diff --git a/src/eynollah/cli.py b/src/eynollah/cli.py
index 9787054..c37864a 100644
--- a/src/eynollah/cli.py
+++ b/src/eynollah/cli.py
@@ -25,7 +25,9 @@ class EynollahCliCtx:
     "--model-basedir",
     "-m",
     help="directory of models",
-    type=click.Path(exists=True),
+    # NOTE: not mandatory to exist so --help for subcommands works but will log a warning
+    #       and raise exception when trying to load models in the CLI
+    # type=click.Path(exists=True),
     default=f'{os.getcwd()}/models_eynollah',
 )
 @click.option(
diff --git a/src/eynollah/eynollah_imports.py b/src/eynollah/eynollah_imports.py
index a57f87d..f04cfdc 100644
--- a/src/eynollah/eynollah_imports.py
+++ b/src/eynollah/eynollah_imports.py
@@ -1,7 +1,9 @@
 """
 Load libraries with possible race conditions once. This must be imported as the first module of eynollah.
 """
+from ocrd_utils import tf_disable_interactive_logs
 from torch import *
+tf_disable_interactive_logs()
 import tensorflow.keras
 from shapely import *
 imported_libs = True