diff --git a/src/transformers.mjs b/src/transformers.mjs
index e0465f30a..87f0f49c0 100644
--- a/src/transformers.mjs
+++ b/src/transformers.mjs
@@ -94,7 +94,11 @@ function getModelForTask(task) {
  */
 async function getPipeline(task, forceModel = '') {
     if (tasks[task].pipeline) {
-        return tasks[task].pipeline;
+        if (forceModel === '' || tasks[task].currentModel === forceModel) {
+            return tasks[task].pipeline;
+        }
+        console.log('Disposing transformers.js pipeline for for task', task, 'with model', tasks[task].currentModel);
+        await tasks[task].pipeline.dispose();
     }
 
     const cache_dir = path.join(process.cwd(), 'cache');
@@ -103,6 +107,7 @@ async function getPipeline(task, forceModel = '') {
     console.log('Initializing transformers.js pipeline for task', task, 'with model', model);
     const instance = await pipeline(task, model, { cache_dir, quantized: tasks[task].quantized ?? true, local_files_only: localOnly });
     tasks[task].pipeline = instance;
+    tasks[task].currentModel = model;
     return instance;
 }