diff --git a/src/controlnet_aux/processor.py b/src/controlnet_aux/processor.py
index 12cb6b0..38218a7 100644
--- a/src/controlnet_aux/processor.py
+++ b/src/controlnet_aux/processor.py
@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@
 
 
 class Processor:
-    def __init__(self, processor_id: str, params: Optional[Dict] = None) -> None:
+    def __init__(self, processor_id: str, params: Optional[Dict] = None, checkpoints_dir: Optional[str] = None) -> None:
         """Processor that can be used to process images with controlnet aux processors
 
         Args:
@@ -97,7 +97,7 @@ def __init__(self, processor_id: str, params: Optional[Dict] = None) -> None:
             raise ValueError(f"{processor_id} is not a valid processor id. Please make sure to choose one of {', '.join(MODELS.keys())}")
 
         self.processor_id = processor_id
-        self.processor = self.load_processor(self.processor_id)
+        self.processor = self.load_processor(self.processor_id, checkpoints_dir)
 
         # load default params
         self.params = MODEL_PARAMS[self.processor_id]
@@ -105,7 +105,7 @@ def __init__(self, processor_id: str, params: Optional[Dict] = None) -> None:
         if params:
             self.params.update(params)
 
-    def load_processor(self, processor_id: str) -> 'Processor':
+    def load_processor(self, processor_id: str, checkpoints_dir: Optional[str] = None) -> 'Processor':
         """Load controlnet aux processors
 
         Args:
@@ -118,7 +118,9 @@ def load_processor(self, processor_id: str) -> 'Processor':
 
         # check if the proecssor is a checkpoint model
         if MODELS[processor_id]['checkpoint']:
-            processor = processor.from_pretrained("lllyasviel/Annotators")
+            checkpoints_dir = "lllyasviel/Annotators" if checkpoints_dir is None else checkpoints_dir
+            LOGGER.info(f"Loading {processor_id} from {checkpoints_dir}")
+            processor = processor.from_pretrained(checkpoints_dir)
         else:
             processor = processor()
         return processor