diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 53473548..cd6b6eb0 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ The client here will eventually be released as "spython" (and eventually to
 singularity on pypi), and the versions here will coincide with these releases.
 
 ## [master](https://github.com/singularityhub/singularity-cli/tree/master)
+ - adding nvidia flag as nv argument (with default False) to run/exec (0.0.41)
  - fixing bug in shell.py, cli should be client (0.0.40)
  - remove uri function should only right strip to support relative paths (0.0.39)
  - adjusting container build to use correct Github branch (vault/release-2.5)
diff --git a/spython/main/execute.py b/spython/main/execute.py
index fce6eb52..5380c5a1 100644
--- a/spython/main/execute.py
+++ b/spython/main/execute.py
@@ -30,7 +30,8 @@ def execute(self,
             writable = False,
             contain = False,
             bind = None,
-            stream = False):
+            stream = False,
+            nv = False):
 
     ''' execute: send a command to a container
     
@@ -46,13 +47,17 @@ def execute(self,
         bind: list or single string of bind paths.
              This option allows you to map directories on your host system to
              directories within your container using bind mounts
-
+        nv: if True, load Nvidia Drivers in runtime (default False)
     '''
     from spython.utils import check_install
     check_install()
 
     cmd = self._init_command('exec')
 
+    # nv option leverages any GPU cards
+    if nv is True:
+        cmd += ['--nv']
+    
     # If the image is given as a list, it's probably the command
     if isinstance(image, list):
         command = image
diff --git a/spython/main/run.py b/spython/main/run.py
index a16b5ab6..a8ce579f 100644
--- a/spython/main/run.py
+++ b/spython/main/run.py
@@ -29,7 +29,8 @@ def run(self,
         writable = False,
         contain = False,
         bind = None,
-        stream = False):
+        stream = False,
+        nv = False):
 
     '''
         run will run the container, with or withour arguments (which
@@ -47,12 +48,16 @@ def run(self,
               This option allows you to map directories on your host system to
               directories within your container using bind mounts
         stream: if True, return <generator> for the user to run
-
+        nv: if True, load Nvidia Drivers in runtime (default False)
     '''
     from spython.utils import check_install
     check_install()
 
     cmd = self._init_command('run')
+   
+    # nv option leverages any GPU cards
+    if nv is True:
+        cmd += ['--nv']
 
     # No image provided, default to use the client's loaded image
     if image is None:
diff --git a/spython/version.py b/spython/version.py
index 1582ccac..da8c86fd 100644
--- a/spython/version.py
+++ b/spython/version.py
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@
 
 
 
-__version__ = "0.0.40"
+__version__ = "0.0.41"
 AUTHOR = 'Vanessa Sochat'
 AUTHOR_EMAIL = 'vsochat@stanford.edu'
 NAME = 'spython'