diff --git a/backend/ltx2_server.py b/backend/ltx2_server.py
index ad1308489..6c44ec8f7 100644
--- a/backend/ltx2_server.py
+++ b/backend/ltx2_server.py
@@ -42,12 +42,97 @@
 logging.basicConfig(level=logging.INFO, handlers=[console_handler])
 logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
 
+# ============================================================
+# CUDA Fallback Handling (for non-CUDA PyTorch builds on MPS/CPU)
+# ============================================================
+
+def _setup_cuda_fallback() -> None:
+    """
+    Monkey-patch torch.cuda functions when PyTorch was not compiled with CUDA
+    support (i.e., torch.version.cuda is None, as on MPS-only or CPU-only
+    wheels).
+
+    The ltx-pipelines library calls torch.cuda.synchronize() unconditionally,
+    which raises "Torch not compiled with CUDA enabled" on non-CUDA builds.
+    This patch is intentionally limited to non-CUDA builds so that CUDA-capable
+    installations that happen to be running on CPU (e.g., driver temporarily
+    unavailable) still surface real CUDA misconfiguration errors instead of
+    silently no-oping them.
+    """
+    # Only patch when PyTorch has no CUDA support compiled in.
+    if torch.version.cuda is not None:
+        return
+
+    device_type = DEVICE.type
+    logger.info(f"Setup CUDA fallback for non-CUDA PyTorch build (device: {device_type})")
+
+    # Create safe no-op implementations for CUDA functions
+    def safe_cuda_synchronize(device: object = None) -> None:
+        """No-op synchronize for non-CUDA devices; delegates to MPS when available."""
+        if device_type == "mps":
+            try:
+                torch.mps.synchronize()
+            except (RuntimeError, AttributeError) as exc:
+                logger.debug("MPS synchronize fallback failed: %s", exc)
+
+    def safe_cuda_empty_cache() -> None:
+        """No-op empty_cache for non-CUDA devices; delegates to MPS when available."""
+        if device_type == "mps":
+            try:
+                torch.mps.empty_cache()
+            except (RuntimeError, AttributeError) as exc:
+                logger.debug("MPS empty_cache fallback failed: %s", exc)
+
+    def safe_cuda_memory_reserved(device: object = None) -> int:
+        """Return 0 for memory reserved on non-CUDA devices."""
+        return 0
+
+    def safe_cuda_memory_allocated(device: object = None) -> int:
+        """Return 0 for memory allocated on non-CUDA devices."""
+        return 0
+    
+    def safe_cuda_get_device_name(device: object = None) -> str:
+        """Return device name for non-CUDA devices."""
+        if device_type == "mps" and hasattr(torch, 'mps'):
+            return "Apple Silicon MPS"
+        return "CPU"
+    
+    def safe_cuda_get_device_capability(device: object = None) -> tuple[int, int]:
+        """Return (0, 0) for non-CUDA devices."""
+        return (0, 0)
+    
+    # Patch torch.cuda module
+    if not hasattr(torch.cuda, "_ltx_original_synchronize"):
+        # Store original functions if they exist
+        try:
+            torch.cuda._ltx_original_synchronize = torch.cuda.synchronize  # type: ignore[attr-defined]
+        except AttributeError:
+            pass
+    
+    # Replace with safe implementations
+    torch.cuda.synchronize = safe_cuda_synchronize  # type: ignore[assignment]
+    torch.cuda.empty_cache = safe_cuda_empty_cache  # type: ignore[assignment]
+    torch.cuda.memory_reserved = safe_cuda_memory_reserved  # type: ignore[assignment]
+    torch.cuda.memory_allocated = safe_cuda_memory_allocated  # type: ignore[assignment]
+    torch.cuda.get_device_name = safe_cuda_get_device_name  # type: ignore[assignment]
+    torch.cuda.get_device_capability = safe_cuda_get_device_capability  # type: ignore[assignment]
+    
+    logger.info("CUDA fallback patch applied successfully")
+
+
 # ============================================================
 # SageAttention Integration
 # ============================================================
 use_sage_attention = os.environ.get("USE_SAGE_ATTENTION", "1") == "1"
 _sageattention_runtime_fallback_logged = False
 
+# Check for MPS device - SageAttention doesn't support MPS
+_is_mps_device = hasattr(torch.backends, "mps") and torch.backends.mps.is_available()
+
+if use_sage_attention and _is_mps_device:
+    logger.info("SageAttention disabled - MPS device detected (not supported by SageAttention)")
+    use_sage_attention = False
+
 if use_sage_attention:
     try:
         from sageattention import sageattn  # type: ignore[reportMissingImports]
@@ -107,12 +192,17 @@ def _get_device() -> torch.device:
         return torch.device("cuda")
     if hasattr(torch.backends, "mps") and torch.backends.mps.is_available():
         return torch.device("mps")
+    # Fallback to CPU if no GPU available
+    logger.warning("No CUDA or MPS device available, using CPU")
     return torch.device("cpu")
 
 
 DEVICE = _get_device()
 DTYPE = torch.bfloat16
 
+# Setup CUDA fallback for non-CUDA PyTorch builds (MPS/CPU support)
+_setup_cuda_fallback()
+
 def _resolve_app_data_dir() -> Path:
     env_path = os.environ.get("LTX_APP_DATA_DIR")
     if not env_path: