diff --git a/scripts/ModelManager.py b/scripts/ModelManager.py
index 6a49ea7..7391b90 100644
--- a/scripts/ModelManager.py
+++ b/scripts/ModelManager.py
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ from sd_utils import *
 
 #other imports
 from requests.auth import HTTPBasicAuth
+from requests import HTTPError
 from stqdm import stqdm
 
 # Temp imports
@@ -43,11 +44,20 @@ def download_file(file_name, file_path, file_url):
                                     )
                 raise OSError("You need a huggingface token in order to use the Text to Video tab. Use the Settings page from the sidebar on the left to add your token.")
 
-        with requests.get(file_url, auth = HTTPBasicAuth('token', st.session_state.defaults.general.huggingface_token), stream=True) as r:
-            r.raise_for_status()
-            with open(os.path.join(file_path, file_name), 'wb') as f:
-                for chunk in stqdm(r.iter_content(chunk_size=8192), backend=True, unit="kb"):
-                    f.write(chunk)
+        try:
+            with requests.get(file_url, auth = HTTPBasicAuth('token', st.session_state.defaults.general.huggingface_token), stream=True) as r:
+                r.raise_for_status()
+                with open(os.path.join(file_path, file_name), 'wb') as f:
+                    for chunk in stqdm(r.iter_content(chunk_size=8192), backend=True, unit="kb"):
+                        f.write(chunk)
+        except HTTPError:
+            if "huggingface.co" in file_url:
+                if "resolve"in file_url:
+                    repo_url = file_url.split("resolve")[0]
+
+                    st.session_state["progress_bar_text"].error(
+                        f"You need to accept the license for the model in order to be able to download it. "
+                        f"Please visit {repo_url} and accept the lincense there, then try again to download the model.")
 
     else:
         print(file_name + ' already exists.')