diff --git a/download-model.py b/download-model.py
index d6b2ebff..34986c75 100644
--- a/download-model.py
+++ b/download-model.py
@@ -30,6 +30,8 @@ class ModelDownloader:
             self.s.mount('https://huggingface.co', HTTPAdapter(max_retries=max_retries))
         if os.getenv('HF_USER') is not None and os.getenv('HF_PASS') is not None:
             self.s.auth = (os.getenv('HF_USER'), os.getenv('HF_PASS'))
+        if os.getenv('HF_TOKEN') is not None:
+            self.s.headers = {'authorization': f'Bearer {os.getenv("HF_TOKEN")}'}
 
     def sanitize_model_and_branch_names(self, model, branch):
         if model[-1] == '/':