diff --git a/docling/models/easyocr_model.py b/docling/models/easyocr_model.py
index 45de8f1b..9b1b2a02 100644
--- a/docling/models/easyocr_model.py
+++ b/docling/models/easyocr_model.py
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@ class EasyOcrModel(BaseOcrModel):
     def __init__(
         self,
         enabled: bool,
+        artifacts_path: Optional[Path],
         options: EasyOcrOptions,
         accelerator_options: AcceleratorOptions,
     ):
@@ -68,12 +69,18 @@ class EasyOcrModel(BaseOcrModel):
                 )
                 use_gpu = self.options.use_gpu
 
+            download_enabled = self.options.download_enabled
+            model_storage_directory = self.options.model_storage_directory
+            if artifacts_path is not None and model_storage_directory is None:
+                download_enabled = False
+                model_storage_directory = str(artifacts_path / self._model_repo_folder)
+
             self.reader = easyocr.Reader(
                 lang_list=self.options.lang,
                 gpu=use_gpu,
-                model_storage_directory=self.options.model_storage_directory,
+                model_storage_directory=model_storage_directory,
                 recog_network=self.options.recog_network,
-                download_enabled=self.options.download_enabled,
+                download_enabled=download_enabled,
                 verbose=False,
             )
 
diff --git a/docling/pipeline/standard_pdf_pipeline.py b/docling/pipeline/standard_pdf_pipeline.py
index 8eb2866f..fbdc22c3 100644
--- a/docling/pipeline/standard_pdf_pipeline.py
+++ b/docling/pipeline/standard_pdf_pipeline.py
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ class StandardPdfPipeline(PaginatedPipeline):
 
         self.glm_model = GlmModel(options=GlmOptions())
 
-        if (ocr_model := self.get_ocr_model()) is None:
+        if (ocr_model := self.get_ocr_model(artifacts_path=artifacts_path)) is None:
             raise RuntimeError(
                 f"The specified OCR kind is not supported: {pipeline_options.ocr_options.kind}."
             )
@@ -157,10 +157,13 @@ class StandardPdfPipeline(PaginatedPipeline):
 
         return local_dir
 
-    def get_ocr_model(self) -> Optional[BaseOcrModel]:
+    def get_ocr_model(
+        self, artifacts_path: Optional[Path] = None
+    ) -> Optional[BaseOcrModel]:
         if isinstance(self.pipeline_options.ocr_options, EasyOcrOptions):
             return EasyOcrModel(
                 enabled=self.pipeline_options.do_ocr,
+                artifacts_path=artifacts_path,
                 options=self.pipeline_options.ocr_options,
                 accelerator_options=self.pipeline_options.accelerator_options,
             )