diff --git a/whisper_live/server.py b/whisper_live/server.py
index b7d800e..edb5d35 100644
--- a/whisper_live/server.py
+++ b/whisper_live/server.py
@@ -217,7 +217,7 @@ class TranscriptionServer:
             if self.backend.is_faster_whisper():
                 from whisper_live.backend.faster_whisper_backend import ServeClientFasterWhisper
                 # model is of the form namespace/repo_name and not a filesystem path
-                if faster_whisper_custom_model_path is not None: # and os.path.exists(faster_whisper_custom_model_path):
+                if faster_whisper_custom_model_path is not None:
                     logging.info(f"Using custom model {faster_whisper_custom_model_path}")
                     options["model"] = faster_whisper_custom_model_path
                 client = ServeClientFasterWhisper(
@@ -381,8 +381,6 @@ class TranscriptionServer:
             port (int): The port number to bind the server.
         """
         self.cache_path = cache_path
-        #if faster_whisper_custom_model_path is not None and not os.path.exists(faster_whisper_custom_model_path):
-        #    raise ValueError(f"Custom faster_whisper model '{faster_whisper_custom_model_path}' is not a valid path.")
         if whisper_tensorrt_path is not None and not os.path.exists(whisper_tensorrt_path):
             raise ValueError(f"TensorRT model '{whisper_tensorrt_path}' is not a valid path.")
         if single_model: