diff --git a/tycho/__init__.py b/tycho/__init__.py
index 45c7fd1..99f794b 100644
--- a/tycho/__init__.py
+++ b/tycho/__init__.py
@@ -1 +1 @@
-VERSION = "1.17.1"
+VERSION = "1.17.2"
diff --git a/tycho/model.py b/tycho/model.py
index 8851aa2..7cb613d 100644
--- a/tycho/model.py
+++ b/tycho/model.py
@@ -37,8 +37,6 @@ def __init__(self,
         """
         self.cpus = cpus
         self.gpus = gpus
-        # Check if the gpus is a digit.
-        assert isinstance(self.gpus, int), "Fractional GPUs not supported"
         self.memory = memory
         self.ephemeralStorage = ephemeralStorage
     def __repr__(self):