diff --git a/src/config/__init__.py b/src/config/__init__.py
index 1828e406..217b81f4 100644
--- a/src/config/__init__.py
+++ b/src/config/__init__.py
@@ -79,12 +79,12 @@ class Config(SimpleConfig):
 
     def handle_self(self):
         ### handle local model
-        model_root_dir = os.getenv("MODEL_ROOT_DIR", "pretrained_models")
-        if self.model_local_paths is not None:
-            for model, model_rel_path in self.model_local_paths.items():
-                # 如果 model_rel_path 不是绝对路径，那么拼接 model_root_dir
-                if not model_rel_path.startswith("/"):
-                    self.model_local_paths[model] = os.path.join(model_root_dir, model_rel_path)
+        # model_root_dir = os.getenv("MODEL_ROOT_DIR", None)
+        # if self.model_local_paths is not None:
+        #     for model, model_rel_path in self.model_local_paths.items():
+        #         # 如果 model_rel_path 不是绝对路径，那么拼接 model_root_dir
+        #         if not model_rel_path.startswith("/"):
+        #             self.model_local_paths[model] = os.path.join(model_root_dir, model_rel_path)
 
         self.model_names = MODEL_NAMES
 
diff --git a/src/models/README.md b/src/models/README.md
index fe1fc347..1594a285 100644
--- a/src/models/README.md
+++ b/src/models/README.md
@@ -39,16 +39,14 @@ python -m vllm.entrypoints.openai.api_server \
 |`zhipu`|`embedding-2`|`ZHIPUAPI` (`.env`)|
 
 
-
-
-例如（`config/base.yaml`）：
+例如（`saves/config/config.yaml`）：
 
 ```yaml
 model_provider: qianfan
 model_name: null # for default
 
-## model dir 可以写相对路径和绝对路径
-### 相对路径是相对于环境变量 (.env) 中 MODEL_ROOT_DIR 的路径
+## model dir 可以写**相对路径**和**绝对路径**
+### 相对路径是相对于环境变量 (.env) 中 MODEL_ROOT_DIR（若为空则是相对于 `pretrained_models`) 的路径
 model_local_paths:
   bge-large-zh-v1.5: /models/bge-large-zh-v1.5
 ```
diff --git a/src/models/embedding.py b/src/models/embedding.py
index 21d32a03..1826ab27 100644
--- a/src/models/embedding.py
+++ b/src/models/embedding.py
@@ -15,7 +15,11 @@ GLOBAL_EMBED_STATE = {}
 class EmbeddingModel(FlagModel):
     def __init__(self, model_info, config, **kwargs):
         self.info = model_info
-        model_name_or_path = config.model_local_paths.get(model_info.name, model_info.default_path)
+        model_name_or_path = handle_local_model(
+            paths=config.model_local_paths,
+            model_name=model_info.name,
+            default_path=model_info.default_path)
+
         logger.info(f"Loading embedding model {model_info.name} from {model_name_or_path}")
 
         super().__init__(model_name_or_path,
@@ -30,7 +34,11 @@ class Reranker(FlagReranker):
 
         assert config.reranker in RERANKER_LIST.keys(), f"Unsupported Reranker: {config.reranker}, only support {RERANKER_LIST.keys()}"
 
-        model_name_or_path = config.model_local_paths.get(config.reranker, RERANKER_LIST[config.reranker])
+        model_name_or_path = handle_local_model(
+            paths=config.model_local_paths,
+            model_name=config.reranker,
+            default_path=RERANKER_LIST[config.reranker])
+
         logger.info(f"Loading Reranker model {config.reranker} from {model_name_or_path}")
 
         super().__init__(model_name_or_path, use_fp16=True, **kwargs)
@@ -100,4 +108,10 @@ def get_embedding_model(config):
     if config.embed_model in ["zhipu-embedding-2", "zhipu-embedding-3"]:
         model = ZhipuEmbedding(EMBED_MODEL_INFO[config.embed_model], config)
 
-    return model
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+    return model
+
+def handle_local_model(paths, model_name, default_path):
+    model_path = paths.get(model_name, default_path)
+    if os.getenv("MODEL_ROOT_DIR") and not os.path.isabs(model_path):
+        model_path = os.path.join(os.getenv("MODEL_ROOT_DIR"), model_path)
+    return model_path
\ No newline at end of file