diff --git a/cmd/interactive.go b/cmd/interactive.go
index af58f4fc4..7c11ab83e 100644
--- a/cmd/interactive.go
+++ b/cmd/interactive.go
@@ -195,6 +195,10 @@ func generateInteractive(cmd *cobra.Command, opts runOptions) error {
 			opts.Messages = []api.Message{}
 			fmt.Printf("Loading model '%s'\n", opts.Model)
 			if err := loadOrUnloadModel(cmd, &opts); err != nil {
+				if strings.Contains(err.Error(), "not found") {
+					fmt.Printf("error: %v\n", err)
+					continue
+				}
 				return err
 			}
 			continue