diff --git a/python/orca/src/bigdl/orca/learn/tf2/pyspark_estimator.py b/python/orca/src/bigdl/orca/learn/tf2/pyspark_estimator.py
index 53b2bfff923..9587fe6c958 100644
--- a/python/orca/src/bigdl/orca/learn/tf2/pyspark_estimator.py
+++ b/python/orca/src/bigdl/orca/learn/tf2/pyspark_estimator.py
@@ -28,11 +28,12 @@
 
 from bigdl.dllib.utils.common import get_node_and_core_number
 from bigdl.dllib.utils.file_utils import enable_multi_fs_load, enable_multi_fs_save, \
-    get_remote_file_to_local, is_local_path, get_remote_files_with_prefix_to_local, \
-    append_suffix, put_local_file_to_remote, put_local_files_with_prefix_to_remote
-
+    is_local_path, append_suffix
 from bigdl.dllib.utils.utils import get_node_ip
-from bigdl.orca.data.file import is_file, exists
+
+from bigdl.orca.data.file import is_file, exists, get_remote_file_to_local, \
+    get_remote_files_with_prefix_to_local, put_local_file_to_remote, \
+    put_local_files_with_prefix_to_remote
 from bigdl.orca.learn.tf2.spark_runner import SparkRunner
 from bigdl.orca.learn.utils import find_free_port, find_ip_and_free_port
 from bigdl.orca.learn.utils import maybe_dataframe_to_xshards, dataframe_to_xshards, \
@@ -217,8 +218,7 @@ def transform_func(iter, init_param, param):
             try:
                 temp_dir = tempfile.mkdtemp()
                 get_remote_file_to_local(os.path.join(self.model_dir, "state.pkl"),
-                                         os.path.join(temp_dir, "state.pkl"),
-                                         over_write=True)
+                                         os.path.join(temp_dir, "state.pkl"))
                 import pickle
                 with open(os.path.join(temp_dir, "state.pkl"), 'rb') as f:
                     state = pickle.load(f)
@@ -492,7 +492,7 @@ def save(self,
         if exists(self._model_saved_path):
             model = load_model(self._model_saved_path)
         else:
-            model = self.model_creator(self.config)
+            model = self.get_model()
         # save model
         save_model(model, filepath, overwrite=overwrite, include_optimizer=include_optimizer,
                    save_format=save_format, signatures=signatures, options=options)
diff --git a/python/orca/test/bigdl/orca/learn/ray/tf/test_tf_spark_estimator.py b/python/orca/test/bigdl/orca/learn/ray/tf/test_tf_spark_estimator.py
index 56d17bc494a..557ac735358 100644
--- a/python/orca/test/bigdl/orca/learn/ray/tf/test_tf_spark_estimator.py
+++ b/python/orca/test/bigdl/orca/learn/ray/tf/test_tf_spark_estimator.py
@@ -495,7 +495,7 @@ def test_checkpoint_model(self):
         finally:
             shutil.rmtree(temp_dir)
 
-    def test_save_load_model(self):
+    def test_save_load_model_h5(self):
         sc = OrcaContext.get_spark_context()
         rdd = sc.range(0, 100)
         spark = OrcaContext.get_spark_session()
@@ -527,22 +527,71 @@ def test_save_load_model(self):
 
             print("start saving")
             trainer.save(os.path.join(temp_dir, "a.h5"))
+
+            res = trainer.evaluate(df, batch_size=4, num_steps=25, feature_cols=["feature"],
+                                   label_cols=["label"])
+            print("validation result: ", res)
+
+            before_res = trainer.predict(df, feature_cols=["feature"]).collect()
+            expect_res = np.concatenate([part["prediction"] for part in before_res])
+
             trainer.load(os.path.join(temp_dir, "a.h5"))
-            trainer.save(os.path.join(temp_dir, "saved_model"))
-            trainer.load(os.path.join(temp_dir, "saved_model"))
-            # continous training
-            res = trainer.fit(df, epochs=10, batch_size=4, steps_per_epoch=25,
+            
+            # continous predicting
+            after_res = trainer.predict(df, feature_cols=["feature"]).collect()
+            pred_res = np.concatenate([part["prediction"] for part in after_res])
+
+            assert np.array_equal(expect_res, pred_res)
+        finally:
+            shutil.rmtree(temp_dir)
+
+    def test_save_load_model_savemodel(self):
+        sc = OrcaContext.get_spark_context()
+        rdd = sc.range(0, 100)
+        spark = OrcaContext.get_spark_session()
+
+        from pyspark.ml.linalg import DenseVector
+        df = rdd.map(lambda x: (DenseVector(np.random.randn(1, ).astype(np.float)),
+                                int(np.random.randint(0, 2, size=())))).toDF(["feature", "label"])
+
+        config = {
+            "lr": 0.2
+        }
+
+        try:
+            temp_dir = tempfile.mkdtemp()
+
+            trainer = Estimator.from_keras(
+                model_creator=model_creator,
+                verbose=True,
+                config=config,
+                workers_per_node=2,
+                backend="spark",
+                model_dir=temp_dir)
+
+            res = trainer.fit(df, epochs=5, batch_size=4, steps_per_epoch=25,
                               feature_cols=["feature"],
                               label_cols=["label"],
                               validation_data=df,
-                              validation_steps=1,
-                              initial_epoch=5)
+                              validation_steps=1)
+
+            print("start saving")
+            trainer.save(os.path.join(temp_dir, "saved_model"))
+
             res = trainer.evaluate(df, batch_size=4, num_steps=25, feature_cols=["feature"],
                                    label_cols=["label"])
             print("validation result: ", res)
 
-            res = trainer.predict(df, feature_cols=["feature"]).collect()
-            print("predict result: ", res)
+            before_res = trainer.predict(df, feature_cols=["feature"]).collect()
+            expect_res = np.concatenate([part["prediction"] for part in before_res])
+
+            trainer.load(os.path.join(temp_dir, "saved_model"))
+            
+            # continous predicting
+            after_res = trainer.predict(df, feature_cols=["feature"]).collect()
+            pred_res = np.concatenate([part["prediction"] for part in after_res])
+
+            assert np.array_equal(expect_res, pred_res)
         finally:
             shutil.rmtree(temp_dir)