diff --git a/models.py b/models.py
index 31350979..cfa4fff9 100755
--- a/models.py
+++ b/models.py
@@ -441,7 +441,6 @@ def attempt_download(weights):
                 print(msg)
                 os.system('rm ' + weights)  # remove partial downloads
 
-        assert os.path.exists(weights), msg  # download missing weights from Google Drive
         if os.path.getsize(weights) < 5E6:  # weights < 5MB (too small), download failed
             os.remove(weights)  # delete corrupted weightsfile
-            print(msg)
+        assert os.path.exists(weights), msg  # download missing weights from Google Drive