diff --git a/nnunetv2/run/run_training.py b/nnunetv2/run/run_training.py
index fff2ecd2e..0f1d0f593 100644
--- a/nnunetv2/run/run_training.py
+++ b/nnunetv2/run/run_training.py
@@ -74,15 +74,18 @@ def maybe_load_checkpoint(nnunet_trainer: nnUNetTrainer, continue_training: bool
         raise RuntimeError('Cannot both continue a training AND load pretrained weights. Pretrained weights can only '
                            'be used at the beginning of the training.')
     if continue_training:
-        expected_checkpoint_file = join(nnunet_trainer.output_folder, 'checkpoint_final.pth')
-        if not isfile(expected_checkpoint_file):
-            expected_checkpoint_file = join(nnunet_trainer.output_folder, 'checkpoint_latest.pth')
-        # special case where --c is used to run a previously aborted validation
-        if not isfile(expected_checkpoint_file):
-            expected_checkpoint_file = join(nnunet_trainer.output_folder, 'checkpoint_best.pth')
-        if not isfile(expected_checkpoint_file):
-            print(f"WARNING: Cannot continue training because there seems to be no checkpoint available to "
-                               f"continue from. Starting a new training...")
+        checkpoint_files = [
+            join(nnunet_trainer.output_folder, 'checkpoint_final.pth'),
+            join(nnunet_trainer.output_folder, 'checkpoint_latest.pth'),
+            join(nnunet_trainer.output_folder, 'checkpoint_best.pth'),
+        ]
+        # Filter out the files that actually exist
+        existing_checkpoints = [ckpt for ckpt in checkpoint_files if isfile(ckpt)]
+        if existing_checkpoints:
+            # Select the checkpoint with the most recent modification time
+            expected_checkpoint_file = max(existing_checkpoints, key=os.path.getmtime)
+        else:
+            print("WARNING: Cannot continue training because there seems to be no checkpoint available to continue from. Starting a new training...")
             expected_checkpoint_file = None
     elif validation_only:
         expected_checkpoint_file = join(nnunet_trainer.output_folder, 'checkpoint_final.pth')