diff --git a/beszel/internal/agent/gpu.go b/beszel/internal/agent/gpu.go
index 3859f07..46bf51b 100644
--- a/beszel/internal/agent/gpu.go
+++ b/beszel/internal/agent/gpu.go
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ import (
 	"golang.org/x/exp/slog"
 )
 
+// GPUManager manages data collection for GPUs (either Nvidia or AMD)
 type GPUManager struct {
 	nvidiaSmi  bool
 	rocmSmi    bool
@@ -21,6 +22,7 @@ type GPUManager struct {
 	mutex      sync.Mutex
 }
 
+// RocmSmiJson represents the JSON structure of rocm-smi output
 type RocmSmiJson struct {
 	ID          string `json:"Device ID"`
 	Name        string `json:"Card series"`
@@ -31,48 +33,68 @@ type RocmSmiJson struct {
 	Power       string `json:"Current Socket Graphics Package Power (W)"`
 }
 
-// startNvidiaCollector oversees collectNvidiaStats and restarts nvidia-smi if it fails
-func (gm *GPUManager) startNvidiaCollector() error {
+// gpuCollector defines a collector for a specific GPU management utility (nvidia-smi or rocm-smi)
+type gpuCollector struct {
+	name  string
+	cmd   *exec.Cmd
+	parse func([]byte) bool // returns true if valid data was found
+}
+
+var errNoValidData = fmt.Errorf("no valid GPU data found") // Error for missing data
+
+// starts and manages the ongoing collection of GPU data for the specified GPU management utility
+func (c *gpuCollector) start() {
 	for {
-		if err := gm.collectNvidiaStats(); err != nil {
-			slog.Warn("Restarting nvidia-smi", "err", err)
-			time.Sleep(time.Second) // Wait before retrying
+		err := c.collect()
+		if err != nil {
+			if err == errNoValidData {
+				slog.Warn(c.name + " found no valid GPU data, stopping")
+				break
+			}
+			slog.Warn(c.name+" failed, restarting", "err", err)
+			time.Sleep(time.Second * 5)
 			continue
 		}
 	}
 }
 
-// collectNvidiaStats runs nvidia-smi in a loop and passes the output to parseNvidiaData
-func (gm *GPUManager) collectNvidiaStats() error {
-	// Set up the command
-	cmd := exec.Command("nvidia-smi", "-l", "4", "--query-gpu=index,name,temperature.gpu,memory.used,memory.total,utilization.gpu,power.draw", "--format=csv,noheader,nounits")
-	// Set up a pipe to capture stdout
-	stdout, err := cmd.StdoutPipe()
+// collect executes the command, parses output with the assigned parser function
+func (c *gpuCollector) collect() error {
+	stdout, err := c.cmd.StdoutPipe()
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
-	// Start the command
-	if err := cmd.Start(); err != nil {
+	if err := c.cmd.Start(); err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
-	// Use a scanner to read each line of output
+
 	scanner := bufio.NewScanner(stdout)
-	buf := make([]byte, 0, 8*1024) // 8KB buffer
+	buf := make([]byte, 0, 8*1024)
 	scanner.Buffer(buf, bufio.MaxScanTokenSize)
+
+	hasValidData := false
 	for scanner.Scan() {
-		line := scanner.Bytes()
-		gm.parseNvidiaData(line) // Run your function on each new line
+		if c.parse(scanner.Bytes()) {
+			hasValidData = true
+		}
 	}
-	// Check for any errors encountered during scanning
+
+	if !hasValidData {
+		return errNoValidData
+	}
+
 	if err := scanner.Err(); err != nil {
-		return err
+		return fmt.Errorf("scanner error: %w", err)
 	}
-	// Wait for the command to complete
-	return cmd.Wait()
+	return c.cmd.Wait()
 }
 
 // parseNvidiaData parses the output of nvidia-smi and updates the GPUData map
-func (gm *GPUManager) parseNvidiaData(output []byte) {
+func (gm *GPUManager) parseNvidiaData(output []byte) bool {
+	fields := strings.Split(string(output), ", ")
+	if len(fields) < 7 {
+		return false
+	}
 	gm.mutex.Lock()
 	defer gm.mutex.Unlock()
 	lines := strings.Split(string(output), "\n")
@@ -102,60 +124,18 @@ func (gm *GPUManager) parseNvidiaData(output []byte) {
 			}
 		}
 	}
-}
-
-// startAmdCollector oversees collectAmdStats and restarts rocm-smi if it fails
-func (gm *GPUManager) startAmdCollector() {
-	for {
-		if err := gm.collectAmdStats(); err != nil {
-			slog.Warn("Restarting rocm-smi", "err", err)
-			time.Sleep(time.Second) // Wait before retrying
-			continue
-		} else {
-			// break if no error (command runs but no card found)
-			break
-		}
-	}
-}
-
-// collectAmdStats runs rocm-smi in a loop and passes the output to parseAmdData
-func (gm *GPUManager) collectAmdStats() error {
-	cmd := exec.Command("/bin/sh", "-c", "while true; do rocm-smi --showid --showtemp --showuse --showpower --showproductname --showmeminfo vram --json; sleep 4.3; done")
-	// Set up a pipe to capture stdout
-	stdout, err := cmd.StdoutPipe()
-	if err != nil {
-		return err
-	}
-	// Start the command
-	if err := cmd.Start(); err != nil {
-		return err
-	}
-	// Use a scanner to read each line of output
-	scanner := bufio.NewScanner(stdout)
-	buf := make([]byte, 0, 8*1024) // 8KB buffer
-	scanner.Buffer(buf, bufio.MaxScanTokenSize)
-	for scanner.Scan() {
-		var rocmSmiInfo map[string]RocmSmiJson
-		if err := json.Unmarshal(scanner.Bytes(), &rocmSmiInfo); err != nil {
-			return err
-		}
-		if len(rocmSmiInfo) > 0 {
-			// slog.Info("rocm-smi", "data", rocmSmiInfo)
-			gm.parseAmdData(&rocmSmiInfo)
-		} else {
-			slog.Warn("rocm-smi returned no GPU")
-			return nil
-		}
-	}
-	if err := scanner.Err(); err != nil {
-		return err
-	}
-	return cmd.Wait()
+	return true
 }
 
 // parseAmdData parses the output of rocm-smi and updates the GPUData map
-func (gm *GPUManager) parseAmdData(rocmSmiInfo *map[string]RocmSmiJson) {
-	for _, v := range *rocmSmiInfo {
+func (gm *GPUManager) parseAmdData(output []byte) bool {
+	var rocmSmiInfo map[string]RocmSmiJson
+	if err := json.Unmarshal(output, &rocmSmiInfo); err != nil || len(rocmSmiInfo) == 0 {
+		return false
+	}
+	gm.mutex.Lock()
+	defer gm.mutex.Unlock()
+	for _, v := range rocmSmiInfo {
 		temp, _ := strconv.ParseFloat(v.Temperature, 64)
 		memoryUsage, _ := strconv.ParseFloat(v.MemoryUsed, 64)
 		totalMemory, _ := strconv.ParseFloat(v.MemoryTotal, 64)
@@ -175,6 +155,7 @@ func (gm *GPUManager) parseAmdData(rocmSmiInfo *map[string]RocmSmiJson) {
 		gpu.Power += power
 		gpu.Count++
 	}
+	return true
 }
 
 // sums and resets the current GPU utilization data since the last update
@@ -197,9 +178,9 @@ func (gm *GPUManager) GetCurrentData() map[string]system.GPUData {
 	return gpuData
 }
 
-// detectGPU returns the GPU brand (nvidia or amd) or an error if none is found
+// detectGPUs returns the GPU brand (nvidia or amd) or an error if none is found
 // todo: make sure there's actually a GPU, not just if the command exists
-func (gm *GPUManager) detectGPU() error {
+func (gm *GPUManager) detectGPUs() error {
 	if err := exec.Command("nvidia-smi").Run(); err == nil {
 		gm.nvidiaSmi = true
 	}
@@ -212,18 +193,43 @@ func (gm *GPUManager) detectGPU() error {
 	return fmt.Errorf("no GPU found - install nvidia-smi or rocm-smi")
 }
 
-// NewGPUManager returns a new GPUManager
+// startCollector starts the appropriate GPU data collector based on the command
+func (gm *GPUManager) startCollector(command string) {
+	switch command {
+	case "nvidia-smi":
+		nvidia := gpuCollector{
+			name: "nvidia-smi",
+			cmd: exec.Command("nvidia-smi", "-l", "4",
+				"--query-gpu=index,name,temperature.gpu,memory.used,memory.total,utilization.gpu,power.draw",
+				"--format=csv,noheader,nounits"),
+			parse: gm.parseNvidiaData,
+		}
+		go nvidia.start()
+	case "rocm-smi":
+		amdCollector := gpuCollector{
+			name: "rocm-smi",
+			cmd: exec.Command("/bin/sh", "-c",
+				"while true; do rocm-smi --showid --showtemp --showuse --showpower --showproductname --showmeminfo vram --json; sleep 4.3; done"),
+			parse: gm.parseAmdData,
+		}
+		go amdCollector.start()
+	}
+}
+
+// NewGPUManager creates and initializes a new GPUManager
 func NewGPUManager() (*GPUManager, error) {
 	var gm GPUManager
-	if err := gm.detectGPU(); err != nil {
+	if err := gm.detectGPUs(); err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
 	gm.GpuDataMap = make(map[string]*system.GPUData, 1)
+
 	if gm.nvidiaSmi {
-		go gm.startNvidiaCollector()
+		gm.startCollector("nvidia-smi")
 	}
 	if gm.rocmSmi {
-		go gm.startAmdCollector()
+		gm.startCollector("rocm-smi")
 	}
+
 	return &gm, nil
 }