diff --git a/pyfstat/core.py b/pyfstat/core.py
index feafa008e6d187de93a693d01e57e0c6e8553ddf..a7e04854a22f56c888928c984141f6e5edaece5e 100755
--- a/pyfstat/core.py
+++ b/pyfstat/core.py
@@ -981,6 +981,7 @@ class SemiCoherentSearch(ComputeFstat):
         self.t0Band  = None
         self.tauBand = None
         self.tCWFstatMapVersion = 'lal'
+        self.cudaDeviceName = None
         self.init_computefstatistic_single_point()
         self.init_semicoherent_parameters()
 
@@ -1121,6 +1122,7 @@ class SemiCoherentGlitchSearch(ComputeFstat):
         self.t0Band  = None
         self.tauBand = None
         self.tCWFstatMapVersion = 'lal'
+        self.cudaDeviceName = None
         self.binary  = False
         self.init_computefstatistic_single_point()