diff --git a/scripts/convert.py b/scripts/convert.py
index d0012d51a..757445570 100644
--- a/scripts/convert.py
+++ b/scripts/convert.py
@@ -13,8 +13,10 @@
 #  limitations under the License.
 
 import argparse
+import sys
 from pathlib import Path
 from typing import List, Optional
+from huggingface_hub import snapshot_download
 from neural_speed.convert import convert_model
 
 def main(args_in: Optional[List[str]] = None) -> None:
@@ -25,6 +27,11 @@ def main(args_in: Optional[List[str]] = None) -> None:
         help="output format, default: f32",
         default="f32",
     )
+    parser.add_argument(
+        "--token",
+        type=str,
+        help="Access token ID for models that require it (LLaMa2, etc..)",
+    )
     parser.add_argument("--outfile", type=Path, required=True, help="path to write to")
     parser.add_argument("model", type=Path, help="directory containing model file or model id")
     args = parser.parse_args(args_in)
@@ -32,7 +39,12 @@ def main(args_in: Optional[List[str]] = None) -> None:
     if args.model.exists():
         dir_model = args.model.as_posix()
     else:
-        dir_model = args.model
+        try:
+            dir_model = snapshot_download(repo_id=str(args.model), resume_download=True, token=args.token)
+        except Exception as e:
+            if e.response.status_code == 401:
+                print("You are required to input an acccess token ID for {}, please add it in option --token or download model weights locally".format(args.model))
+            sys.exit(f"{e}")
 
     convert_model(dir_model, args.outfile, args.outtype)