diff --git a/gradio/external.py b/gradio/external.py
index e5e7947864..f6d5fcfd8b 100644
--- a/gradio/external.py
+++ b/gradio/external.py
@@ -126,9 +126,12 @@ def get_gradio_interface(model_name, api_key):
 
     return interface_info
 
-def load_interface(model, src, api_key=None, verbose=True):
+def load_interface(name, src=None, api_key=None, verbose=True):
+    if src is None:
+        src, name = name.split("/")
+
     assert src.lower() in repos, "parameter: src must be one of {}".format(repos.keys())
-    interface_info = repos[src](model, api_key)
+    interface_info = repos[src](name, api_key)
     return Interface(**interface_info)
 
 repos = {