diff --git a/mmhuman3d/data/data_converters/h36m.py b/mmhuman3d/data/data_converters/h36m.py
index c15cb19e..333b450c 100644
--- a/mmhuman3d/data/data_converters/h36m.py
+++ b/mmhuman3d/data/data_converters/h36m.py
@@ -234,6 +234,15 @@ def convert_by_mode(self, dataset_path: str, out_path: str,
         for user_i in tqdm(user_list, desc='user id'):
             user_name = f'S{user_i}'
             # path with GT bounding boxes
+            # sometimes the path of GT bbox may be ground_truth_bb
+            if os.path.exists(
+                    os.path.join(dataset_path, user_name, 'MySegmentsMat',
+                                 'ground_truth_bb')):
+                os.rename(
+                    os.path.join(dataset_path, user_name, 'MySegmentsMat',
+                                 'ground_truth_bb'),
+                    os.path.join(dataset_path, user_name, 'MySegmentsMat',
+                                 'ground_truth_bs'))
             bbox_path = os.path.join(dataset_path, user_name, 'MySegmentsMat',
                                      'ground_truth_bs')
             # path with GT 2D pose