diff --git a/mlx/backend/cuda/device.cpp b/mlx/backend/cuda/device.cpp
index 99ccfdb4a..f7c8ecdc0 100644
--- a/mlx/backend/cuda/device.cpp
+++ b/mlx/backend/cuda/device.cpp
@@ -57,6 +57,14 @@ void Device::make_current() {
   }
 }
 
+CommandEncoder& Device::get_command_encoder(Stream s) {
+  auto it = encoders_.find(s.index);
+  if (it == encoders_.end()) {
+    it = encoders_.try_emplace(s.index, *this).first;
+  }
+  return it->second;
+}
+
 CommandEncoder::CaptureContext::CaptureContext(CommandEncoder& enc) : enc(enc) {
   CHECK_CUDA_ERROR(cudaGraphCreate(&graph, 0));
   CHECK_CUDA_ERROR(
@@ -168,15 +176,7 @@ void CommandEncoder::insert_graph_dependencies(std::vector<GraphNode> nodes) {
   }
 }
 
-CommandEncoder& Device::get_command_encoder(Stream s) {
-  auto it = encoders_.find(s.index);
-  if (it == encoders_.end()) {
-    it = encoders_.try_emplace(s.index, *this).first;
-  }
-  return it->second;
-}
-
-CommandEncoder::CommandEncoder(Device& d) : stream_(d) {
+CommandEncoder::CommandEncoder(Device& d) : device_(d), stream_(d) {
   CHECK_CUDA_ERROR(cudaGraphCreate(&graph_, 0));
 }
 
@@ -287,6 +287,7 @@ void CommandEncoder::commit() {
       CHECK_CUDA_ERROR(
           cudaGraphInstantiate(&graph_exec, graph_, NULL, NULL, 0));
     }
+    device_.make_current();
     CHECK_CUDA_ERROR(cudaGraphLaunch(graph_exec, stream_));
 
     // TODO smarter cache policy
diff --git a/mlx/backend/cuda/device.h b/mlx/backend/cuda/device.h
index 4ebdae55c..8ac840cbb 100644
--- a/mlx/backend/cuda/device.h
+++ b/mlx/backend/cuda/device.h
@@ -93,6 +93,7 @@ class CommandEncoder {
   void insert_graph_dependencies(GraphNode node);
   void insert_graph_dependencies(std::vector<GraphNode> nodes);
 
+  Device& device_;
   CudaStream stream_;
   cudaGraph_t graph_;
   Worker worker_;