diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index cece5001..6a986b41 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -31,7 +31,6 @@ target/
 *~
 
 tauri/src-tauri/gen/Assets.car
-
 # OS
 .DS_Store
 Thumbs.db
diff --git a/backend/main.py b/backend/main.py
index 6eec66b5..ce479610 100644
--- a/backend/main.py
+++ b/backend/main.py
@@ -58,10 +58,14 @@ async def health():
     import os
     
     tts_model = tts.get_tts_model()
-    gpu_available = torch.cuda.is_available()
-    
+
+    # Check for GPU availability (CUDA or MPS)
+    has_cuda = torch.cuda.is_available()
+    has_mps = hasattr(torch.backends, 'mps') and torch.backends.mps.is_available()
+    gpu_available = has_cuda or has_mps
+
     vram_used = None
-    if gpu_available:
+    if has_cuda:
         vram_used = torch.cuda.memory_allocated() / 1024 / 1024  # MB
     
     # Check if model is loaded - use the same logic as model status endpoint
@@ -1053,13 +1057,22 @@ async def get_active_tasks():
 # STARTUP & SHUTDOWN
 # ============================================
 
+def _get_gpu_status() -> str:
+    """Get GPU availability status."""
+    if torch.cuda.is_available():
+        return f"CUDA ({torch.cuda.get_device_name(0)})"
+    elif hasattr(torch.backends, 'mps') and torch.backends.mps.is_available():
+        return "MPS (Apple Silicon)"
+    return "None (CPU only)"
+
+
 @app.on_event("startup")
 async def startup_event():
     """Run on application startup."""
     print("voicebox API starting up...")
     database.init_db()
     print(f"Database initialized at {database._db_path}")
-    print(f"GPU available: {torch.cuda.is_available()}")
+    print(f"GPU available: {_get_gpu_status()}")
 
 
 @app.on_event("shutdown")
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index cce20615..f790caa0 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
     "dev": "cd tauri && bun run tauri dev",
     "dev:web": "cd web && bun run dev",
     "dev:landing": "cd landing && bun run dev",
-    "dev:server": "uvicorn backend.main:app --reload --port 17493",
+    "dev:server": "uvicorn backend.main:app --reload --port 8000",
     "build": "cd tauri && bun run tauri build",
     "build:web": "cd web && bun run build",
     "build:landing": "cd landing && bun run build",
diff --git a/tauri/src-tauri/Cargo.lock b/tauri/src-tauri/Cargo.lock
index 68c78b8a..edaeb0ec 100644
--- a/tauri/src-tauri/Cargo.lock
+++ b/tauri/src-tauri/Cargo.lock
@@ -4483,7 +4483,7 @@ checksum = "0b928f33d975fc6ad9f86c8f283853ad26bdd5b10b7f1542aa2fa15e2289105a"
 
 [[package]]
 name = "voicebox"
-version = "0.1.1"
+version = "0.1.2"
 dependencies = [
  "base64 0.22.1",
  "core-foundation-sys",
diff --git a/tauri/src-tauri/gen/Assets.car b/tauri/src-tauri/gen/Assets.car
deleted file mode 100644
index f47e56d5..00000000
Binary files a/tauri/src-tauri/gen/Assets.car and /dev/null differ