diff --git a/monai/bundle/scripts.py b/monai/bundle/scripts.py
index be6c0caba6..8a3c721cfe 100644
--- a/monai/bundle/scripts.py
+++ b/monai/bundle/scripts.py
@@ -461,6 +461,10 @@ def load(
         device = "cuda:0" if is_available() else "cpu"
     if model_file is None:
         model_file = os.path.join("models", "model.ts" if load_ts_module is True else "model.pt")
+    if source == "ngc":
+        name = _add_ngc_prefix(name)
+        if remove_prefix:
+            name = _remove_ngc_prefix(name, prefix=remove_prefix)
     full_path = os.path.join(bundle_dir_, name, model_file)
     if not os.path.exists(full_path) or model is None:
         download(
diff --git a/tests/ngc_bundle_download.py b/tests/ngc_bundle_download.py
index f380626d73..f699914f6a 100644
--- a/tests/ngc_bundle_download.py
+++ b/tests/ngc_bundle_download.py
@@ -82,11 +82,15 @@ def test_ngc_download_bundle(self, bundle_name, version, remove_prefix, download
                 self.assertTrue(os.path.exists(full_file_path))
                 self.assertTrue(check_hash(filepath=full_file_path, val=hash_val))
 
-                weights = load(
+                model = load(
                     name=bundle_name, source="ngc", version=version, bundle_dir=tempdir, remove_prefix=remove_prefix
                 )
                 assert_allclose(
-                    weights[TESTCASE_WEIGHTS["key"]], TESTCASE_WEIGHTS["value"], atol=1e-4, rtol=1e-4, type_test=False
+                    model.state_dict()[TESTCASE_WEIGHTS["key"]],
+                    TESTCASE_WEIGHTS["value"],
+                    atol=1e-4,
+                    rtol=1e-4,
+                    type_test=False,
                 )