diff --git a/langchain/chains/loading.py b/langchain/chains/loading.py
index 7e42969c3ccac..765ecf8ff3f2d 100644
--- a/langchain/chains/loading.py
+++ b/langchain/chains/loading.py
@@ -440,7 +440,7 @@ def load_chain_from_config(config: dict, **kwargs: Any) -> Chain:
 def load_chain(path: Union[str, Path], **kwargs: Any) -> Chain:
     """Unified method for loading a chain from LangChainHub or local fs."""
     if hub_result := try_load_from_hub(
-        path, _load_chain_from_file, "chains", {"json", "yaml"}
+        path, _load_chain_from_file, "chains", {"json", "yaml"}, **kwargs
     ):
         return hub_result
     else: