diff --git a/benchmarks/auto_benchmark.py b/benchmarks/auto_benchmark.py
index a2851fd4f6..08d96bf200 100644
--- a/benchmarks/auto_benchmark.py
+++ b/benchmarks/auto_benchmark.py
@@ -80,12 +80,6 @@ def report_cmd(self, cmd):
 
         self.bm_config["report_cmd"] = " ".join(cmd_options)
 
-    def enable_launcher_with_logical_core(self):
-        if self.bm_config["hardware"] == "cpu":
-            with open("./benchmarks/config.properties", "a") as f:
-                f.write("cpu_launcher_enable=true\n")
-                f.write("cpu_launcher_args=--use_logical_core\n")
-
     def load_config(self):
         report_cmd = None
         for k, v in self.yaml_dict.items():
@@ -106,8 +100,6 @@ def load_config(self):
             else "{}/cpu".format(MODEL_JSON_CONFIG_PATH)
         )
 
-        self.enable_launcher_with_logical_core()
-
         if self.skip_ts_install:
             self.bm_config["version"] = get_torchserve_version()
 
@@ -133,6 +125,7 @@ def benchmark_env_setup(bm_config, skip_ts_install):
     install_torchserve(skip_ts_install, bm_config["hardware"], bm_config["version"])
     setup_benchmark_path(bm_config["model_config_path"])
     build_model_json_config(bm_config["models"])
+    enable_launcher_with_logical_core(bm_config["hardware"])
 
 
 def install_torchserve(skip_ts_install, hw, ts_version):
@@ -186,6 +179,13 @@ def build_model_json_config(models):
         gen_model_config_json.convert_yaml_to_json(input_file, MODEL_JSON_CONFIG_PATH)
 
 
+def enable_launcher_with_logical_core(hw):
+    if hw == "cpu":
+        with open("./benchmarks/config.properties", "a") as f:
+            f.write("cpu_launcher_enable=true\n")
+            f.write("cpu_launcher_args=--use_logical_core\n")
+
+
 def run_benchmark(bm_config):
     files = os.listdir(bm_config["model_config_path"])
     files.sort()