diff --git a/aiserver.py b/aiserver.py
index 1f105701..6c9401e2 100644
--- a/aiserver.py
+++ b/aiserver.py
@@ -1127,13 +1127,21 @@ if(not vars.use_colab_tpu and vars.model not in ["InferKit", "Colab", "OAI", "Go
         from transformers import __version__ as transformers_version
 
         from transformers import PreTrainedModel
+        from transformers import modeling_utils
         old_from_pretrained = PreTrainedModel.from_pretrained.__func__
         @classmethod
         def new_from_pretrained(cls, pretrained_model_name_or_path, *model_args, **kwargs):
+            utils.num_shards = None
+            utils.current_shard = 0
             if not args.no_aria2:
                 utils.aria2_hook(pretrained_model_name_or_path, **kwargs)
             return old_from_pretrained(cls, pretrained_model_name_or_path, *model_args, **kwargs)
         PreTrainedModel.from_pretrained = new_from_pretrained
+        old_get_checkpoint_shard_files = modeling_utils.get_checkpoint_shard_files
+        def new_get_checkpoint_shard_files(pretrained_model_name_or_path, index_filename, *args, **kwargs):
+            utils.num_shards = utils.get_num_shards(index_filename)
+            return old_get_checkpoint_shard_files(pretrained_model_name_or_path, index_filename, *args, **kwargs)
+        modeling_utils.get_checkpoint_shard_files = new_get_checkpoint_shard_files
 
         # Lazy loader
         import torch_lazy_loader
@@ -1170,7 +1178,9 @@ if(not vars.use_colab_tpu and vars.model not in ["InferKit", "Colab", "OAI", "Go
                         last_storage_key = None
                         f = None
                         current_offset = 0
-                        for key in tqdm(sorted(device_map.keys(), key=lambda k: (model_dict[k].key, model_dict[k].seek_offset)), desc="Loading model tensors"):
+                        if utils.num_shards is not None:
+                            utils.current_shard += 1
+                        for key in tqdm(sorted(device_map.keys(), key=lambda k: (model_dict[k].key, model_dict[k].seek_offset)), desc="Loading model tensors" + (f" (shard {utils.current_shard}/{utils.num_shards})" if utils.num_shards is not None else "")):
                             storage_key = model_dict[key].key
                             if storage_key != last_storage_key or model_dict[key].seek_offset < current_offset:
                                 last_storage_key = storage_key
@@ -1560,13 +1570,21 @@ if(not vars.use_colab_tpu and vars.model not in ["InferKit", "Colab", "OAI", "Go
         tokenizer = GPT2TokenizerFast.from_pretrained("gpt2", revision=vars.revision, cache_dir="cache")
 else:
     from transformers import PreTrainedModel
+    from transformers import modeling_utils
     old_from_pretrained = PreTrainedModel.from_pretrained.__func__
     @classmethod
     def new_from_pretrained(cls, pretrained_model_name_or_path, *model_args, **kwargs):
+        utils.num_shards = None
+        utils.current_shard = 0
         if not args.no_aria2:
             utils.aria2_hook(pretrained_model_name_or_path, **kwargs)
         return old_from_pretrained(cls, pretrained_model_name_or_path, *model_args, **kwargs)
     PreTrainedModel.from_pretrained = new_from_pretrained
+    old_get_checkpoint_shard_files = modeling_utils.get_checkpoint_shard_files
+    def new_get_checkpoint_shard_files(pretrained_model_name_or_path, index_filename, *args, **kwargs):
+        utils.num_shards = utils.get_num_shards(index_filename)
+        return old_get_checkpoint_shard_files(pretrained_model_name_or_path, index_filename, *args, **kwargs)
+    modeling_utils.get_checkpoint_shard_files = new_get_checkpoint_shard_files
 
     def tpumtjgetsofttokens():
         soft_tokens = None
diff --git a/requirements_mtj.txt b/requirements_mtj.txt
index e2a6c4e1..0f723a49 100644
--- a/requirements_mtj.txt
+++ b/requirements_mtj.txt
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ dm-haiku == 0.0.5
 jax == 0.2.21
 transformers >= 4.19
 progressbar2
-git+https://github.com/VE-FORBRYDERNE/mesh-transformer-jax@ck-staging
+git+https://github.com/VE-FORBRYDERNE/mesh-transformer-jax@ck
 flask
 Flask-SocketIO
 flask-cloudflared >= 0.0.5
diff --git a/tpu_mtj_backend.py b/tpu_mtj_backend.py
index b956648b..2fa149d7 100644
--- a/tpu_mtj_backend.py
+++ b/tpu_mtj_backend.py
@@ -27,6 +27,8 @@ OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN THE
 SOFTWARE.
 '''
 
+import utils
+
 import multiprocessing
 from typing import Any, Callable, Dict, List, Optional, Tuple, TypeVar
 import progressbar
@@ -1163,8 +1165,11 @@ def load_model(path: str, driver_version="tpu_driver0.1_dev20210607", hf_checkpo
                 last_storage_key = None
                 f = None
                 current_offset = 0
-                print("\n\n\nThis model has  ", f"{hk.data_structures.tree_size(network.state['params']):,d}".replace(",", " "), "  parameters.\n")
-                for key in tqdm(sorted(model_dict.keys(), key=lambda k: (model_dict[k].key, model_dict[k].seek_offset)), desc="Loading model tensors"):
+                if utils.current_shard == 0:
+                    print("\n\n\nThis model has  ", f"{hk.data_structures.tree_size(network.state['params']):,d}".replace(",", " "), "  parameters.\n")
+                if utils.num_shards is not None:
+                    utils.current_shard += 1
+                for key in tqdm(sorted(model_dict.keys(), key=lambda k: (model_dict[k].key, model_dict[k].seek_offset)), desc="Loading model tensors" + (f" (shard {utils.current_shard}/{utils.num_shards})" if utils.num_shards is not None else "")):
 
                     # Some model weights are used by transformers but not by MTJ.
                     # We have to materialize these weights anyways because
@@ -1225,6 +1230,9 @@ def load_model(path: str, driver_version="tpu_driver0.1_dev20210607", hf_checkpo
                         np.empty(params["cores_per_replica"]),
                     )
 
+                if utils.num_shards is not None and utils.current_shard < utils.num_shards:
+                    return
+
                 # Check for tensors that MTJ needs that were not provided in the
                 # HF model
                 for mk, mv in network.state["params"].items():
diff --git a/utils.py b/utils.py
index c6eb85ec..0fdfa125 100644
--- a/utils.py
+++ b/utils.py
@@ -6,8 +6,11 @@ import subprocess
 import tempfile
 import requests
 import os
+from typing import Optional
 
 vars = None
+num_shards: Optional[int] = None
+current_shard = 0
 
 #==================================================================#
 # Decorator to prevent a function's actions from being run until
@@ -133,7 +136,7 @@ def decodenewlines(txt):
     return txt
 
 #==================================================================#
-#  Downloads sharded huggingface checkpoints using aria2c if possible
+#  Downloads huggingface checkpoints using aria2c if possible
 #==================================================================#
 def aria2_hook(pretrained_model_name_or_path: str, force_download=False, cache_dir=None, proxies=None, resume_download=False, local_files_only=False, use_auth_token=None, user_agent=None, revision=None, mirror=None, **kwargs):
     import transformers
@@ -225,3 +228,12 @@ def aria2_hook(pretrained_model_name_or_path: str, force_download=False, cache_d
         os.rename(os.path.join(_cache_dir, "kai-tempfile." + n), os.path.join(_cache_dir, n))
         with open(os.path.join(_cache_dir, n + ".json"), "w") as f:
             json.dump({"url": u, "etag": t}, f)
+
+#==================================================================#
+#  Given the path to a pytorch_model.bin.index.json, returns how many
+#  shards there are in the model
+#==================================================================#
+def get_num_shards(filename):
+    with open(filename) as f:
+        map_data = json.load(f)
+    return len(set(map_data["weight_map"].values()))