diff --git a/modules/import_hook.py b/modules/import_hook.py
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..7403135d7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/modules/import_hook.py
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+import sys
+
+
+if "xformers" not in "".join(sys.argv):
+    sys.modules["xformers"] = None
diff --git a/webui.py b/webui.py
index c2d0c6be8..18ee5a3da 100644
--- a/webui.py
+++ b/webui.py
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ from fastapi import FastAPI
 from fastapi.middleware.cors import CORSMiddleware
 from fastapi.middleware.gzip import GZipMiddleware
 
+from modules import import_hook
 from modules.call_queue import wrap_queued_call, queue_lock, wrap_gradio_gpu_call
 from modules.paths import script_path