diff --git a/whisperx/transcribe.py b/whisperx/transcribe.py
index be2dfaf..1cc144e 100644
--- a/whisperx/transcribe.py
+++ b/whisperx/transcribe.py
@@ -202,8 +202,7 @@ def cli():
         results = []
         diarize_model = DiarizationPipeline(use_auth_token=hf_token, device=device)
         for result, input_audio_path in tmp_results:
-            audio = load_audio(input_audio_path)
-            diarize_segments = diarize_model(audio, min_speakers=min_speakers, max_speakers=max_speakers)
+            diarize_segments = diarize_model(input_audio_path, min_speakers=min_speakers, max_speakers=max_speakers)
             result = assign_word_speakers(diarize_segments, result)
             results.append((result, input_audio_path))
     # >> Write