API mode enabled and GPU

modules/async_worker.py

@@ -16,10 +16,14 @@ def ini_args():
     from args_manager import args
     return args
 
+args = ini_args()
+if not args.api_mode:
+    from modules.patch import PatchSettings, patch_settings, patch_all
+    patch_all()
+
 def worker():
     global async_tasks
 
-    args = ini_args()
     if args.api_mode:
         return
 
@@ -57,8 +61,6 @@ def worker():
     from modules.flags import Performance
     from modules.meta_parser import get_metadata_parser, MetadataScheme
 
-    patch_all()
-
     pid = os.getpid()
     print(f'Started worker with PID {pid}')