diff --git a/src/tensorneat/pipeline.py b/src/tensorneat/pipeline.py
index f85516c..0ddf3ed 100644
--- a/src/tensorneat/pipeline.py
+++ b/src/tensorneat/pipeline.py
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ class Pipeline(StatefulBaseClass):
         is_save: bool = False,
         save_dir=None,
         show_problem_details: bool = False,
+        using_multidevice: bool = False,
     ):
         assert problem.jitable, "Currently, problem must be jitable"
 
@@ -58,6 +59,11 @@ class Pipeline(StatefulBaseClass):
 
         self.show_problem_details = show_problem_details
 
+        self.using_multidevice = using_multidevice
+        if self.using_multidevice:
+            assert jax.device_count() > 1, f"using_multidevice requires more than 1 device, but {jax.device_count()=} devices are available"
+            print(f"Using {jax.device_count()} devices!")
+
     def setup(self, state=State()):
         print("initializing")
         state = state.register(randkey=jax.random.PRNGKey(self.seed))
@@ -86,12 +92,12 @@ class Pipeline(StatefulBaseClass):
             state, pop
         )
 
-        if jax.device_count() == 1:
+        if not self.using_multidevice:
             keys = jax.random.split(randkey_, self.pop_size)
             fitnesses = jax.vmap(self.problem.evaluate, in_axes=(None, 0, None, 0))(
                 state, keys, self.algorithm.forward, pop_transformed
             )
-        else:
+        else: # using_multidevice
             num_devices = jax.device_count()
             assert self.pop_size % num_devices == 0, "if you want to use multiple gpus, pop_size must be divisible by jax.device_count()"
             pop_size_per_device = self.pop_size // num_devices