diff --git a/model.py b/model.py
index fed8835..12e8a95 100644
--- a/model.py
+++ b/model.py
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ import pandas as pd
 from sklearn.model_selection import train_test_split
 from sklearn.preprocessing import LabelEncoder
 import torch.nn.functional as F
-import os
+import sys
  
 
 device = (
@@ -31,6 +31,9 @@ class Model(nn.Module):
         return x
 
 def main():
+    epochs = sys.argv[1]
+    print(epochs)
+
     forest_train = pd.read_csv('forest_train.csv')
     forest_val = pd.read_csv('forest_val.csv')
 
@@ -60,7 +63,6 @@ def main():
     val_loader = DataLoader(list(zip(X_val, y_val)), batch_size=64)
 
     # Training loop
-    epochs = os.getenv("EPOCHS")
     for epoch in range(epochs):
         model.train()  # Set model to training mode
         running_loss = 0.0