diff --git a/tortoise_tts/engines/__init__.py b/tortoise_tts/engines/__init__.py
index 38b4c28..75a26c7 100755
--- a/tortoise_tts/engines/__init__.py
+++ b/tortoise_tts/engines/__init__.py
@@ -166,6 +166,14 @@ def load_engines(training=True):
 
 			model.load_state_dict(state, strict=cfg.trainer.strict_loading)
 
+		# load lora weights if exists
+		if cfg.lora is not None:
+			lora_path = cfg.ckpt_dir / lora.full_name / "lora.pth"
+			if lora_path.exists():
+				state = torch.load(lora_path, map_location=torch.device(cfg.device))
+				state = state['lora' if 'lora' in state else 'module']
+				model.load_state_dict(state, strict=False)
+
 		# wrap if DDP is requested
 		if ddp:
 			model = ddp_model(model)