diff --git a/saxml/server/BUILD b/saxml/server/BUILD
index 08a2fd2..204226b 100644
--- a/saxml/server/BUILD
+++ b/saxml/server/BUILD
@@ -312,6 +312,9 @@ pytype_strict_library(
         ":model_service_base",
         ":servable_model_registry",
         ":spmd_backend",
+        "//saxml/client/python:sax",
+        "//saxml/protobuf:admin_py_pb2",
+        "//saxml/protobuf:admin_py_pb2_grpc",
         "//saxml/protobuf:modelet_py_pb2",
         "//saxml/protobuf:modelet_py_pb2_grpc",
         "//saxml/server/jax:jax_spmd_backend",
@@ -321,6 +324,7 @@ pytype_strict_library(
         "//third_party/py/grpcio",
         "//third_party/py/jax",
         "//third_party/py/tensorflow:tensorflow_no_contrib",
+        "@pybind11_abseil//pybind11_abseil:status",
     ],
 )
 
diff --git a/saxml/server/model_service_main.py b/saxml/server/model_service_main.py
index 3a4d2e0..ef4f017 100644
--- a/saxml/server/model_service_main.py
+++ b/saxml/server/model_service_main.py
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@
 import grpc
 import jax
 from jax.experimental.compilation_cache import compilation_cache
+from saxml.client.python import sax
 from saxml.protobuf import modelet_pb2
 from saxml.protobuf import modelet_pb2_grpc
 from saxml.server import model_service_base
@@ -29,6 +30,9 @@
 from saxml.server import spmd_backend
 import tensorflow as tf
 
+from google3.third_party.pybind11_abseil import status as absl_status
+
+
 _SAX_CELL = flags.DEFINE_string(
     'sax_cell',
     None,
@@ -119,11 +123,23 @@ def _load_static_model(
     model_key: str,
     checkpoint: str,
     channel_creds: Optional[grpc.ChannelCredentials],
+    sax_cell: Optional[str],
 ) -> None:
   """Loads statically specified model to a started service."""
   logging.info(
       'Loading key %s, model %s, checkpoint %s.', model_key, model, checkpoint
   )
+  # Get overrides that might have been provided via 'saxutil publish' and apply
+  # them.
+  overrides = {}
+  if sax_cell:
+    try:
+      overrides = sax.ListDetail(model_key).overrides
+      logging.info('Got overrides: %s', overrides)
+    except absl_status.StatusNotOk as e:
+      logging.warning(
+          "Could not get model details, not applying overrides: '%s'", e
+      )
   if channel_creds is None:
     channel = grpc.insecure_channel(f'localhost:{port}')
   else:
@@ -132,7 +148,8 @@ def _load_static_model(
     grpc.channel_ready_future(channel).result(timeout=10)
     stub = modelet_pb2_grpc.ModeletStub(channel)
     req = modelet_pb2.LoadRequest(
-        model_key=model_key, model_path=model, checkpoint_path=checkpoint
+        model_key=model_key, model_path=model, checkpoint_path=checkpoint,
+        overrides=overrides,
     )
     try:
       stub.Load(req)
@@ -235,7 +252,8 @@ def run(channel_creds: Optional[grpc.ChannelCredentials]) -> None:
       for model, key, ckpt in zip(
           _MODELS.value, _MODEL_KEYS.value, _CHECKPOINTS.value
       ):
-        _load_static_model(_PORT.value, model, key, ckpt, channel_creds)
+        _load_static_model(_PORT.value, model, key, ckpt, channel_creds,
+                           _SAX_CELL.value)
       runner.on_initial_models_load_completion()
     runner.wait()
   finally: