diff --git a/comfy-nodes/external_checkpoints.py b/comfy-nodes/external_checkpoints.py
index b5cc25b..ea9b6ec 100644
--- a/comfy-nodes/external_checkpoints.py
+++ b/comfy-nodes/external_checkpoints.py
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ class ComfyUIDeployExternalCheckpoint:
                 ),
             },
             "optional": {
-                "default_checkpoint_name": (folder_paths.get_filename_list("checkpoints"), ),
+                "default_value": (folder_paths.get_filename_list("checkpoints"), ),
             }
         }
 
@@ -27,12 +27,12 @@ class ComfyUIDeployExternalCheckpoint:
 
     CATEGORY = "deploy"
 
-    def run(self, input_id, default_checkpoint_name=None):
+    def run(self, input_id, default_value=None):
         import requests
         import os
         import uuid
 
-        if input_id and input_id.startswith('http'):
+        if default_value.startswith('http'):
             unique_filename = str(uuid.uuid4()) + ".safetensors"
             print(unique_filename)
             print(folder_paths.folder_names_and_paths["checkpoints"][0][0])
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ class ComfyUIDeployExternalCheckpoint:
                     out_file.write(chunk)
             return (unique_filename,)
         else:
-            return (default_checkpoints_name,)
+            return (default_value,)
 
 
 NODE_CLASS_MAPPINGS = {
diff --git a/custom_routes.py b/custom_routes.py
index 928fd35..ecf0f3f 100644
--- a/custom_routes.py
+++ b/custom_routes.py
@@ -155,6 +155,9 @@ def send_prompt(sid: str, inputs: StreamingPrompt):
                 # Fix for external text default value
                 if (value["class_type"] == "ComfyUIDeployExternalText"):
                     value['inputs']["default_value"] = new_value
+                    
+                if (value["class_type"] == "ComfyUIDeployExternalCheckpoint"):
+                    value['inputs']["default_value"] = new_value
 
                 
     print(workflow_api)