Fix for --path

modeling/inference_models/hf.py

@@ -338,9 +338,11 @@ class HFInferenceModel(InferenceModel):
         Returns a string of the model's path locally, or None if it is not downloaded.
         If ignore_existance is true, it will always return a path.
         """
+        if os.path.exists(self.path):
+                return self.path
 
         if self.model_name in ["NeoCustom", "GPT2Custom", "TPUMeshTransformerGPTJ", "TPUMeshTransformerGPTNeoX"]:
-            model_path = utils.koboldai_vars.custmodpth
+            model_path = self.path
             assert model_path
 
             # Path can be absolute or relative to models directory