diff --git a/modules_forge/main_entry.py b/modules_forge/main_entry.py
index 71164bb3..7ac7b853 100644
--- a/modules_forge/main_entry.py
+++ b/modules_forge/main_entry.py
@@ -150,6 +150,8 @@ def refresh_models():
 
     if isinstance(shared.cmd_opts.vae_dir, str):
         module_paths.append(os.path.abspath(shared.cmd_opts.vae_dir))
+    if isinstance(shared.cmd_opts.text_encoder_dir, str):
+        module_paths.append(os.path.abspath(shared.cmd_opts.text_encoder_dir))
 
     for vae_path in module_paths:
         vae_files = find_files_with_extensions(vae_path, file_extensions)