diff --git a/wandb_preempt/checkpointer.py b/wandb_preempt/checkpointer.py
index 48e3934..f22d656 100644
--- a/wandb_preempt/checkpointer.py
+++ b/wandb_preempt/checkpointer.py
@@ -176,12 +176,23 @@ def save_checkpoint(self, extra_info: Dict) -> None:
         save(data, tmp_savepath)
         rename(tmp_savepath, savepath)
 
-    def load_latest_checkpoint(self) -> Tuple[int, Dict]:
+    def load_latest_checkpoint(
+        self, weights_only: bool = True, **kwargs
+    ) -> Tuple[int, Dict]:
         """Load the latest checkpoint and set random number generator states.
 
         Updates the model, optimizer, lr scheduler, and gradient scaler states
         passed at initialization.
 
+        Args:
+            weights_only: Whether to only unpickle objects that are safe to unpickle.
+                If `True`, the only types that will be loaded are tensors, primitive
+                types, dictionaries and types added via
+                `torch.serialization.add_safe_globals()`.
+                See `torch.load` for more information.
+                Default: `True`.
+            **kwargs: Additional keyword arguments to pass to the `torch.load` function.
+
         Returns:
             The epoch number at which training should resume, and the extra information
             that was passed by the user as a dictionary to the :meth:`step` function.
@@ -193,7 +204,7 @@ def load_latest_checkpoint(self) -> Tuple[int, Dict]:
 
         self.maybe_print(f"Loading checkpoint {loadpath}.")
 
-        data = load(loadpath)
+        data = load(loadpath, weights_only=weights_only, **kwargs)
         self.maybe_print("Loading model.")
         self.model.load_state_dict(data["model"])
         self.maybe_print("Loading optimizer.")