diff --git a/tortoise/read.py b/tortoise/read.py
index 373e135..81b582b 100644
--- a/tortoise/read.py
+++ b/tortoise/read.py
@@ -19,14 +19,10 @@ if __name__ == '__main__':
     parser.add_argument('--preset', type=str, help='Which voice preset to use.', default='standard')
     parser.add_argument('--regenerate', type=str, help='Comma-separated list of clip numbers to re-generate, or nothing.', default=None)
     parser.add_argument('--model_dir', type=str, help='Where to find pretrained model checkpoints. Tortoise automatically downloads these to .models, so this'
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-                                                      'should only be specified if you have custom checkpoints.', default='.models')
+                                                      'should only be specified if you have custom checkpoints.', default=MODELS_DIR)
     parser.add_argument('--seed', type=int, help='Random seed which can be used to reproduce results.', default=None)
     parser.add_argument('--produce_debug_state', type=bool, help='Whether or not to produce debug_state.pth, which can aid in reproducing problems. Defaults to true.', default=True)
 
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-                                                      'should only be specified if you have custom checkpoints.', default=MODELS_DIR)
->>>>>>> origin/main
     args = parser.parse_args()
     tts = TextToSpeech(models_dir=args.model_dir)