diff --git a/vall_e/data.py b/vall_e/data.py
index 683e6f1..b89a385 100755
--- a/vall_e/data.py
+++ b/vall_e/data.py
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ _logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
 # cringe
 try:
 	import nltk
-
+	nltk.data.path.append("./.nltk/")
 	if not Path(".nltk").exists():
 		nltk.download('punkt_tab', download_dir="./.nltk/")
 except Exception as e: