diff --git a/launcher/src/main.rs b/launcher/src/main.rs
index ed6cf8e5..b42ed0c5 100644
--- a/launcher/src/main.rs
+++ b/launcher/src/main.rs
@@ -306,6 +306,14 @@ fn shard_manager(
         ));
     };
 
+    // If the CUDA_VISIBLE_DEVICES env var is set, pass it to the shard
+    if let Ok(cuda_visible_devices) = env::var("CUDA_VISIBLE_DEVICES") {
+        env.push((
+            "CUDA_VISIBLE_DEVICES".parse().unwrap(),
+            cuda_visible_devices.parse().unwrap(),
+        ));
+    };
+
     // Start process
     tracing::info!("Starting shard {}", rank);
     let mut p = match Popen::create(