaSharded",
     "Seq2SeqLM",
     "get_model",
 ]
@@ -125,7 +124,7 @@ try:
     )
     from text_generation_server.layers.attention import SUPPORTS_WINDOWING
 except ImportError as e:
-    logger.warning(f"Could not import Flash Attention enabled models: {e}")
+    log_master(logger.warning, f"Could not import Flash Attention enabled models: {e}")
     SUPPORTS_WINDOWING = False
     FLASH_ATTENTION = False
 
@@ -137,7 +136,7 @@ MAMBA_AVAILABLE = True
 try:
     from text_generation_server.models.mamba import Mamba
 except ImportError as e:
-    logger.warning(f"Could not import Mamba: {e}")
+    log_master(logger.warning, f"Could not import Mamba: {e}")
     MAMBA_AVAILABLE = False
 
 if MAMBA_AVAILABLE:
@@ -312,8 +311,11 @@ def get_model(
             # These quantizers only work with float16 params.
             dtype = torch.float16
         elif quantize == "fp8":
-            # gemm kernels are fp8xfp8->bf16
-            dtype = torch.bfloat16
+            from text_generation_server.layers.fp8 import FBGEMM_MM_AVAILABLE
+
+            if FBGEMM_MM_AVAILABLE:
+                # fbgemm kernels are fp8xfp8->bf16
+                dtype = torch.bfloat16
         else:
             # Keep it as default for now and let
             # every model resolve their own default dtype.
@@ -436,7 +438,9 @@ def get_model(
 
     speculate = get_speculate()
     if speculate > 0:
-        logger.info(f"Using speculation {method} with {speculate} input ids.")
+        log_master(
+            logger.info, f"Using speculation {method} with {speculate} input ids."
+        )
 
     if model_type is None:
         # TODO: fix how we determine model type for Mamba
@@ -451,10 +455,10 @@ def get_model(
     if quantization_config is not None and quantize is None:
         method = quantization_config.get("quant_method", None)
         if method in {"gptq", "awq", "exl2"}:
-            logger.info(f"Auto selecting quantization method {method}")
+            log_master(logger.info, f"Auto selecting quantization method {method}")
             quantize = method
         else:
-            logger.info(f"Unknown quantization method {method}")
+            log_master(logger.warning, f"Unknown quantization method {method}")
 
     if quantize == "exl2" and sharded:
         raise RuntimeError(
@@ -596,7 +600,7 @@ def get_model(
                 )
             except RuntimeError as e:
                 # Lots of legacy models with various weight names.
-                logger.warning(f"Couldn't load flash gpt2 variant: {e}")
+                log_master(logger.warning, f"Couldn't load flash gpt2 variant: {e}")
                 return CausalLM.fallback(
                     model_id,
                     revision,
diff --git a/server/text_generation_server/models/custom_modeling/flash_llama_modeling.py b/server/text_generation_server/models/custom_modeling/flash_llama_modeling.py
index 5237a484..df635ff2 100644
--- a/server/text_generation_server/models/custom_modeling/flash_llama_modeling.py
+++ b/server/text_generation_server/models/custom_modeling/flash_llama_modeling.py
@@ -418,7 +418,22 @@ class FlashLlamaModel(torch.nn.Module):
         process_group = weights.process_group
         self.tp_rank = process_group.rank()
         self.tp_world_size = process_group.size()
-        self.layers = nn.ModuleList(
+
+        # Skip fp8 quant for first and last layers
+        self.layers = nn.ModuleList()
+        with no_fp8(weights):
+            self.layers.append(
+                FlashLlamaLayer(
+                    index=0,
+                    prefix=(
+                        "model.layers.0" if not prefix else "{prefix}.model.layers.0"
+                    ),
+                    config=config,
+                    weights=weights,
+                )
+            )
+
+        self.layers.extend(
             [
                 FlashLlamaLayer(
                     index=layer_id,
@@ -430,9 +445,26 @@ class FlashLlamaModel(torch.nn.Module):
                     config=config,
                     weights=weights,
                 )
-                for layer_id in range(config.num_hidden_layers)
+                # Skip first and last layers
+                for layer_id in range(1, config.num_hidden_layers - 1)
             ]
         )
+
+        with no_fp8(weights):
+            last_layer_id = config.num_hidden_layers - 1
+            self.layers.append(
+                FlashLlamaLayer(
+                    index=last_layer_id,
+                    prefix=(
+                        f"model.layers.{last_layer_id}"
+                        if not prefix
+                        else f"{prefix}.model.layers.{last_layer_id}"
+                    ),
+                    config=config,
+                    weights=weights,
+                )
+            )
+
         self.norm = FastRMSNorm.load(
             prefix="model.norm" if not prefix else f"{prefix}.model.norm",
             weights=weights,
diff --git a/server/text_generation_server/models/flash_causal_lm.py b/server/text_generation_server/models/flash_causal_lm.py
index 2888f1f7..cfffafa1 100644
--- a/server/text_generation_server/models/flash_causal_lm.py
+++ b/server/text_generation_server/models/flash_causal_lm.py
@@ -23,14 +23,13 @@ from huggingface_hub.constants import HUGGINGFACE_HUB_CACHE
 from text_generation_server.utils.chunks import concat_text_chunks
 from text_generation_server.utils.import_utils import SYSTEM
 from text_generation_server.models import Model
+from text_generation_server.utils.log import log_master
 from text_generation_server.utils.tokens import batch_top_tokens
-from text_generation_server.utils.dist import RANK
 from text_generation_server.utils.speculate import get_speculate
 from text_generation_server.utils import (
     initialize_torch_distributed,
     weight_files,
     Weights,
-    hub,
 )
 from text_generation_server.models.types import (
     Batch,
@@ -1156,31 +1155,36 @@ class FlashCausalLM(Model):
                     f"tunableop_{MODEL_ID.replace('/', '-')}_tp{self.world_size}_rank{self.rank}.csv",
                 )
 
-                logger.info(
-                    f"PyTorch TunableOp (https://github.com/fxmarty/pytorch/tree/2.3-patched/aten/src/ATen/cuda/tunable) is enabled. The warmup may take several minutes, picking the ROCm optimal matrix multiplication kernel for the target lengths {', '.join([str(seqlen) for seqlen in tuning_sequences])}, with typical 5-8% latency improvement for small sequence lengths. The picked GEMMs are saved in the file {tunableop_filepath}. To disable TunableOp, please launch TGI with `PYTORCH_TUNABLEOP_ENABLED=0`."
+                log_master(
+                    logger.info,
+                    f"PyTorch TunableOp (https://github.com/fxmarty/pytorch/tree/2.3-patched/aten/src/ATen/cuda/tunable) is enabled. The warmup may take several minutes, picking the ROCm optimal matrix multiplication kernel for the target lengths {', '.join([str(seqlen) for seqlen in tuning_sequences])}, with typical 5-8% latency improvement for small sequence lengths. The picked GEMMs are saved in the file {tunableop_filepath}. To disable TunableOp, please launch TGI with `PYTORCH_TUNABLEOP_ENABLED=0`.",
                 )
 
                 if os.path.isfile(tunableop_filepath):
-                    logger.info(
-                        f"The file {tunableop_filepath} already exists and will be reused."
+                    log_master(
+                        logger.info,
+                        f"The file {tunableop_filepath} already exists and will be reused.",
                     )
                     torch.cuda.tunable.read_file(tunableop_filepath)
 
                 os.makedirs(HUGGINGFACE_HUB_CACHE, exist_ok=True)
 
                 for seqlen in tuning_sequences:
-                    logger.info(f"Warming up TunableOp for seqlen={seqlen}")
+                    log_master(logger.info, f"Warming up TunableOp for seqlen={seqlen}")
                     self.tunableop_warmup(seqlen)
                     torch.cuda.tunable.write_file(tunableop_filepath)
                 torch.cuda.tunable.tuning_enable(False)
             else:
-                logger.info(
-                    "PyTorch ROCm TunableOp (https://github.com/pytorch/pytorch/tree/main/aten/src/ATen/cuda/tunable) is disabled. TunableOp brings an additional 5-8% latency improvement for small sequence lengths but requires a warmup. If necessary, please use the environment variable PYTORCH_TUNABLEOP_ENABLED=1 to enable TunableOp."
+                log_master(
+                    logger.info,
+                    "PyTorch ROCm TunableOp (https://github.com/pytorch/pytorch/tree/main/aten/src/ATen/cuda/tunable) is disabled. TunableOp brings an additional 5-8% latency improvement for small sequence lengths but requires a warmup. If necessary, please use the environment variable PYTORCH_TUNABLEOP_ENABLED=1 to enable TunableOp.",
                 )
 
         if CUDA_GRAPHS:
             try:
-                logger.info(f"Cuda Graphs are enabled for sizes {CUDA_GRAPHS}")
+                log_master(
+                    logger.info, f"Cuda Graphs are enabled for sizes {CUDA_GRAPHS}"
+                )
                 # Warmup cuda graphs
                 for bs in CUDA_GRAPHS:
                     if self.speculate is None or self.speculate + 1 <= bs:
@@ -1188,7 +1192,9 @@ class FlashCausalLM(Model):
             except torch.cuda.OutOfMemoryError:
                 logger.exception(f"Decode cuda graph warmup failed")
         else:
-            logger.info(f"Cuda Graphs are disabled (CUDA_GRAPHS={CUDA_GRAPHS}).")
+            log_master(
+                logger.info, f"Cuda Graphs are disabled (CUDA_GRAPHS={CUDA_GRAPHS})."
+            )
 
         return int(num_blocks * BLOCK_SIZE)
 
@@ -1540,8 +1546,7 @@ class FlashCausalLM(Model):
             left = 0
 
             if n_accepted_ids > 1:
-                if RANK == 0:
-                    logger.debug(f"Speculated ids {n_accepted_ids - 1}")
+                log_master(logger.debug, f"Speculated ids {n_accepted_ids - 1}")
 
             current_stopped = False
             for j in range(index, index + n_accepted_ids):
diff --git a/server/text_generation_server/models/globals.py b/server/text_generation_server/models/globals.py
index 06035ccd..ac42df30 100644
--- a/server/text_generation_server/models/globals.py
+++ b/server/text_generation_server/models/globals.py
@@ -1,15 +1,16 @@
 import torch
 import os
 from loguru import logger
-from typing import Dict
+from typing import Dict, Optional
+
+from text_generation_server.utils.log import log_master
 
 MEM_POOL = torch.cuda.graph_pool_handle() if torch.cuda.is_available() else None
 # This is overridden by the cli
 FLASH_DECODING = os.getenv("FLASH_DECODING") in {"1", "true", "True"}
 BLOCK_SIZE: int = 256 if FLASH_DECODING else 16
 if FLASH_DECODING:
-    logger.info("Using FLASH_DECODING")
-
+    log_master(logger.info, "Using FLASH_DECODING")
 
 cuda_graphs = os.getenv("CUDA_GRAPHS")
 if cuda_graphs is not None:
@@ -26,11 +27,9 @@ else:
 if cuda_graphs is not None:
     cuda_graphs.sort(reverse=True)
 
-
 CUDA_GRAPHS = cuda_graphs
 
 # This is overridden at model loading.
-global MODEL_ID
 MODEL_ID = None
 
 
@@ -41,8 +40,7 @@ def set_model_id(model_id: str):
 
 # NOTE: eventually we should move this into the router and pass back the
 # index in all cases.
-global ADAPTER_TO_INDEX
-ADAPTER_TO_INDEX: Dict[str, int] = None
+ADAPTER_TO_INDEX: Optional[Dict[str, int]] = None
 
 
 def set_adapter_to_index(adapter_to_index: Dict[str, int]):
diff --git a/server/text_generation_server/models/model.py b/server/text_generation_server/models/model.py
index 09130b85..e7748bb9 100644
--- a/server/text_generation_server/models/model.py
+++ b/server/text_generation_server/models/model.py
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ from text_generation_server.utils.adapter import (
     AdapterParameters,
     AdapterSource,
 )
+from text_generation_server.utils.log import log_master
 from loguru import logger
 
 
@@ -204,8 +205,9 @@ class Model(ABC):
                 f"order to use the dynamic adapter loading feature."
             )
 
-        logger.info(
-            f"Loading adapter weights into model: {','.join(adapter_parameters.adapter_ids)}"
+        log_master(
+            logger.info,
+            f"Loading adapter weights into model: {','.join(adapter_parameters.adapter_ids)}",
         )
         weight_names = tuple([v[0] for v in self.target_to_layer.values()])
         (
@@ -240,8 +242,9 @@ class Model(ABC):
             layer_weights.add_adapter(adapter_index, adapter_weights)
 
         if len(unused_weight_names) > 0:
-            logger.warning(
-                f"{','.join(adapter_parameters.adapter_ids)} unused adapter weights: {unused_weight_names}"
+            log_master(
+                logger.warning,
+                f"{','.join(adapter_parameters.adapter_ids)} unused adapter weights: {unused_weight_names}",
             )
 
         if adapter_tokenizer is not None:
diff --git a/server/text_generation_server/models/vlm_causal_lm.py b/server/text_generation_server/models/vlm_causal_lm.py
index f869f8b5..308d5a3d 100644
--- a/server/text_generation_server/models/vlm_causal_lm.py
+++ b/server/text_generation_server/models/vlm_causal_lm.py
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-from itertools import repeat
 import torch
 from PIL import Image
 from io import BytesIO
@@ -13,6 +12,7 @@ from text_generation_server.models.flash_causal_lm import (
     FlashCausalLMBatch,
     FlashCausalLM,
 )
+from text_generation_server.utils.log import log_master
 from transformers import AutoProcessor
 
 tracer = trace.get_tracer(__name__)
@@ -56,8 +56,9 @@ def image_text_replacement(processor, image_input, config, image_id: int) -> str
         num_features = get_number_of_features(height, width, config)
         from loguru import logger
 
-        logger.info(
-            f"Found {num_features} features in image of resolution {height}x{width}"
+        log_master(
+            logger.info,
+            f"Found {num_features} features in image of resolution {height}x{width}",
         )
         return "<image>" * num_features
 
diff --git a/server/text_generation_server/utils/log.py b/server/text_generation_server/utils/log.py
index b1456f1e..4385c71e 100644
--- a/server/text_generation_server/utils/log.py
+++ b/server/text_generation_server/utils/log.py
@@ -1,6 +1,15 @@
 from functools import lru_cache
+from text_generation_server.utils.dist import RANK
 
 
 @lru_cache(10)
-def log_once(log, msg: str):
-    log(msg)
+def log_once(log, msg: str, master=True):
+    if master:
+        log_master(log, msg)
+    else:
+        log(msg)
+
+
+def log_master(log, msg: str):
+    if RANK == 0:
+        log(msg)
diff --git a/server/text_generation_server/utils/quantization.py b/server/text_generation_server/utils/quantization.py
index 14dbf58b..8ff6ddf1 100644
--- a/server/text_generation_server/utils/quantization.py
+++ b/server/text_generation_server/utils/quantization.py
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ from text_generation_server.utils.weights import (
 )
 
 
+# TODO: Split this config to have a single config type per quant method
 @dataclass
 class _QuantizerConfig:
     bits: int
@@ -21,6 +22,11 @@ class _QuantizerConfig:
     sym: bool
 
 
+@dataclass
+class _FP8QuantizerConfig:
+    activation_scale_ub: float
+
+
 # We should probably do this with Pytantic JSON deserialization,
 # but for now we'll stay close to the old _set_gptq_params.
 def _get_quantizer_config(model_id, revision):
@@ -63,6 +69,17 @@ def _get_quantizer_config(model_id, revision):
             desc_act = data["desc_act"]
             if "version" in data and data["version"] == "GEMM":
                 quant_method = "awq"
+        # FP8 config
+        except KeyError:
+            try:
+                filename = os.path.join(model_id, filename)
+                with open(filename, "r") as f:
+                    data = json.load(f)
+                return _FP8QuantizerConfig(
+                    activation_scale_ub=data["activation_scale_ub"]
+                )
+            except:
+                pass
         except Exception:
             filename = "quant_config.json"
             try:
@@ -99,6 +116,12 @@ def get_loader(
     if quantize in {"awq", "gptq"}:
         from text_generation_server.layers.gptq import GPTQWeightsLoader
 
+        # TODO: improve check once we have one config type per quantize value
+        if not isinstance(quantizer_config, _QuantizerConfig):
+            raise ValueError(
+                f"Quantize is set to `{quantize}` but received a `{quantizer_config.__class__.__name__}` config."
+            )
+
         return GPTQWeightsLoader(
             bits=quantizer_config.bits,
             desc_act=quantizer_config.desc_act,
@@ -127,18 +150,28 @@ def get_loader(
         from text_generation_server.layers.exl2 import Exl2WeightsLoader
 
         return Exl2WeightsLoader()
-    elif quantize == "fp8":
-        from text_generation_server.layers.fp8 import Fp8Weight
-
-        return DefaultWeightsLoader(Fp8Weight)
     elif quantize == "marlin":
         from text_generation_server.layers.marlin import MarlinWeightsLoader
 
+        # TODO: improve check once we have one config type per quantize value
+        if not isinstance(quantizer_config, _QuantizerConfig):
+            raise ValueError(
+                f"Quantize is set to `{quantize}` but received a `{quantizer_config.__class__.__name__}` config."
+            )
+
         return MarlinWeightsLoader(
             bits=quantizer_config.bits,
             is_marlin_24=quantizer_config.checkpoint_format == "marlin_24",
         )
-    elif quantize is None:
-        return DefaultWeightsLoader()
+    elif quantize == "fp8" or quantize is None:
+        from text_generation_server.layers.fp8 import HybridFP8UnquantLoader
+
+        # Since the default for the quantize config is _QuantizerConfig,
+        # we need to add this check to not get an attribute error
+        activation_scale_ub = None
+        if isinstance(quantizer_config, _FP8QuantizerConfig):
+            activation_scale_ub = quantizer_config.activation_scale_ub
+
+        return HybridFP8UnquantLoader(activation_scale_ub)
     else:
         raise ValueError(f"Unknown quantization method: {quantize}")
diff --git a/server/text_generation_server/utils/weights.py b/server/text_generation_server/utils/weights.py
index 108ba6e7..66bb6051 100644
--- a/server/text_generation_server/utils/weights.py
+++ b/server/text_generation_server/utils/weights.py
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ import torch
 from abc import ABC, abstractmethod
 from contextlib import contextmanager
 from pathlib import Path
-from typing import Dict, List, Optional, Union
+from typing import Dict, List, Optional, Union, Type
 from safetensors import safe_open
 from dataclasses import dataclass
 
@@ -84,9 +84,8 @@ class Weight(ABC):
 
 
 @dataclass
-class UnquantizedWeight:
+class UnquantizedWeight(Weight):
     weight: torch.Tensor
-    dtype: torch.dtype
 
     def get_linear(self, bias: torch.Tensor):
         from text_generation_server.layers.linear import FastLinear, FastLinearROCm
@@ -100,7 +99,7 @@ class UnquantizedWeight:
 class DefaultWeightsLoader(WeightsLoader):
     """Weight loader that loads (unquantized) Torch tensors."""
 
-    def __init__(self, weight_class: Optional = None):
+    def __init__(self, weight_class: Type[UnquantizedWeight]):
         """Create a loader. Weights will be wrapped using the given `weights_class`,
         normally this will be `UnquantizedWeight`, but a quantizer-specific class
         such as `Fp8Weight` can be used to quantize the weights during loading.
@@ -121,92 +120,21 @@ class DefaultWeightsLoader(WeightsLoader):
         prefix: str,
         block_sizes: Union[int, List[int]],
     ):
-        w = weights.get_packed_sharded(
-            f"{prefix}.weight", dim=0, block_sizes=block_sizes
+
+        return self.weight_class(
+            weights.get_packed_sharded(
+                f"{prefix}.weight", dim=0, block_sizes=block_sizes
+            ),
         )
 
-        if w.dtype == torch.float8_e4m3fn:
-            # FIXME: here to avoid circular import
-            from text_generation_server.layers.fp8 import Fp8Weight
-
-            if self.weight_class is not None and self.weight_class != Fp8Weight:
-                raise RuntimeError(
-                    f"Deserialized quantised fp8 weights but weight class is {self.weight_class}"
-                )
-            # FIXME: here to avoid circular import
-            from text_generation_server.layers.fp8 import Fp8Weight
-
-            # FP8 branch
-            scale = weights.get_packed_sharded(
-                f"{prefix}.weight_scale", dim=0, block_sizes=block_sizes, cast=False
-            )
-            input_scale = weights.get_tensor(f"{prefix}.input_scale", cast=False)
-            return Fp8Weight(
-                weight=w,
-                weight_scale=scale,
-                input_scale=input_scale,
-                dtype=weights.dtype,
-            )
-
-        if self.weight_class is None:
-            return UnquantizedWeight(w, dtype=weights.dtype)
-        return self.weight_class(w, dtype=weights.dtype)
-
     def get_multi_weights_col(self, weights: "Weights", prefixes: List[str], dim: int):
         w = [weights.get_sharded(f"{p}.weight", dim=0) for p in prefixes]
-        w = torch.cat(w, dim=dim)
-
-        # FP8 branch
-        if w.dtype == torch.float8_e4m3fn:
-            # FIXME: here to avoid circular import
-            from text_generation_server.layers.fp8 import Fp8Weight
-
-            if self.weight_class is not None and self.weight_class != Fp8Weight:
-                raise RuntimeError(
-                    f"Deserialized quantised fp8 weights but weight class is {self.weight_class}"
-                )
-
-            scale = [
-                weights.get_sharded(f"{p}.weight_scale", dim=0, cast=False)
-                for p in prefixes
-            ]
-            scale = torch.cat(scale, dim=0)
-            input_scale = weights.get_tensor(f"{prefixes[0]}.input_scale", cast=False)
-            return Fp8Weight(
-                weight=w,
-                weight_scale=scale,
-                input_scale=input_scale,
-                dtype=weights.dtype,
-            )
-
-        if self.weight_class is None:
-            return UnquantizedWeight(w, dtype=weights.dtype)
-        return self.weight_class(w, dtype=weights.dtype)
+        return self.weight_class(torch.cat(w, dim=dim))
 
     def get_weights_row(self, weights: "Weights", prefix: str):
-        w = weights.get_sharded(f"{prefix}.weight", dim=1)
-        # FP8 branch
-        if w.dtype == torch.float8_e4m3fn:
-            # FIXME: here to avoid circular import
-            from text_generation_server.layers.fp8 import Fp8Weight
-
-            if self.weight_class is not None and self.weight_class != Fp8Weight:
-                raise RuntimeError(
-                    f"Deserialized quantised fp8 weights but weight class is {self.weight_class}"
-                )
-
-            scale = weights.get_sharded(f"{prefix}.weight_scale", dim=0, cast=False)
-            input_scale = weights.get_tensor(f"{prefix}.input_scale", cast=False)
-            return Fp8Weight(
-                weight=w,
-                weight_scale=scale,
-                input_scale=input_scale,
-                dtype=weights.dtype,
-            )
-
-        if self.weight_class is None:
-            return UnquantizedWeight(w, dtype=weights.dtype)
-        return self.weight_class(w, dtype=weights.dtype)
+        return self.weight_class(
+            weights.get_sharded(f"{prefix}.weight", dim=1),
+        )
 
 
 class Weights:
@@ -280,7 +208,7 @@ class Weights:
     def get_shape(self, tensor_name: str):
         return self._get_slice(tensor_name).get_shape()
 
-    def get_tensor(self, tensor_name: str, to_device=True, cast=True):
+    def get_tensor(self, tensor_name: str, to_device=True, to_dtype=True):
         filename, tensor_name = self.get_filename(tensor_name)
         f = self._get_handle(filename)
         tensor = f.get_tensor(tensor_name)
@@ -295,14 +223,14 @@ class Weights:
                 torch.int32,
                 torch.int64,
             ]
-            and cast
+            and to_dtype
         ):
             tensor = tensor.to(dtype=self.dtype)
         if to_device:
             tensor = tensor.to(device=self.device)
         return tensor
 
-    def get_partial_sharded(self, tensor_name: str, dim: int, cast=True):
+    def get_partial_sharded(self, tensor_name: str, dim: int, to_dtype=True):
         filename, tensor_name = self.get_filename(tensor_name)
         f = self._get_handle(filename)
         slice_ = f.get_slice(tensor_name)
@@ -323,12 +251,15 @@ class Weights:
         # Special case for gptq which shouldn't convert
         # u4 which are disguised as int32. exl2 uses int16.
         # FP8 uses torch.float8_e4m3fn.
-        if tensor.dtype not in (torch.float8_e4m3fn, torch.int16, torch.int32) and cast:
+        if (
+            tensor.dtype not in (torch.float8_e4m3fn, torch.int16, torch.int32)
+            and to_dtype
+        ):
             tensor = tensor.to(dtype=self.dtype)
         tensor = tensor.to(device=self.device)
         return tensor
 
-    def get_sharded(self, tensor_name: str, dim: int, cast=True):
+    def get_sharded(self, tensor_name: str, dim: int, to_dtype=True):
         filename, tensor_name = self.get_filename(tensor_name)
         f = self._get_handle(filename)
         slice_ = f.get_slice(tensor_name)
@@ -337,10 +268,14 @@ class Weights:
         assert (
             size % world_size == 0
         ), f"The choosen size {size} is not compatible with sharding on {world_size} shards"
-        return self.get_partial_sharded(tensor_name, dim, cast=cast)
+        return self.get_partial_sharded(tensor_name, dim, to_dtype=to_dtype)
 
     def get_packed_sharded(
-        self, tensor_name: str, dim: int, block_sizes: Union[int, List[int]], cast=True
+        self,
+        tensor_name: str,
+        dim: int,
+        block_sizes: Union[int, List[int]],
+        to_dtype=True,
     ) -> torch.Tensor:
         """
         Get a shard from a tensor that packs multiple tensors.
@@ -394,7 +329,7 @@ class Weights:
                 torch.int32,
                 torch.int64,
             ]
-            and cast
+            and to_dtype
         ):
             tensor = tensor.to(dtype=self.dtype)