diff --git a/convert.py b/convert.py
index 75eeb6125..c9885eaa4 100644
--- a/convert.py
+++ b/convert.py
@@ -1035,11 +1035,11 @@ def load_some_model(path: Path) -> ModelPlus:
     '''Load a model of any supported format.'''
     # Be extra-friendly and accept either a file or a directory:
     if path.is_dir():
-        globs = ["consolidated.00.pth", "pytorch_model-00001-of-*.bin", "*.pt"]
-        files = [file for glob in globs for file in path.glob(glob)]
+        # Check if it's a set of safetensors files first
+        files = list(path.glob("model-00001-of-*.safetensors"))
         if not files:
-            # Check if it's a set of safetensors files
-            globs = ["model-00001-of-*.safetensors"]
+            # Try the PyTorch patterns too, with lower priority
+            globs = ["consolidated.00.pth", "pytorch_model-00001-of-*.bin", "*.pt"]
             files = [file for glob in globs for file in path.glob(glob)]
         if not files:
             # Try GGML too, but with lower priority, since if both a non-GGML