diff --git a/dacapo/store/local_weights_store.py b/dacapo/store/local_weights_store.py
index fb375602b..941906285 100644
--- a/dacapo/store/local_weights_store.py
+++ b/dacapo/store/local_weights_store.py
@@ -142,7 +142,9 @@ def retrieve_weights(self, run: str, iteration: int) -> Weights:
 
         weights_name = self.__get_weights_dir(run) / "iterations" / str(iteration)
 
-        weights: Weights = torch.load(weights_name, map_location="cpu")
+        weights: Weights = torch.load(
+            weights_name, map_location="cpu", weights_only=False
+        )
         if not isinstance(weights, Weights):
             # backwards compatibility
             weights = Weights(weights["model"], weights["optimizer"])