diff --git a/studio/backend/core/export/orchestrator.py b/studio/backend/core/export/orchestrator.py
index ec18d3533e..790ac4b000 100644
--- a/studio/backend/core/export/orchestrator.py
+++ b/studio/backend/core/export/orchestrator.py
@@ -211,6 +211,7 @@ class ExportOrchestrator:
         checkpoint_path: str,
         max_seq_length: int = 2048,
         load_in_4bit: bool = True,
+        trust_remote_code: bool = False,
     ) -> Tuple[bool, str]:
         """Load a checkpoint for export.
 
@@ -225,6 +226,7 @@ class ExportOrchestrator:
             "checkpoint_path": checkpoint_path,
             "max_seq_length": max_seq_length,
             "load_in_4bit": load_in_4bit,
+            "trust_remote_code": trust_remote_code,
         }
 
         # Always kill existing subprocess and spawn fresh.
diff --git a/studio/backend/core/export/worker.py b/studio/backend/core/export/worker.py
index 9e7e72e9dd..82428e670b 100644
--- a/studio/backend/core/export/worker.py
+++ b/studio/backend/core/export/worker.py
@@ -84,6 +84,7 @@ def _handle_load(backend, cmd: dict, resp_queue: Any) -> None:
     checkpoint_path = cmd["checkpoint_path"]
     max_seq_length = cmd.get("max_seq_length", 2048)
     load_in_4bit = cmd.get("load_in_4bit", True)
+    trust_remote_code = cmd.get("trust_remote_code", False)
 
     try:
         _send_response(resp_queue, {
@@ -96,6 +97,7 @@ def _handle_load(backend, cmd: dict, resp_queue: Any) -> None:
             checkpoint_path=checkpoint_path,
             max_seq_length=max_seq_length,
             load_in_4bit=load_in_4bit,
+            trust_remote_code=trust_remote_code,
         )
 
         _send_response(resp_queue, {