diff --git a/train.py b/train.py
index 5810686..882d4d9 100644
--- a/train.py
+++ b/train.py
@@ -130,7 +130,16 @@ def build_model(args):
         encoder = FeatureExtractor(args)
         decoder = RefineMask(args)
         if args.base_model == 'resnet101':
-            encoder_dict, decoder_dict,_,_,_ = load_checkpoint('../../experiments/models/one-shot-model-youtubevos/')
+            pretrained_path = 'experiments/dmmnet/pretrained_rvos/one-shot-model-youtubevos/')
+            if not os.path.isdir(pretrained_path):
+                msg = 'pretrained model from rvos not found in %s; please run '%pretrained_path
+                msg += '\n wget https://imatge.upc.edu/web/sites/default/files/projects/segmentation/public_html/rvos-pretrained-models/one-shot-model-youtubevos.zip'
+                msg += '\n zip -rq one-shot-model-youtubevos.zip '
+                ppath = 'experiments/dmmnet/pretrained_rvos/'
+                msg += '\n mkdir -p %s && mv one-shot-model-youtubevos %s/'%(ppath, ppath)
+                print(msg)
+                exit()
+            encoder_dict, decoder_dict,_,_,_ = load_checkpoint(pretrained_path)
             enc_dict_new = encoder.state_dict()
             decoder_dict_new = decoder.state_dict()
             for name, param in enc_dict_new.items(): # named_parameters():