diff --git a/launcher/src/main.rs b/launcher/src/main.rs
index 41211d8..9f8d215 100644
--- a/launcher/src/main.rs
+++ b/launcher/src/main.rs
@@ -542,7 +542,7 @@ fn download_convert_model(
     // Copy current process env
     let mut env: Vec<(OsString, OsString)> = env::vars_os().collect();
 
-    // If huggingface_hub_cache is set, pass it to the shard
+    // If huggingface_hub_cache is set, pass it to the download process
     // Useful when running inside a docker container
     if let Some(ref huggingface_hub_cache) = args.huggingface_hub_cache {
         env.push(("HUGGINGFACE_HUB_CACHE".into(), huggingface_hub_cache.into()));
@@ -560,6 +560,15 @@ fn download_convert_model(
         env.push(("HUGGING_FACE_HUB_TOKEN".into(), api_token.into()))
     };
 
+    // If args.weights_cache_override is some, pass it to the download process
+    // Useful when running inside a HuggingFace Inference Endpoint
+    if let Some(weights_cache_override) = &args.weights_cache_override {
+        env.push((
+            "WEIGHTS_CACHE_OVERRIDE".into(),
+            weights_cache_override.into(),
+        ));
+    };
+
     // Start process
     tracing::info!("Starting download process.");
     let mut download_process = match Popen::create(