diff --git a/sheeprl/cli.py b/sheeprl/cli.py
index 9360c578..8eeef18d 100644
--- a/sheeprl/cli.py
+++ b/sheeprl/cli.py
@@ -53,6 +53,11 @@ def run_algorithm(cfg: Dict[str, Any]):
     Args:
         cfg (Dict[str, Any]): the loaded configuration.
     """
+
+    # Torch settings
+    os.environ["OMP_NUM_THREADS"] = str(cfg.num_threads)
+    torch.set_float32_matmul_precision(cfg.float32_matmul_precision)
+
     # Given the algorithm's name, retrieve the module where
     # 'cfg.algo.name'.py is contained; from there retrieve the
     # 'register_algorithm'-decorated entrypoint;
@@ -172,6 +177,10 @@ def eval_algorithm(cfg: DictConfig):
     """
     cfg = dotdict(OmegaConf.to_container(cfg, resolve=True, throw_on_missing=True))
 
+    # Torch settings
+    os.environ["OMP_NUM_THREADS"] = str(cfg.num_threads)
+    torch.set_float32_matmul_precision(cfg.float32_matmul_precision)
+
     # TODO: change the number of devices when FSDP will be supported
     accelerator = cfg.fabric.get("accelerator", "auto")
     fabric: Fabric = hydra.utils.instantiate(
@@ -224,6 +233,12 @@ def check_configs(cfg: Dict[str, Any]):
     Args:
         cfg (Dict[str, Any]): the loaded configuration to check.
     """
+    if cfg.float32_matmul_precision not in {"medium", "high", "highest"}:
+        raise ValueError(
+            f"Invalid value '{cfg.float32_matmul_precision}' for the 'float32_matmul_precision' parameter. "
+            "It must be one of 'medium', 'high' or 'highest'."
+        )
+
     decoupled = False
     algo_name = cfg.algo.name
     for _, _algos in algorithm_registry.items():
@@ -286,6 +301,12 @@ def check_configs(cfg: Dict[str, Any]):
 
 
 def check_configs_evaluation(cfg: DictConfig):
+    if cfg.float32_matmul_precision not in {"medium", "high", "highest"}:
+        raise ValueError(
+            f"Invalid value '{cfg.float32_matmul_precision}' for the 'float32_matmul_precision' parameter. "
+            "It must be one of 'medium', 'high' or 'highest'."
+        )
+
     if cfg.checkpoint_path is None:
         raise ValueError("You must specify the evaluation checkpoint path")
 
diff --git a/sheeprl/configs/config.yaml b/sheeprl/configs/config.yaml
index a9e795cf..0a743380 100644
--- a/sheeprl/configs/config.yaml
+++ b/sheeprl/configs/config.yaml
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ defaults:
   - exp: ???
 
 num_threads: 1
+float32_matmul_precision: "high"
 
 # Set it to True to run a single optimization step
 dry_run: False
diff --git a/sheeprl/configs/eval_config.yaml b/sheeprl/configs/eval_config.yaml
index bc1b4df6..52d99423 100644
--- a/sheeprl/configs/eval_config.yaml
+++ b/sheeprl/configs/eval_config.yaml
@@ -18,5 +18,7 @@ env:
   capture_video: True
 
 seed: null
+num_threads: 1
 disable_grads: True
 checkpoint_path: ???
+float32_matmul_precision: "high"
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