diff --git a/inspect_ckpts.py b/inspect_ckpts.py
index f6eebaeb70..6826847f42 100644
--- a/inspect_ckpts.py
+++ b/inspect_ckpts.py
@@ -43,16 +43,28 @@ def find_ckpt_files(directory):
 
 def main():
     parser = argparse.ArgumentParser(description='Extract best validation loss and iteration number from PyTorch checkpoint files.')
-    parser.add_argument('directory', type=str, help='Path to the directory containing the checkpoint files.')
+    parser.add_argument('--directory', type=str, help='Path to the directory containing the checkpoint files.')
+    parser.add_argument('--csv_file', type=str, help='Path to the CSV file containing the checkpoint data.')
     parser.add_argument('--sort', type=str, choices=['path', 'loss', 'iter'], default='path', help='Sort the table by checkpoint file path, best validation loss, or iteration number.')
     parser.add_argument('--reverse', action='store_true', help='Reverse the sort order.')
     parser.add_argument('--output', type=str, help='Path to the output CSV file.')
     args = parser.parse_args()
 
-    ckpt_files = find_ckpt_files(args.directory)
-
-    # Extract the best validation loss and iteration number for each checkpoint file
-    ckpt_data = [(ckpt_file, *get_best_val_loss_and_iter_num(ckpt_file)) for ckpt_file in ckpt_files]
+    if args.directory:
+        ckpt_files = find_ckpt_files(args.directory)
+
+        # Extract the best validation loss and iteration number for each checkpoint file
+        ckpt_data = [(ckpt_file, *get_best_val_loss_and_iter_num(ckpt_file)) for ckpt_file in ckpt_files]
+    elif args.csv_file:
+        ckpt_data = []
+        with open(args.csv_file, 'r') as csvfile:
+            csv_reader = csv.reader(csvfile)
+            next(csv_reader)  # Skip the header row
+            for row in csv_reader:
+                ckpt_data.append((row[0], float(row[1]), int(row[2])))
+    else:
+        print("Please provide either a directory or a CSV file.")
+        return
 
     # Sort the data based on the specified sort option
     if args.sort == 'path':