diff --git a/modules/models.py b/modules/models.py
index 3e6cea18..062ccb1f 100644
--- a/modules/models.py
+++ b/modules/models.py
@@ -97,19 +97,27 @@ def load_model(model_name):
         pt_model = ''
         if path_to_model.name.lower().startswith('llama-7b'):
             pt_model = 'llama-7b-4bit.pt'
-        if path_to_model.name.lower().startswith('llama-13b'):
+        elif path_to_model.name.lower().startswith('llama-13b'):
             pt_model = 'llama-13b-4bit.pt'
-        if path_to_model.name.lower().startswith('llama-30b'):
+        elif path_to_model.name.lower().startswith('llama-30b'):
             pt_model = 'llama-30b-4bit.pt'
-
-        if not Path(f"models/{pt_model}").exists():
-            print(f"Could not find models/{pt_model}, exiting...")
-            exit()
-        elif pt_model == '':
+        elif path_to_model.name.lower().startswith('llama-65b'):
+            pt_model = 'llama-65b-4bit.pt'
+        else:
             print(f"Could not find the .pt model for {model_name}, exiting...")
             exit()
 
-        model = load_quant(path_to_model, Path(f"models/{pt_model}"), 4)
+        # check root of models folder, and model path root
+        paths = [  f"{path_to_model}/{pt_model}", f"models/{pt_model}" ]
+        for path in [ Path(p) for p in paths ]:
+            if path.exists():
+                pt_path = path
+
+        if not pt_path:
+            print(f"Could not find {pt_model}, exiting...")
+            exit()
+
+        model = load_quant(path_to_model, pt_path, 4)
         model = model.to(torch.device('cuda:0'))
 
     # Custom