diff --git a/src/engines/blender/blender_worker.py b/src/engines/blender/blender_worker.py
index da06a2e..474d8f8 100644
--- a/src/engines/blender/blender_worker.py
+++ b/src/engines/blender/blender_worker.py
@@ -40,11 +40,13 @@ class BlenderRenderWorker(BaseRenderWorker):
         if custom_camera:
             python_exp = python_exp + f"bpy.context.scene.camera = bpy.data.objects['{custom_camera}'];"
 
-        # Set Render Device (gpu/cpu/any)
-        blender_engine = self.args.get('engine', 'BLENDER_EEVEE').upper()
-        if blender_engine == 'CYCLES':
+        # Setup Render Engines
+        self.args['engine'] = self.args.get('engine', 'CYCLES').upper()  # set default render engine
+        # Configure Cycles
+        if self.args['engine'] == 'CYCLES':
+            # Set Render Device (gpu/cpu/any)
             render_device = self.args.get('render_device', 'any').lower()
-            if render_device not in {'any', 'gpu', 'cpu'}:
+            if render_device not in ['any', 'gpu', 'cpu']:
                 raise AttributeError(f"Invalid Cycles render device: {render_device}")
 
             use_gpu = render_device in {'any', 'gpu'}