diff --git a/frigate/embeddings/embeddings.py b/frigate/embeddings/embeddings.py
index 466c675e7..da12b0f2c 100644
--- a/frigate/embeddings/embeddings.py
+++ b/frigate/embeddings/embeddings.py
@@ -118,6 +118,7 @@ class Embeddings:
             },
             embedding_function=jina_text_embedding_function,
             model_type="text",
+            force_cpu=True
         )
 
         self.vision_embedding = GenericONNXEmbedding(