diff --git a/comfy/cli_args.py b/comfy/cli_args.py
index 9a388b03b..e7ce256b7 100644
--- a/comfy/cli_args.py
+++ b/comfy/cli_args.py
@@ -85,3 +85,4 @@ args = parser.parse_args()
 
 if args.windows_standalone_build:
     args.auto_launch = True
+    args.cuda_malloc = True #work around memory issue in nvidia drivers > 531