diff --git a/iopaint/api.py b/iopaint/api.py
index eff9ad7..651bd76 100644
--- a/iopaint/api.py
+++ b/iopaint/api.py
@@ -359,6 +359,7 @@ class Api:
             low_mem=self.config.low_mem,
             disable_nsfw=self.config.disable_nsfw_checker,
             sd_cpu_textencoder=self.config.cpu_textencoder,
+            local_files_only=self.config.local_files_only,
             cpu_offload=self.config.cpu_offload,
             callback=diffuser_callback,
         )
diff --git a/iopaint/cli.py b/iopaint/cli.py
index cea2715..73a06a2 100644
--- a/iopaint/cli.py
+++ b/iopaint/cli.py
@@ -176,6 +176,7 @@ def start(
             low_mem=low_mem,
             cpu_offload=cpu_offload,
             disable_nsfw_checker=disable_nsfw_checker,
+            local_files_only=local_files_only,
             cpu_textencoder=cpu_textencoder if device == Device.cuda else False,
             device=device,
             gui=gui,
diff --git a/iopaint/model/controlnet.py b/iopaint/model/controlnet.py
index dd361e9..6ea80fd 100644
--- a/iopaint/model/controlnet.py
+++ b/iopaint/model/controlnet.py
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ from .utils import (
     handle_from_pretrained_exceptions,
     get_torch_dtype,
     enable_low_mem,
+    is_local_files_only,
 )
 
 
@@ -47,7 +48,12 @@ class ControlNet(DiffusionInpaintModel):
         self.model_info = model_info
         self.controlnet_method = controlnet_method
 
-        model_kwargs = {**kwargs.get("pipe_components", {})}
+        model_kwargs = {
+            **kwargs.get("pipe_components", {}),
+            "local_files_only": is_local_files_only(**kwargs),
+        }
+        self.local_files_only = model_kwargs["local_files_only"]
+
         disable_nsfw_checker = kwargs["disable_nsfw"] or kwargs.get(
             "cpu_offload", False
         )
@@ -82,6 +88,7 @@ class ControlNet(DiffusionInpaintModel):
         controlnet = ControlNetModel.from_pretrained(
             pretrained_model_name_or_path=controlnet_method,
             resume_download=True,
+            local_files_only=model_kwargs["local_files_only"],
         )
         if model_info.is_single_file_diffusers:
             if self.model_info.model_type == ModelType.DIFFUSERS_SD:
@@ -124,7 +131,7 @@ class ControlNet(DiffusionInpaintModel):
     def switch_controlnet_method(self, new_method: str):
         self.controlnet_method = new_method
         controlnet = ControlNetModel.from_pretrained(
-            new_method, resume_download=True
+            new_method, resume_download=True, local_files_only=self.local_files_only
         ).to(self.model.device)
         self.model.controlnet = controlnet
 
diff --git a/iopaint/model/instruct_pix2pix.py b/iopaint/model/instruct_pix2pix.py
index 44c064a..fc8cd26 100644
--- a/iopaint/model/instruct_pix2pix.py
+++ b/iopaint/model/instruct_pix2pix.py
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ from loguru import logger
 from iopaint.const import INSTRUCT_PIX2PIX_NAME
 from .base import DiffusionInpaintModel
 from iopaint.schema import InpaintRequest
-from .utils import get_torch_dtype, enable_low_mem
+from .utils import get_torch_dtype, enable_low_mem, is_local_files_only
 
 
 class InstructPix2Pix(DiffusionInpaintModel):
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ class InstructPix2Pix(DiffusionInpaintModel):
 
         use_gpu, torch_dtype = get_torch_dtype(device, kwargs.get("no_half", False))
 
-        model_kwargs = {}
+        model_kwargs = {"local_files_only": is_local_files_only(**kwargs)}
         if kwargs["disable_nsfw"] or kwargs.get("cpu_offload", False):
             logger.info("Disable Stable Diffusion Model NSFW checker")
             model_kwargs.update(
diff --git a/iopaint/model/kandinsky.py b/iopaint/model/kandinsky.py
index 89dea09..1a0bf1c 100644
--- a/iopaint/model/kandinsky.py
+++ b/iopaint/model/kandinsky.py
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ import torch
 from iopaint.const import KANDINSKY22_NAME
 from .base import DiffusionInpaintModel
 from iopaint.schema import InpaintRequest
-from .utils import get_torch_dtype, enable_low_mem
+from .utils import get_torch_dtype, enable_low_mem, is_local_files_only
 
 
 class Kandinsky(DiffusionInpaintModel):
@@ -20,8 +20,8 @@ class Kandinsky(DiffusionInpaintModel):
 
         model_kwargs = {
             "torch_dtype": torch_dtype,
+            "local_files_only": is_local_files_only(**kwargs),
         }
-
         self.model = AutoPipelineForInpainting.from_pretrained(
             self.name, **model_kwargs
         ).to(device)
diff --git a/iopaint/model/paint_by_example.py b/iopaint/model/paint_by_example.py
index fd43263..bf1e5b7 100644
--- a/iopaint/model/paint_by_example.py
+++ b/iopaint/model/paint_by_example.py
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ from loguru import logger
 from iopaint.helper import decode_base64_to_image
 from .base import DiffusionInpaintModel
 from iopaint.schema import InpaintRequest
-from .utils import get_torch_dtype, enable_low_mem
+from .utils import get_torch_dtype, enable_low_mem, is_local_files_only
 
 
 class PaintByExample(DiffusionInpaintModel):
@@ -19,7 +19,9 @@ class PaintByExample(DiffusionInpaintModel):
         from diffusers import DiffusionPipeline
 
         use_gpu, torch_dtype = get_torch_dtype(device, kwargs.get("no_half", False))
-        model_kwargs = {}
+        model_kwargs = {
+            "local_files_only": is_local_files_only(**kwargs),
+        }
 
         if kwargs["disable_nsfw"] or kwargs.get("cpu_offload", False):
             logger.info("Disable Paint By Example Model NSFW checker")
diff --git a/iopaint/model/power_paint/power_paint.py b/iopaint/model/power_paint/power_paint.py
index 18fde76..f17a5a3 100644
--- a/iopaint/model/power_paint/power_paint.py
+++ b/iopaint/model/power_paint/power_paint.py
@@ -6,7 +6,12 @@ from loguru import logger
 
 from ..base import DiffusionInpaintModel
 from ..helper.cpu_text_encoder import CPUTextEncoderWrapper
-from ..utils import handle_from_pretrained_exceptions, get_torch_dtype, enable_low_mem
+from ..utils import (
+    handle_from_pretrained_exceptions,
+    get_torch_dtype,
+    enable_low_mem,
+    is_local_files_only,
+)
 from iopaint.schema import InpaintRequest
 from .powerpaint_tokenizer import add_task_to_prompt
 from ...const import POWERPAINT_NAME
@@ -23,7 +28,7 @@ class PowerPaint(DiffusionInpaintModel):
         from .powerpaint_tokenizer import PowerPaintTokenizer
 
         use_gpu, torch_dtype = get_torch_dtype(device, kwargs.get("no_half", False))
-        model_kwargs = {}
+        model_kwargs = {"local_files_only": is_local_files_only(**kwargs)}
         if kwargs["disable_nsfw"] or kwargs.get("cpu_offload", False):
             logger.info("Disable Stable Diffusion Model NSFW checker")
             model_kwargs.update(
diff --git a/iopaint/model/sd.py b/iopaint/model/sd.py
index f9d315c..3e78cad 100644
--- a/iopaint/model/sd.py
+++ b/iopaint/model/sd.py
@@ -5,7 +5,12 @@ from loguru import logger
 
 from .base import DiffusionInpaintModel
 from .helper.cpu_text_encoder import CPUTextEncoderWrapper
-from .utils import handle_from_pretrained_exceptions, get_torch_dtype, enable_low_mem
+from .utils import (
+    handle_from_pretrained_exceptions,
+    get_torch_dtype,
+    enable_low_mem,
+    is_local_files_only,
+)
 from iopaint.schema import InpaintRequest, ModelType
 
 
@@ -19,8 +24,13 @@ class SD(DiffusionInpaintModel):
 
         use_gpu, torch_dtype = get_torch_dtype(device, kwargs.get("no_half", False))
 
-        model_kwargs = {**kwargs.get("pipe_components", {})}
-        disable_nsfw_checker = kwargs["disable_nsfw"] or kwargs.get("cpu_offload", False)
+        model_kwargs = {
+            **kwargs.get("pipe_components", {}),
+            "local_files_only": is_local_files_only(**kwargs),
+        }
+        disable_nsfw_checker = kwargs["disable_nsfw"] or kwargs.get(
+            "cpu_offload", False
+        )
         if disable_nsfw_checker:
             logger.info("Disable Stable Diffusion Model NSFW checker")
             model_kwargs.update(
diff --git a/iopaint/model/sdxl.py b/iopaint/model/sdxl.py
index 521c472..716d4ec 100644
--- a/iopaint/model/sdxl.py
+++ b/iopaint/model/sdxl.py
@@ -10,7 +10,12 @@ from iopaint.schema import InpaintRequest, ModelType
 
 from .base import DiffusionInpaintModel
 from .helper.cpu_text_encoder import CPUTextEncoderWrapper
-from .utils import handle_from_pretrained_exceptions, get_torch_dtype, enable_low_mem
+from .utils import (
+    handle_from_pretrained_exceptions,
+    get_torch_dtype,
+    enable_low_mem,
+    is_local_files_only,
+)
 
 
 class SDXL(DiffusionInpaintModel):
@@ -35,10 +40,13 @@ class SDXL(DiffusionInpaintModel):
                 self.model_id_or_path,
                 dtype=torch_dtype,
                 num_in_channels=num_in_channels,
-                load_safety_checker=False
+                load_safety_checker=False,
             )
         else:
-            model_kwargs = {**kwargs.get("pipe_components", {})}
+            model_kwargs = {
+                **kwargs.get("pipe_components", {}),
+                "local_files_only": is_local_files_only(**kwargs),
+            }
             if "vae" not in model_kwargs:
                 vae = AutoencoderKL.from_pretrained(
                     "madebyollin/sdxl-vae-fp16-fix", torch_dtype=torch_dtype
diff --git a/iopaint/model/utils.py b/iopaint/model/utils.py
index e1ae4e1..95c1184 100644
--- a/iopaint/model/utils.py
+++ b/iopaint/model/utils.py
@@ -971,6 +971,12 @@ def get_scheduler(sd_sampler, scheduler_config):
         raise ValueError(sd_sampler)
 
 
+def is_local_files_only(**kwargs) -> bool:
+    from huggingface_hub.constants import HF_HUB_OFFLINE
+
+    return HF_HUB_OFFLINE or kwargs.get("local_files_only", False)
+
+
 def handle_from_pretrained_exceptions(func, **kwargs):
     try:
         return func(**kwargs)
diff --git a/iopaint/model_manager.py b/iopaint/model_manager.py
index 6d4461b..a5ad87d 100644
--- a/iopaint/model_manager.py
+++ b/iopaint/model_manager.py
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ import numpy as np
 from iopaint.download import scan_models
 from iopaint.helper import switch_mps_device
 from iopaint.model import models, ControlNet, SD, SDXL
-from iopaint.model.utils import torch_gc
+from iopaint.model.utils import torch_gc, is_local_files_only
 from iopaint.model_info import ModelInfo, ModelType
 from iopaint.schema import InpaintRequest
 
@@ -182,7 +182,11 @@ class ModelManager:
             lcm_lora_loaded = bool(self.model.model.get_list_adapters())
             if config.sd_lcm_lora:
                 if not lcm_lora_loaded:
-                    self.model.model.load_lora_weights(self.model.lcm_lora_id, weight_name="pytorch_lora_weights.safetensors")
+                    self.model.model.load_lora_weights(
+                        self.model.lcm_lora_id,
+                        weight_name="pytorch_lora_weights.safetensors",
+                        local_files_only=is_local_files_only(),
+                    )
             else:
                 if lcm_lora_loaded:
                     self.model.model.disable_lora()
diff --git a/iopaint/schema.py b/iopaint/schema.py
index e00e3bf..739a07f 100644
--- a/iopaint/schema.py
+++ b/iopaint/schema.py
@@ -90,6 +90,7 @@ class ApiConfig(BaseModel):
     low_mem: bool
     cpu_offload: bool
     disable_nsfw_checker: bool
+    local_files_only: bool
     cpu_textencoder: bool
     device: Device
     gui: bool