diff --git a/server/gpu/modal/reflector_transcriber.py b/server/gpu/modal/reflector_transcriber.py
index 8641f12f..996a73d7 100644
--- a/server/gpu/modal/reflector_transcriber.py
+++ b/server/gpu/modal/reflector_transcriber.py
@@ -23,14 +23,23 @@ TRANSLATION_MODEL_DIR = "translation"
 stub = Stub(name="reflector-transtest")
 
 
-def download_models():
+def download_whisper():
     from faster_whisper.utils import download_model
-    from huggingface_hub import snapshot_download
 
     print("Downloading Whisper model")
-    download_model(WHISPER_MODEL)
+    download_model(WHISPER_MODEL, cache_dir=MODEL_DIR)
     print("Whisper model downloaded")
 
+
+def download_translation_model():
+    from huggingface_hub import snapshot_download
+
+    print("Downloading Translation model")
+    ignore_patterns = ["*.ot"]
+    snapshot_download(TRANSLATION_MODEL, local_dir=MODEL_DIR, ignore_patterns=ignore_patterns)
+    print("Translation model downloaded")
+
+
 def migrate_cache_llm():
     """
     XXX The cache for model files in Transformers v4.22.0 has been updated.
@@ -44,13 +53,6 @@ def migrate_cache_llm():
     move_cache()
     print("LLM cache moved")
 
-def download_translation_model():
-    from huggingface_hub import snapshot_download
-
-    print("Downloading Translation model")
-    ignore_patterns = ["*.ot"]
-    snapshot_download(TRANSLATION_MODEL, cache_dir=MODEL_DIR, ignore_patterns=ignore_patterns)
-    print("Translation model downloaded")
 
 whisper_image = (
     Image.debian_slim(python_version="3.10.8")