diff --git a/modelscope/msdatasets/ms_dataset.py b/modelscope/msdatasets/ms_dataset.py
index 978d49d2..320ba57a 100644
--- a/modelscope/msdatasets/ms_dataset.py
+++ b/modelscope/msdatasets/ms_dataset.py
@@ -225,8 +225,7 @@ class MsDataset:
             return MsDataset.to_ms_dataset(dataset_inst, target=target)
 
         dataset_name = os.path.expanduser(dataset_name)
-        is_local_path = os.path.exists(dataset_name) and len(
-            os.listdir(dataset_name)) > 0
+        is_local_path = os.path.exists(dataset_name)
         # Parse the path in form of `namespace/dataset_name`
         if is_relative_path(dataset_name) and dataset_name.count(
                 '/') == 1 and not is_local_path:
@@ -254,8 +253,8 @@ class MsDataset:
             **config_kwargs)
 
         # Load from local disk
-        if dataset_name in _PACKAGED_DATASETS_MODULES or is_local_path or os.path.isfile(
-                dataset_name):
+        if dataset_name in _PACKAGED_DATASETS_MODULES or os.path.isdir(
+        ) or os.path.isfile(dataset_name):
             dataset_inst = LocalDataLoaderManager(
                 dataset_context_config).load_dataset(
                     LocalDataLoaderType.HF_DATA_LOADER)