diff --git a/src/freqsplit/refinement/deepfilternet_wrapper.py b/src/freqsplit/refinement/deepfilternet_wrapper.py
index 6140a28..9579e2f 100644
--- a/src/freqsplit/refinement/deepfilternet_wrapper.py
+++ b/src/freqsplit/refinement/deepfilternet_wrapper.py
@@ -1,35 +1,83 @@
 import os
+import librosa
 import torch
+import shutil
+import soundfile as sf
+import numpy as np
 from df.enhance import enhance, init_df, load_audio, save_audio
 
+def split_audio(audio, sr, chunk_size=5):
+    """Split audio into chunks of `chunk_size` seconds."""
+    samples_per_chunk = sr * chunk_size
+    return [audio[i:i + samples_per_chunk] for i in range(0, len(audio), samples_per_chunk)]
+
 def noisereduce(input_audio_path, output_audio_path, model_path=None):
     """
-    Apply noise reduction using DeepFilterNet.
+    Apply noise reduction using DeepFilterNet with chunking.
     
     Args:
         input_audio_path (str): Path to the input noisy audio file.
         output_audio_path (str): Path to save the enhanced audio file.
-        model_path (str, optional): Path to a custom DeepFilterNet model. Defaults to None (uses the pre-trained model).
+        model_path (str, optional): Path to a custom DeepFilterNet model. Defaults to None (uses pre-trained model).
 
     Returns:
         str: Path to the enhanced audio file.
     """
     if not os.path.exists(input_audio_path):
         raise FileNotFoundError(f"Input file {input_audio_path} not found")
+
+    output_dir = os.path.dirname(output_audio_path)
+    os.makedirs(output_dir, exist_ok=True)  # Ensure the directory exists
     
     # Initialize DeepFilterNet model
     model, df_state, _ = init_df(model_path)
     
     # Load audio
-    audio, _ =  load_audio(input_audio_path, sr=df_state.sr())
+    audio, sr = librosa.load(input_audio_path, sr=None)
     
-    # Ensure output path exists
-    os.makedirs(os.path.dirname(output_audio_path), exist_ok=True)
+    # Ensure output and chunk directories exist
+    parent_dir = os.path.dirname(input_audio_path)
+    chunk_dir = os.path.join(parent_dir, "chunks")
+    output_chunk_dir = os.path.join(chunk_dir, "output")
+    os.makedirs(chunk_dir, exist_ok=True)
+    os.makedirs(output_chunk_dir, exist_ok=True)
     
-    # Apply noise reduction
-    enhanced_audio = enhance(model, df_state, audio)
+    # Split audio into 5-second chunks
+    chunks = split_audio(audio, sr, chunk_size=5)
+    chunk_paths = []
+    
+    for i, chunk in enumerate(chunks):
+        chunk_path = os.path.join(chunk_dir, f"chunk_{i}.wav")
+        sf.write(chunk_path, chunk, sr)
+        chunk_paths.append(chunk_path)
+    
+    enhanced_chunk_paths = []
+    
+    # Process each chunk sequentially to avoid OOM errors
+    for chunk_path in chunk_paths:
+        output_chunk_path = os.path.join(output_chunk_dir, os.path.basename(chunk_path))
+        
+        # Load and enhance
+        chunk_audio, _ = load_audio(chunk_path, sr=df_state.sr())
+        enhanced_audio = enhance(model, df_state, chunk_audio)
+        
+        # Save enhanced chunk
+        save_audio(output_chunk_path, enhanced_audio, df_state.sr())
+        enhanced_chunk_paths.append(output_chunk_path)
+    
+    # Combine enhanced chunks back into a single audio file
+    final_audio = []
+    for chunk_path in enhanced_chunk_paths:
+        chunk_audio, _ = librosa.load(chunk_path, sr=sr)  # Keep original sample rate
+        final_audio.append(chunk_audio)
+    
+    final_audio = np.concatenate(final_audio, axis=0)
+    
+    # Save final enhanced audio
+    sf.write(output_audio_path, final_audio, sr)
+    
+    # Clean up temporary chunk files and directories
+    shutil.rmtree(chunk_dir, ignore_errors=True)
     
-    # Save the enhanced audio
-    save_audio(output_audio_path, enhanced_audio, df_state.sr())
     
     return output_audio_path