diff --git a/modelexpress_client/python/modelexpress/load_strategy/gds_strategy.py b/modelexpress_client/python/modelexpress/load_strategy/gds_strategy.py
index b40c73ab9..b09f3bb59 100644
--- a/modelexpress_client/python/modelexpress/load_strategy/gds_strategy.py
+++ b/modelexpress_client/python/modelexpress/load_strategy/gds_strategy.py
@@ -46,7 +46,9 @@ def load(self, result: LoadResult, ctx: LoadContext) -> LoadResult:
                 use_tqdm = getattr(ctx.load_config, "use_tqdm_on_load", True)
                 revision = getattr(ctx.model_config, "revision", None)
                 weights_iter = gds_loader.load_iter(
-                    ctx.model_config.model, use_tqdm=use_tqdm, revision=revision
+                    _get_model_path(ctx.model_config),
+                    use_tqdm=use_tqdm,
+                    revision=revision,
                 )
             except Exception as e:
                 logger.warning(
@@ -68,3 +70,12 @@ def load(self, result: LoadResult, ctx: LoadContext) -> LoadResult:
 
         register_tensors(result, ctx)
         return result
+
+
+def _get_model_path(model_config) -> str:
+    """Return the checkpoint path used by vLLM or SGLang model configs."""
+    for attribute in ("model", "model_path"):
+        value = getattr(model_config, attribute, None)
+        if value:
+            return str(value)
+    raise AttributeError("model config has neither 'model' nor 'model_path'")
diff --git a/modelexpress_client/python/tests/test_gds_loader.py b/modelexpress_client/python/tests/test_gds_loader.py
index c508600b3..e7c3d525e 100644
--- a/modelexpress_client/python/tests/test_gds_loader.py
+++ b/modelexpress_client/python/tests/test_gds_loader.py
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@
 
 import json
 import struct
+from types import SimpleNamespace
 from unittest.mock import MagicMock, mock_open, patch
 
 import pytest
@@ -261,6 +262,31 @@ def test_gds_success(self, _mock_nixl, _mock_pub, mock_gds_cls, _mock_avail):
         model.load_weights.assert_called_once()
         mock_gds.shutdown.assert_called_once()
 
+    @patch("modelexpress.gds_transfer.is_gds_available", return_value=True)
+    @patch("modelexpress.gds_loader.MxGdsLoader")
+    def test_gds_uses_sglang_model_path(self, mock_gds_cls, _mock_avail):
+        from modelexpress.load_strategy.gds_strategy import GdsStrategy
+
+        mock_gds = MagicMock()
+        mock_gds.load_iter.return_value = iter([("w", torch.zeros(1))])
+        mock_gds_cls.return_value = mock_gds
+
+        ctx = self._make_context()
+        ctx.model_config = SimpleNamespace(
+            model_path="test-sglang-model",
+            revision="test-revision",
+        )
+        ctx.load_config.use_tqdm_on_load = False
+
+        GdsStrategy().load(MagicMock(), ctx)
+
+        mock_gds.load_iter.assert_called_once_with(
+            "test-sglang-model",
+            use_tqdm=False,
+            revision="test-revision",
+        )
+        mock_gds.shutdown.assert_called_once()
+
     @patch("modelexpress.gds_transfer.is_gds_available", return_value=True)
     @patch("modelexpress.gds_loader.MxGdsLoader")
     def test_gds_failure_raises_strategy_failed(self, mock_gds_cls, _mock_avail):