diff --git a/TTS/utils/manage.py b/TTS/utils/manage.py
index 26b837b8..fa20d207 100644
--- a/TTS/utils/manage.py
+++ b/TTS/utils/manage.py
@@ -144,7 +144,8 @@ class ModelManager(object):
         output_model_path, output_config_path = self._find_files(output_path)
         return output_model_path, output_config_path, model_item
 
-    def _find_files(self, output_path: str) -> Tuple[str, str]:
+    @staticmethod
+    def _find_files(output_path: str) -> Tuple[str, str]:
         """Find the model and config files in the output path
 
         Args: