diff --git a/RWKV-v5/lightning_trainer.py b/RWKV-v5/lightning_trainer.py
index 9652770e..d5213958 100644
--- a/RWKV-v5/lightning_trainer.py
+++ b/RWKV-v5/lightning_trainer.py
@@ -134,7 +134,15 @@ def process_auto_resume_ckpt():
     # Handle auto_resume_ckpt_dir if its true or auto
     if auto_resume_ckpt_dir.lower() == "true" or auto_resume_ckpt_dir.lower() == "auto":
         print(f"[RWKV.lightning_trainer.py] Extracting checkpoint dir from config, for --auto-resume-ckpt-dir={auto_resume_ckpt_dir}")
-        auto_resume_ckpt_dir = LIGHTNING_CONFIG.get("trainer", {}).get("callbacks", {}).get("init_args", {}).get("dirpath", None)
+        # Handle the auto resume overwrite, via CLI
+        if CLI_ARGS_MAP["--trainer.callbacks.init_args.dirpath"] is not None:
+            auto_resume_ckpt_dir = CLI_ARGS_MAP["--trainer.callbacks.init_args.dirpath"]
+        else:
+            # Try to get as an object, then an object in an array
+            auto_resume_ckpt_dir = LIGHTNING_CONFIG.get("trainer", {}).get("callbacks", {}).get("init_args", {}).get("dirpath", None)
+            if auto_resume_ckpt_dir is None:
+                auto_resume_ckpt_dir = LIGHTNING_CONFIG.get("trainer", {}).get("callbacks", [{}])[0].get("init_args", {}).get("dirpath", None)
+        # Safety check on the dir
         assert auto_resume_ckpt_dir is not None, "Failed to extract checkpoint dir from config, for --auto-resume-ckpt-dir=True"
         
     # Log the setting flag