diff --git a/nerfstudio/configs/experiment_config.py b/nerfstudio/configs/experiment_config.py
index c3a400dd1..1fa3598f6 100644
--- a/nerfstudio/configs/experiment_config.py
+++ b/nerfstudio/configs/experiment_config.py
@@ -76,6 +76,8 @@ class ExperimentConfig(InstantiateConfig):
     """Alias for --pipeline.model.prompt"""
     relative_model_dir: Path = Path("nerfstudio_models/")
     """Relative path to save all checkpoints."""
+    load_scheduler: bool = True
+    """Whether to load the scheduler state_dict to resume training, if exists"""
 
     def is_viewer_enabled(self) -> bool:
         """Checks if a viewer is enabled."""
diff --git a/nerfstudio/engine/trainer.py b/nerfstudio/engine/trainer.py
index a89e4801c..489543f0a 100644
--- a/nerfstudio/engine/trainer.py
+++ b/nerfstudio/engine/trainer.py
@@ -406,7 +406,8 @@ class Trainer:
             # load the checkpoints for pipeline, optimizers, and gradient scalar
             self.pipeline.load_pipeline(loaded_state["pipeline"], loaded_state["step"])
             self.optimizers.load_optimizers(loaded_state["optimizers"])
-            self.optimizers.load_schedulers(loaded_state["schedulers"])
+            if "schedulers" in loaded_state and self.config.load_scheduler:
+                self.optimizers.load_schedulers(loaded_state["schedulers"])
             self.grad_scaler.load_state_dict(loaded_state["scalers"])
             CONSOLE.print(f"Done loading Nerfstudio checkpoint from {load_path}")
         elif load_checkpoint is not None:
@@ -416,6 +417,8 @@ class Trainer:
             # load the checkpoints for pipeline, optimizers, and gradient scalar
             self.pipeline.load_pipeline(loaded_state["pipeline"], loaded_state["step"])
             self.optimizers.load_optimizers(loaded_state["optimizers"])
+            if "schedulers" in loaded_state and self.config.load_scheduler:
+                self.optimizers.load_schedulers(loaded_state["schedulers"])
             self.grad_scaler.load_state_dict(loaded_state["scalers"])
             CONSOLE.print(f"Done loading Nerfstudio checkpoint from {load_checkpoint}")
         else: