diff --git a/TTS/utils/generic_utils.py b/TTS/utils/generic_utils.py
index e8beff88..5473d32d 100644
--- a/TTS/utils/generic_utils.py
+++ b/TTS/utils/generic_utils.py
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-#!/usr/bin/env python3
 # -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
 import datetime
 import glob
@@ -8,10 +7,17 @@ import re
 import shutil
 import subprocess
 import sys
+import torch
 from pathlib import Path
 from typing import List
 
 
+def get_cuda():
+    use_cuda = torch.cuda.is_available()
+    device = torch.device("cuda:0" if torch.cuda.is_available() else "cpu")
+    return use_cuda, device
+
+
 def get_git_branch():
     try:
         out = subprocess.check_output(["git", "branch"]).decode("utf8")