diff --git a/modules/sd_hijack.py b/modules/sd_hijack.py
index f62e9adb..e98ae51a 100644
--- a/modules/sd_hijack.py
+++ b/modules/sd_hijack.py
@@ -37,20 +37,21 @@ def apply_optimizations():
     
     optimization_method = None
 
+    can_use_sdp = hasattr(torch.nn.functional, "scaled_dot_product_attention") and callable(getattr(torch.nn.functional, "scaled_dot_product_attention")) # not everyone has torch 2.x to use sdp
+
     if cmd_opts.force_enable_xformers or (cmd_opts.xformers and shared.xformers_available and torch.version.cuda and (6, 0) <= torch.cuda.get_device_capability(shared.device) <= (9, 0)):
         print("Applying xformers cross attention optimization.")
         ldm.modules.attention.CrossAttention.forward = sd_hijack_optimizations.xformers_attention_forward
         ldm.modules.diffusionmodules.model.AttnBlock.forward = sd_hijack_optimizations.xformers_attnblock_forward
         optimization_method = 'xformers'
-    elif cmd_opts.opt_sdp_attention and (hasattr(torch.nn.functional, "scaled_dot_product_attention") and callable(getattr(torch.nn.functional, "scaled_dot_product_attention"))):
-        if cmd_opts.opt_sdp_no_mem_attention:
-            print("Applying scaled dot product cross attention optimization (without memory efficient attention).")
-            ldm.modules.attention.CrossAttention.forward = sd_hijack_optimizations.scaled_dot_product_no_mem_attention_forward
-            optimization_method = 'sdp-no-mem'
-        else:
-            print("Applying scaled dot product cross attention optimization.")
-            ldm.modules.attention.CrossAttention.forward = sd_hijack_optimizations.scaled_dot_product_attention_forward
-            optimization_method = 'sdp'
+    elif cmd_opts.opt_sdp_no_mem_attention and can_use_sdp:
+        print("Applying scaled dot product cross attention optimization (without memory efficient attention).")
+        ldm.modules.attention.CrossAttention.forward = sd_hijack_optimizations.scaled_dot_product_no_mem_attention_forward
+        optimization_method = 'sdp-no-mem'
+    elif cmd_opts.opt_sdp_attention and can_use_sdp:
+        print("Applying scaled dot product cross attention optimization.")
+        ldm.modules.attention.CrossAttention.forward = sd_hijack_optimizations.scaled_dot_product_attention_forward
+        optimization_method = 'sdp'
     elif cmd_opts.opt_sub_quad_attention:
         print("Applying sub-quadratic cross attention optimization.")
         ldm.modules.attention.CrossAttention.forward = sd_hijack_optimizations.sub_quad_attention_forward
diff --git a/modules/shared.py b/modules/shared.py
index 4b81c591..66a6bfa5 100644
--- a/modules/shared.py
+++ b/modules/shared.py
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@ parser.add_argument("--sub-quad-chunk-threshold", type=int, help="the percentage
 parser.add_argument("--opt-split-attention-invokeai", action='store_true', help="force-enables InvokeAI's cross-attention layer optimization. By default, it's on when cuda is unavailable.")
 parser.add_argument("--opt-split-attention-v1", action='store_true', help="enable older version of split attention optimization that does not consume all the VRAM it can find")
 parser.add_argument("--opt-sdp-attention", action='store_true', help="enable scaled dot product cross-attention layer optimization; requires PyTorch 2.*")
-parser.add_argument("--opt-sdp-no-mem-attention", action='store_true', help="disables memory efficient sdp, makes image generation deterministic; requires --opt-sdp-attention")
+parser.add_argument("--opt-sdp-no-mem-attention", action='store_true', help="enable scaled dot product cross-attention layer optimization without memory efficient attention, makes image generation deterministic; requires PyTorch 2.*")
 parser.add_argument("--disable-opt-split-attention", action='store_true', help="force-disables cross-attention layer optimization")
 parser.add_argument("--disable-nan-check", action='store_true', help="do not check if produced images/latent spaces have nans; useful for running without a checkpoint in CI")
 parser.add_argument("--use-cpu", nargs='+', help="use CPU as torch device for specified modules", default=[], type=str.lower)