diff --git a/modules/paths_internal.py b/modules/paths_internal.py
index 884984c9c..67521f5cd 100644
--- a/modules/paths_internal.py
+++ b/modules/paths_internal.py
@@ -28,9 +28,8 @@ parser_pre.add_argument("--models-dir", type=str, default=None, help="base path
 cmd_opts_pre = parser_pre.parse_known_args()[0]
 
 data_path = cmd_opts_pre.data_dir
-models_override = cmd_opts_pre.models_dir
 
-models_path = models_override if models_override else os.path.join(data_path, "models")
+models_path = cmd_opts_pre.models_dir if cmd_opts_pre.models_dir else os.path.join(data_path, "models")
 extensions_dir = os.path.join(data_path, "extensions")
 extensions_builtin_dir = os.path.join(script_path, "extensions-builtin")
 config_states_dir = os.path.join(script_path, "config_states")