diff --git a/index.d.ts b/index.d.ts
index 2769df508..015d8e353 100644
--- a/index.d.ts
+++ b/index.d.ts
@@ -9,6 +9,11 @@ declare global {
             };
         }
     }
+
+    /**
+     * The root directory for user data.
+     */
+    var DATA_ROOT: string;
 }
 
 declare module 'express-session' {
diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index f27b2d3e3..9c640abdd 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@
                 "rate-limiter-flexible": "^5.0.0",
                 "response-time": "^2.3.2",
                 "sanitize-filename": "^1.6.3",
-                "sillytavern-transformers": "^2.14.6",
+                "sillytavern-transformers": "2.14.6",
                 "simple-git": "^3.19.1",
                 "tiktoken": "^1.0.15",
                 "vectra": "^0.2.2",
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index ac113a7e6..6a282736c 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@
         "rate-limiter-flexible": "^5.0.0",
         "response-time": "^2.3.2",
         "sanitize-filename": "^1.6.3",
-        "sillytavern-transformers": "^2.14.6",
+        "sillytavern-transformers": "2.14.6",
         "simple-git": "^3.19.1",
         "tiktoken": "^1.0.15",
         "vectra": "^0.2.2",
diff --git a/src/transformers.mjs b/src/transformers.mjs
index ab382f58a..f3c7389a4 100644
--- a/src/transformers.mjs
+++ b/src/transformers.mjs
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 import { pipeline, env, RawImage, Pipeline } from 'sillytavern-transformers';
 import { getConfigValue } from './util.js';
 import path from 'path';
+import fs from 'fs';
 
 configureTransformers();
 
@@ -48,7 +49,7 @@ const tasks = {
         configField: 'extras.textToSpeechModel',
         quantized: false,
     },
-}
+};
 
 /**
  * Gets a RawImage object from a base64-encoded image.
@@ -85,6 +86,36 @@ function getModelForTask(task) {
     }
 }
 
+async function migrateCacheToDataDir() {
+    const oldCacheDir = path.join(process.cwd(), 'cache');
+    const newCacheDir = path.join(global.DATA_ROOT, '_cache');
+
+    if (!fs.existsSync(newCacheDir)) {
+        fs.mkdirSync(newCacheDir, { recursive: true });
+    }
+
+    if (fs.existsSync(oldCacheDir) && fs.statSync(oldCacheDir).isDirectory()) {
+        const files = fs.readdirSync(oldCacheDir);
+
+        if (files.length === 0) {
+            return;
+        }
+
+        console.log('Migrating model cache files to data directory. Please wait...');
+
+        for (const file of files) {
+            try {
+                const oldPath = path.join(oldCacheDir, file);
+                const newPath = path.join(newCacheDir, file);
+                fs.cpSync(oldPath, newPath, { recursive: true, force: true });
+                fs.rmSync(oldPath, { recursive: true, force: true });
+            } catch (error) {
+                console.warn('Failed to migrate cache file. The model will be re-downloaded.', error);
+            }
+        }
+    }
+}
+
 /**
  * Gets the transformers.js pipeline for a given task.
  * @param {import('sillytavern-transformers').PipelineType} task The task to get the pipeline for
@@ -92,6 +123,8 @@ function getModelForTask(task) {
  * @returns {Promise<Pipeline>} Pipeline for the task
  */
 async function getPipeline(task, forceModel = '') {
+    await migrateCacheToDataDir();
+
     if (tasks[task].pipeline) {
         if (forceModel === '' || tasks[task].currentModel === forceModel) {
             return tasks[task].pipeline;
@@ -100,11 +133,11 @@ async function getPipeline(task, forceModel = '') {
         await tasks[task].pipeline.dispose();
     }
 
-    const cache_dir = path.join(process.cwd(), 'cache');
+    const cacheDir = path.join(global.DATA_ROOT, '_cache');
     const model = forceModel || getModelForTask(task);
     const localOnly = getConfigValue('extras.disableAutoDownload', false);
     console.log('Initializing transformers.js pipeline for task', task, 'with model', model);
-    const instance = await pipeline(task, model, { cache_dir, quantized: tasks[task].quantized ?? true, local_files_only: localOnly });
+    const instance = await pipeline(task, model, { cache_dir: cacheDir, quantized: tasks[task].quantized ?? true, local_files_only: localOnly });
     tasks[task].pipeline = instance;
     tasks[task].currentModel = model;
     return instance;
diff --git a/src/users.js b/src/users.js
index dcf3718a9..ab0352294 100644
--- a/src/users.js
+++ b/src/users.js
@@ -19,12 +19,6 @@ const AVATAR_PREFIX = 'avatar:';
 const ENABLE_ACCOUNTS = getConfigValue('enableUserAccounts', false);
 const ANON_CSRF_SECRET = crypto.randomBytes(64).toString('base64');
 
-/**
- * The root directory for user data.
- * @type {string}
- */
-let DATA_ROOT = './data';
-
 /**
  * Cache for user directories.
  * @type {Map<string, UserDirectoryList>}
@@ -138,7 +132,7 @@ async function migrateUserData() {
 
     console.log();
     console.log(color.magenta('Preparing to migrate user data...'));
-    console.log(`All public data will be moved to the ${DATA_ROOT} directory.`);
+    console.log(`All public data will be moved to the ${global.DATA_ROOT} directory.`);
     console.log('This process may take a while depending on the amount of data to move.');
     console.log(`Backups will be placed in the ${PUBLIC_DIRECTORIES.backups} directory.`);
     console.log(`The process will start in ${TIMEOUT} seconds. Press Ctrl+C to cancel.`);
@@ -352,11 +346,11 @@ function toAvatarKey(handle) {
  * @returns {Promise<void>}
  */
 async function initUserStorage(dataRoot) {
-    DATA_ROOT = dataRoot;
-    console.log('Using data root:', color.green(DATA_ROOT));
+    global.DATA_ROOT = dataRoot;
+    console.log('Using data root:', color.green(global.DATA_ROOT));
     console.log();
     await storage.init({
-        dir: path.join(DATA_ROOT, '_storage'),
+        dir: path.join(global.DATA_ROOT, '_storage'),
         ttl: false, // Never expire
     });
 
@@ -457,7 +451,7 @@ function getUserDirectories(handle) {
 
     const directories = structuredClone(USER_DIRECTORY_TEMPLATE);
     for (const key in directories) {
-        directories[key] = path.join(DATA_ROOT, handle, USER_DIRECTORY_TEMPLATE[key]);
+        directories[key] = path.join(global.DATA_ROOT, handle, USER_DIRECTORY_TEMPLATE[key]);
     }
     DIRECTORIES_CACHE.set(handle, directories);
     return directories;