diff --git a/aiserver.py b/aiserver.py
index b8ff4f3e..9dd621ef 100644
--- a/aiserver.py
+++ b/aiserver.py
@@ -7454,13 +7454,13 @@ def loadRequest(loadpath, filename=None):
 
     if not loadpath:
         return
-        
+    
     #Original UI only sends the story name and assumes it's always a .json file... here we check to see if it's a directory to load that way
-    if not os.path.exists(loadpath):
+    if not isinstance(loadpath, dict) and not os.path.exists(loadpath):
         if os.path.exists(loadpath.replace(".json", "")):
             loadpath = loadpath.replace(".json", "")
 
-    if os.path.isdir(loadpath):
+    if not isinstance(loadpath, dict) and os.path.isdir(loadpath):
         if not valid_v3_story(loadpath):
             raise RuntimeError(f"Tried to load {loadpath}, a non-save directory.")
         koboldai_vars.update_story_path_structure(loadpath)