diff --git a/generate.py b/generate.py
index ecfff31..a805877 100644
--- a/generate.py
+++ b/generate.py
@@ -10,14 +10,15 @@
 from tqdm import tqdm
 from einops import rearrange
 from torch import autocast
+from safetensors.torch import load_model
 import argparse
 assert torch.cuda.is_available()
 device = "cuda:0"
 
 parse = argparse.ArgumentParser()
 
-parse.add_argument('--oasis-ckpt', type=str, help='Path to Oasis DiT checkpoint.', default="oasis500m.pt")
-parse.add_argument('--vae-ckpt', type=str, help='Path to Oasis ViT-VAE checkpoint.', default="vit-l-20.pt")
+parse.add_argument('--oasis-ckpt', type=str, help='Path to Oasis DiT checkpoint.', default="oasis500m.safetensors")
+parse.add_argument('--vae-ckpt', type=str, help='Path to Oasis ViT-VAE checkpoint.', default="vit-l-20.safetensors")
 parse.add_argument('--num-frames', type=int, help='How many frames should be generated?', default=32)
 parse.add_argument('--output-path', type=str, help='Path where generated video should be saved.', default="video.mp4")
 parse.add_argument('--fps', type=int, help='What framerate should be used to save the output?', default=20)
@@ -26,15 +27,21 @@
 args = parse.parse_args()
 
 # load DiT checkpoint
-ckpt = torch.load(args.oasis_ckpt)
 model = DiT_models["DiT-S/2"]()
-model.load_state_dict(ckpt, strict=False)
+if args.oasis_ckpt.endswith(".pt"):
+    ckpt = torch.load(args.oasis_ckpt, weights_only=True)
+    model.load_state_dict(ckpt, strict=False)
+elif args.oasis_ckpt.endswith(".safetensors"):
+    load_model(model, args.oasis_ckpt)
 model = model.to(device).eval()
 
 # load VAE checkpoint
-vae_ckpt = torch.load(args.vae_ckpt)
 vae = VAE_models["vit-l-20-shallow-encoder"]()
-vae.load_state_dict(vae_ckpt)
+if args.vae_ckpt.endswith(".pt"):
+    vae_ckpt = torch.load(args.vae_ckpt, weights_only=True)
+    vae.load_state_dict(vae_ckpt)
+elif args.vae_ckpt.endswith(".safetensors"):
+    load_model(vae, args.vae_ckpt)
 vae = vae.to(device).eval()
 
 # sampling params
@@ -126,5 +133,6 @@
 # save video
 x = torch.clamp(x, 0, 1)
 x = (x * 255).byte()
-write_video(args.output_path, x[0].cpu(), fps=argv.fps)
+write_video(args.output_path, x[0].cpu(), fps=args.fps)
 print(f"generation saved to {args.output_path}.")
+