diff --git a/lerobot/record.py b/lerobot/record.py
index 6ddeb23b7..733955b1b 100644
--- a/lerobot/record.py
+++ b/lerobot/record.py
@@ -38,7 +38,6 @@ from dataclasses import asdict, dataclass
 from pathlib import Path
 from pprint import pformat
 
-import draccus
 import numpy as np
 import rerun as rr
 
@@ -151,6 +150,11 @@ class RecordConfig:
             self.policy = PreTrainedConfig.from_pretrained(policy_path, cli_overrides=cli_overrides)
             self.policy.pretrained_path = policy_path
 
+    @classmethod
+    def __get_path_fields__(cls) -> list[str]:
+        """This enables the parser to load config from the policy using `--policy.path=local/dir`"""
+        return ["policy"]
+
 
 @safe_stop_image_writer
 def record_loop(
@@ -220,7 +224,7 @@ def record_loop(
             break
 
 
-@draccus.wrap()
+@parser.wrap()
 def record(cfg: RecordConfig) -> LeRobotDataset:
     init_logging()
     logging.info(pformat(asdict(cfg)))