diff --git a/gpt4all-bindings/python/gpt4all/gpt4all.py b/gpt4all-bindings/python/gpt4all/gpt4all.py
index 4776fbdf..66e57517 100644
--- a/gpt4all-bindings/python/gpt4all/gpt4all.py
+++ b/gpt4all-bindings/python/gpt4all/gpt4all.py
@@ -423,6 +423,6 @@ def empty_chat_session(system_prompt: str = "") -> List[MessageType]:
 
 
 def append_bin_suffix_if_missing(model_name):
-    if not model_name.endswith(".bin"):
+    if not model_name.endswith((".bin", ".gguf")):
         model_name += ".bin"
     return model_name