diff --git a/src/petals/models/llama/config.py b/src/petals/models/llama/config.py
index dd5f6b1..78443eb 100644
--- a/src/petals/models/llama/config.py
+++ b/src/petals/models/llama/config.py
@@ -33,5 +33,7 @@ class DistributedLlamaConfig(LlamaConfig, SequenceManagerConfig, PTuneConfig, LM
             dht_prefix = str(model_name_or_path)
             if "/" in dht_prefix:  # If present, strip repository name to merge blocks hosted by different accounts
                 dht_prefix = dht_prefix[dht_prefix.rfind("/") + 1 :]
+            if not dht_prefix.endswith("-hf"):
+                dht_prefix += "-hf"
             logger.info(f"Using DHT prefix: {dht_prefix}")
         return super().from_pretrained(model_name_or_path, *args, dht_prefix=dht_prefix, **kwargs)