diff --git a/apps/stable_diffusion/web/ui/stablelm_ui.py b/apps/stable_diffusion/web/ui/stablelm_ui.py
index 2cb490ce77..f31344d715 100644
--- a/apps/stable_diffusion/web/ui/stablelm_ui.py
+++ b/apps/stable_diffusion/web/ui/stablelm_ui.py
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@
 )
 from apps.stable_diffusion.web.ui.utils import available_devices
 from datetime import datetime as dt
+import json
 
 
 def user(message, history):
@@ -106,7 +107,15 @@ def set_vicuna_model(model):
 
 
 # TODO: Make chat reusable for UI and API
-def chat(curr_system_message, history, model, device, precision, cli=True):
+def chat(
+    curr_system_message,
+    history,
+    model,
+    devices,
+    precision,
+    config_file,
+    cli=True,
+):
     global past_key_values
 
     global vicuna_model
@@ -121,10 +130,12 @@ def chat(curr_system_message, history, model, device, precision, cli=True):
     ]:
         from apps.language_models.scripts.vicuna import (
             UnshardedVicuna,
+            ShardedVicuna,
         )
         from apps.stable_diffusion.src import args
 
         if vicuna_model == 0:
+            device = devices[0]
             if "cuda" in device:
                 device = "cuda"
             elif "sync" in device:
@@ -137,14 +148,28 @@ def chat(curr_system_message, history, model, device, precision, cli=True):
                 print("unrecognized device")
 
             max_toks = 128 if model_name == "codegen" else 512
-            vicuna_model = UnshardedVicuna(
-                model_name,
-                hf_model_path=model_path,
-                hf_auth_token=args.hf_auth_token,
-                device=device,
-                precision=precision,
-                max_num_tokens=max_toks,
-            )
+            if len(devices) == 1 and config_file is None:
+                vicuna_model = UnshardedVicuna(
+                    model_name,
+                    hf_model_path=model_path,
+                    hf_auth_token=args.hf_auth_token,
+                    device=device,
+                    precision=precision,
+                    max_num_tokens=max_toks,
+                )
+            else:
+                if config_file is not None:
+                    config_file = open(config_file)
+                    config_json = json.load(config_file)
+                    config_file.close()
+                else:
+                    config_json = None
+                vicuna_model = ShardedVicuna(
+                    model_name,
+                    device=device,
+                    precision=precision,
+                    config_json=config_json,
+                )
         prompt = create_prompt(model_name, history)
 
         for partial_text in vicuna_model.generate(prompt, cli=cli):
@@ -307,13 +332,14 @@ def view_json_file(file_obj):
         supported_devices = supported_devices[-1:] + supported_devices[:-1]
         supported_devices = [x for x in supported_devices if "sync" not in x]
         print(supported_devices)
-        device = gr.Dropdown(
+        devices = gr.Dropdown(
             label="Device",
             value=supported_devices[0]
             if enabled
             else "Only CUDA Supported for now",
             choices=supported_devices,
             interactive=enabled,
+            multiselect=True,
         )
         precision = gr.Radio(
             label="Precision",
@@ -357,7 +383,7 @@ def view_json_file(file_obj):
         fn=user, inputs=[msg, chatbot], outputs=[msg, chatbot], queue=False
     ).then(
         fn=chat,
-        inputs=[system_msg, chatbot, model, device, precision],
+        inputs=[system_msg, chatbot, model, devices, precision, config_file],
         outputs=[chatbot],
         queue=True,
     )
@@ -365,7 +391,7 @@ def view_json_file(file_obj):
         fn=user, inputs=[msg, chatbot], outputs=[msg, chatbot], queue=False
     ).then(
         fn=chat,
-        inputs=[system_msg, chatbot, model, device, precision],
+        inputs=[system_msg, chatbot, model, devices, precision, config_file],
         outputs=[chatbot],
         queue=True,
     )