diff --git a/tutorials/text/deduplication/fuzzy/fuzzy_e2e.ipynb b/tutorials/text/deduplication/fuzzy/fuzzy_e2e.ipynb
index 1786b39810..0d39fbb932 100644
--- a/tutorials/text/deduplication/fuzzy/fuzzy_e2e.ipynb
+++ b/tutorials/text/deduplication/fuzzy/fuzzy_e2e.ipynb
@@ -267,10 +267,18 @@
    "source": [
     "import time\n",
     "\n",
+    "import torch\n",
+    "\n",
     "from nemo_curator.backends.experimental.ray_data import RayDataExecutor\n",
     "from nemo_curator.core.client import RayClient\n",
     "\n",
-    "client = RayClient(num_cpus=64, num_gpus=2)  # change as needed\n",
+    "NUM_GPUS = 2\n",
+    "\n",
+    "if torch.cuda.device_count() < NUM_GPUS:\n",
+    "    error_msg = \"The number of GPUs on this machine are lesser than the default this tutorial was tested with, please update `num_gpus` passed into `RayClient`\"\n",
+    "    raise ValueError(error_msg)\n",
+    "\n",
+    "client = RayClient(num_cpus=64, num_gpus=NUM_GPUS)  # change as needed\n",
     "client.start()"
    ]
   },
@@ -1501,7 +1509,7 @@
    "name": "python",
    "nbconvert_exporter": "python",
    "pygments_lexer": "ipython3",
-   "version": "3.12.3"
+   "version": "3.12.11"
   }
  },
  "nbformat": 4,
diff --git a/tutorials/text/deduplication/semantic/semantic_e2e.ipynb b/tutorials/text/deduplication/semantic/semantic_e2e.ipynb
index 61fc7e8c45..258504f62c 100644
--- a/tutorials/text/deduplication/semantic/semantic_e2e.ipynb
+++ b/tutorials/text/deduplication/semantic/semantic_e2e.ipynb
@@ -253,10 +253,18 @@
     }
    ],
    "source": [
+    "import torch\n",
+    "\n",
     "from nemo_curator.core.client import RayClient\n",
     "\n",
     "# Number of GPUs should be roughly 2x the memory of the embeddings\n",
-    "client = RayClient(num_cpus=64, num_gpus=4)\n",
+    "NUM_GPUS = 4\n",
+    "\n",
+    "if torch.cuda.device_count() < NUM_GPUS:\n",
+    "    error_msg = \"The number of GPUs on this machine are lesser than the default this tutorial was tested with, please update `num_gpus` passed into `RayClient`\"\n",
+    "    raise ValueError(error_msg)\n",
+    "\n",
+    "client = RayClient(num_cpus=64, num_gpus=NUM_GPUS)\n",
     "client.start()\n",
     "try:\n",
     "    workflow.run()\n",
@@ -994,7 +1002,7 @@
  ],
  "metadata": {
   "kernelspec": {
-   "display_name": "Python 3",
+   "display_name": "Python 3 (ipykernel)",
    "language": "python",
    "name": "python3"
   },
diff --git a/tutorials/text/deduplication/semantic/semantic_step_by_step.ipynb b/tutorials/text/deduplication/semantic/semantic_step_by_step.ipynb
index 54ecdc4037..5fdad1d58b 100644
--- a/tutorials/text/deduplication/semantic/semantic_step_by_step.ipynb
+++ b/tutorials/text/deduplication/semantic/semantic_step_by_step.ipynb
@@ -122,10 +122,18 @@
    "metadata": {},
    "outputs": [],
    "source": [
+    "import torch\n",
+    "\n",
     "from nemo_curator.core.client import RayClient\n",
     "\n",
     "# Number of GPUs should be roughly 2x the memory of the embeddings\n",
-    "client = RayClient(num_cpus=64, num_gpus=4)\n",
+    "NUM_GPUS = 4\n",
+    "\n",
+    "if torch.cuda.device_count() < NUM_GPUS:\n",
+    "    error_msg = \"The number of GPUs on this machine are lesser than the default this tutorial was tested with, please update `num_gpus` passed into `RayClient`\"\n",
+    "    raise ValueError(error_msg)\n",
+    "\n",
+    "client = RayClient(num_cpus=64, num_gpus=NUM_GPUS)\n",
     "client.start()"
    ]
   },
@@ -1142,7 +1150,7 @@
  ],
  "metadata": {
   "kernelspec": {
-   "display_name": "Python 3",
+   "display_name": "Python 3 (ipykernel)",
    "language": "python",
    "name": "python3"
   },