diff --git a/rwkv/rwkv_cpp_model.py b/rwkv/rwkv_cpp_model.py
index 4f089ad..70c4258 100644
--- a/rwkv/rwkv_cpp_model.py
+++ b/rwkv/rwkv_cpp_model.py
@@ -32,14 +32,14 @@ def __init__(
         assert os.path.isfile(model_path), f'{model_path} is not a file'
         assert thread_count > 0, 'Thread count must be positive'
 
-        self.library = shared_library
+        self._library = shared_library
 
-        self.ctx = self.library.rwkv_init_from_file(model_path, thread_count)
+        self._ctx = self._library.rwkv_init_from_file(model_path, thread_count)
 
-        self.state_buffer_element_count = self.library.rwkv_get_state_buffer_element_count(self.ctx)
-        self.logits_buffer_element_count = self.library.rwkv_get_logits_buffer_element_count(self.ctx)
+        self._state_buffer_element_count = self._library.rwkv_get_state_buffer_element_count(self._ctx)
+        self._logits_buffer_element_count = self._library.rwkv_get_logits_buffer_element_count(self._ctx)
 
-        self.valid = True
+        self._valid = True
 
     def eval(
             self,
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ def eval(
             Logits vector of shape (n_vocab); state for the next step.
         """
 
-        assert self.valid, 'Model was freed'
+        assert self._valid, 'Model was freed'
 
         def validate_buffer(buf: torch.Tensor, name: str, size: int) -> None:
             assert buf.dtype == torch.float32, f'{name} is not of type float32'
@@ -77,24 +77,24 @@ def validate_buffer(buf: torch.Tensor, name: str, size: int) -> None:
             assert buf.shape == (size,), f'{name} has invalid shape {buf.shape}, expected ({size})'
 
         if state_in is not None:
-            validate_buffer(state_in, 'state_in', self.state_buffer_element_count)
+            validate_buffer(state_in, 'state_in', self._state_buffer_element_count)
 
             state_in_ptr = state_in.storage().data_ptr()
         else:
             state_in_ptr = 0
 
         if state_out is not None:
-            validate_buffer(state_out, 'state_out', self.state_buffer_element_count)
+            validate_buffer(state_out, 'state_out', self._state_buffer_element_count)
         else:
-            state_out = torch.zeros(self.state_buffer_element_count, dtype=torch.float32, device='cpu')
+            state_out = torch.zeros(self._state_buffer_element_count, dtype=torch.float32, device='cpu')
 
         if logits_out is not None:
-            validate_buffer(logits_out, 'logits_out', self.logits_buffer_element_count)
+            validate_buffer(logits_out, 'logits_out', self._logits_buffer_element_count)
         else:
-            logits_out = torch.zeros(self.logits_buffer_element_count, dtype=torch.float32, device='cpu')
+            logits_out = torch.zeros(self._logits_buffer_element_count, dtype=torch.float32, device='cpu')
 
-        self.library.rwkv_eval(
-            self.ctx,
+        self._library.rwkv_eval(
+            self._ctx,
             token,
             state_in_ptr,
             state_out.storage().data_ptr(),
@@ -110,8 +110,13 @@ def free(self):
         The object must not be used anymore after calling this method.
         """
 
-        assert self.valid, 'Already freed'
+        assert self._valid, 'Already freed'
 
-        self.valid = False
+        self._valid = False
 
-        self.library.rwkv_free(self.ctx)
+        self._library.rwkv_free(self._ctx)
+
+    def __del__(self):
+        # Free the context on GC in case user forgot to call free() explicitly.
+        if self._valid:
+            self.free()