diff --git a/ultralytics/models/nas/model.py b/ultralytics/models/nas/model.py
index 9b75c60ac08..fd444f1389f 100644
--- a/ultralytics/models/nas/model.py
+++ b/ultralytics/models/nas/model.py
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
 import torch
 
 from ultralytics.engine.model import Model
+from ultralytics.utils.downloads import attempt_download_asset
 from ultralytics.utils.torch_utils import model_info, smart_inference_mode
 
 from .predict import NASPredictor
@@ -56,7 +57,7 @@ def _load(self, weights: str, task: str):
 
         suffix = Path(weights).suffix
         if suffix == ".pt":
-            self.model = torch.load(weights)
+            self.model = torch.load(attempt_download_asset(weights))
         elif suffix == "":
             self.model = super_gradients.training.models.get(weights, pretrained_weights="coco")
         # Standardize model