diff --git a/comfy/sd.py b/comfy/sd.py
index 5b95cf75a..8081b167c 100644
--- a/comfy/sd.py
+++ b/comfy/sd.py
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ import comfy.ldm.hunyuan3d.vae
 import comfy.ldm.ace.vae.music_dcae_pipeline
 import yaml
 import math
+import os
 
 import comfy.utils
 
@@ -977,6 +978,12 @@ def load_gligen(ckpt_path):
         model = model.half()
     return comfy.model_patcher.ModelPatcher(model, load_device=model_management.get_torch_device(), offload_device=model_management.unet_offload_device())
 
+def model_detection_error_hint(path, state_dict):
+    filename = os.path.basename(path)
+    if 'lora' in filename.lower():
+        return "\nHINT: This seems to be a Lora file and Lora files should be put in the lora folder and loaded with a lora loader node.."
+    return ""
+
 def load_checkpoint(config_path=None, ckpt_path=None, output_vae=True, output_clip=True, embedding_directory=None, state_dict=None, config=None):
     logging.warning("Warning: The load checkpoint with config function is deprecated and will eventually be removed, please use the other one.")
     model, clip, vae, _ = load_checkpoint_guess_config(ckpt_path, output_vae=output_vae, output_clip=output_clip, output_clipvision=False, embedding_directory=embedding_directory, output_model=True)
@@ -1005,7 +1012,7 @@ def load_checkpoint_guess_config(ckpt_path, output_vae=True, output_clip=True, o
     sd, metadata = comfy.utils.load_torch_file(ckpt_path, return_metadata=True)
     out = load_state_dict_guess_config(sd, output_vae, output_clip, output_clipvision, embedding_directory, output_model, model_options, te_model_options=te_model_options, metadata=metadata)
     if out is None:
-        raise RuntimeError("ERROR: Could not detect model type of: {}".format(ckpt_path))
+        raise RuntimeError("ERROR: Could not detect model type of: {}\n{}".format(ckpt_path, model_detection_error_hint(ckpt_path, sd)))
     return out
 
 def load_state_dict_guess_config(sd, output_vae=True, output_clip=True, output_clipvision=False, embedding_directory=None, output_model=True, model_options={}, te_model_options={}, metadata=None):
@@ -1177,7 +1184,7 @@ def load_diffusion_model(unet_path, model_options={}):
     model = load_diffusion_model_state_dict(sd, model_options=model_options)
     if model is None:
         logging.error("ERROR UNSUPPORTED DIFFUSION MODEL {}".format(unet_path))
-        raise RuntimeError("ERROR: Could not detect model type of: {}".format(unet_path))
+        raise RuntimeError("ERROR: Could not detect model type of: {}\n{}".format(unet_path, model_detection_error_hint(unet_path, sd)))
     return model
 
 def load_unet(unet_path, dtype=None):