diff --git a/models/download-coreml-model.sh b/models/download-coreml-model.sh
index 3d80ee7d..3088c29a 100755
--- a/models/download-coreml-model.sh
+++ b/models/download-coreml-model.sh
@@ -19,7 +19,15 @@ get_script_path() {
     fi
 }
 
-models_path="$(get_script_path)"
+script_path="$(get_script_path)"
+
+# Check if the script is inside a /bin/ directory
+case "$script_path" in
+    */bin) default_download_path="$PWD" ;;  # Use current directory as default download path if in /bin/
+    *) default_download_path="$script_path" ;;  # Otherwise, use script directory
+esac
+
+models_path="${2:-$default_download_path}"
 
 # Whisper models
 models="tiny.en tiny base.en base small.en small medium.en medium large-v1 large-v2 large-v3 large-v3-turbo"
@@ -34,8 +42,8 @@ list_models() {
         printf "\n\n"
 }
 
-if [ "$#" -ne 1 ]; then
-    printf "Usage: %s <model>\n" "$0"
+if [ "$#" -lt 1 ] || [ "$#" -gt 2 ]; then
+    printf "Usage: %s <model> [models_path]\n" "$0"
     list_models
 
     exit 1
diff --git a/models/download-ggml-model.sh b/models/download-ggml-model.sh
index a1aff210..5832fd21 100755
--- a/models/download-ggml-model.sh
+++ b/models/download-ggml-model.sh
@@ -22,7 +22,15 @@ get_script_path() {
     fi
 }
 
-models_path="${2:-$(get_script_path)}"
+script_path="$(get_script_path)"
+
+# Check if the script is inside a /bin/ directory
+case "$script_path" in
+    */bin) default_download_path="$PWD" ;;  # Use current directory as default download path if in /bin/
+    *) default_download_path="$script_path" ;;  # Otherwise, use script directory
+esac
+
+models_path="${2:-$default_download_path}"
 
 # Whisper models
 models="tiny