diff --git a/download_model.py b/download_model.py
index 371bf4b..6ed963c 100644
--- a/download_model.py
+++ b/download_model.py
@@ -7,7 +7,8 @@ def download_mpt_quant(destination_folder: str, repo_id: str, model_filename: st
     return hf_hub_download(
         repo_id=repo_id,
         filename=model_filename,
-        cache_dir=local_path,
+        local_dir=local_path,
+        local_dir_use_symlinks=False
     )