diff --git a/pyscf_ipu/nanoDFT/nanoDFT.py b/pyscf_ipu/nanoDFT/nanoDFT.py
index 01cc10e..6660efe 100644
--- a/pyscf_ipu/nanoDFT/nanoDFT.py
+++ b/pyscf_ipu/nanoDFT/nanoDFT.py
@@ -328,7 +328,7 @@ def nanoDFT(mol, opts):
     print(grid_AO.shape, grid_weights.shape)
     vals = jitted_nanoDFT(state, ERI, grid_AO, grid_weights)
     logged_matrices, H_core, logged_energies, cycles = [np.asarray(a[0]).astype(np.float64) for a in vals] # Ensure CPU
-    print("Cycle Count: ", cycles/10**6, "[M]")
+    if opts.backend == "ipu": print("Cycle Count: ", cycles/10**6, "[M]")
 
     # It's cheap to compute energy/hlgap on CPU in float64 from the logged values/matrices.
     logged_E_xc = logged_energies[:, 3].copy()