diff --git a/utils/downloads.py b/utils/downloads.py
index b9b0c5d5981a..23433cb4549f 100644
--- a/utils/downloads.py
+++ b/utils/downloads.py
@@ -72,12 +72,13 @@ def attempt_download(file, repo='ultralytics/yolov5'):  # from utils.downloads i
                 tag = 'v6.1'  # current release
 
         if name in assets:
+            url3 = 'https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1EFQTEUeXWSFww0luse2jB9M1QNZQGwNl'  # backup gdrive mirror
             safe_download(
                 file,
                 url=f'https://github.com/{repo}/releases/download/{tag}/{name}',
-                # url2=f'https://storage.googleapis.com/{repo}/ckpt/{name}',  # backup url (optional)
+                url2=f'https://storage.googleapis.com/{repo}/{tag}/{name}',  # backup url (optional)
                 min_bytes=1E5,
-                error_msg=f'{file} missing, try downloading from https://github.com/{repo}/releases/')
+                error_msg=f'{file} missing, try downloading from https://github.com/{repo}/releases/{tag} or {url3}')
 
     return str(file)