diff --git a/model_server/api.py b/model_server/api.py
index 6e7fb5c38e0ca4f48ef237ce8cd91aa18df20228..5752fa4b0f4b690df1bd75bf08b00dd8faa6e9b2 100644
--- a/model_server/api.py
+++ b/model_server/api.py
@@ -30,6 +30,8 @@ def list_session_paths():
 
 def change_path(key, path):
     try:
+        if session.get_paths()[key] == path:
+            return session.get_paths()
         session.set_data_directory(key, path)
     except InvalidPathError as e:
         raise HTTPException(
diff --git a/model_server/util.py b/model_server/util.py
index 8bc071ab056570a594658a0be4fa99eeb9c875dd..1cc33753dbe477e3ddff686f2a5459a93386b7bb 100644
--- a/model_server/util.py
+++ b/model_server/util.py
@@ -1,10 +1,12 @@
 from pathlib import Path
 import re
 from time import localtime, strftime
+from typing import List
 
 import pandas as pd
 
 from model_server.accessors import InMemoryDataAccessor, write_accessor_data_to_file
+from model_server.models import Model
 
 def autonumber_new_directory(where: str, prefix: str) -> str:
     """
@@ -75,6 +77,7 @@ def loop_workflow(
         files: list,
         output_folder_path: str,
         workflow_func: callable,
+        models: List[Model],
         params: dict,
         export_batch_csvs: bool = True,
         write_intermediate_products: bool = True,
@@ -95,6 +98,7 @@ def loop_workflow(
         export_kwargs = {
             'input_file_path': ff,
             'output_folder_path': output_folder_path,
+            'models': models,
             **params,
         }
 
diff --git a/tests/test_api.py b/tests/test_api.py
index f1431ab54db067ecfb9114283a8bb81500020068..5a307376886a7d8325964ee0077739e22c96966a 100644
--- a/tests/test_api.py
+++ b/tests/test_api.py
@@ -155,4 +155,20 @@ class TestApiFromAutomatedClient(TestServerBaseClass):
         resp_check = requests.get(
             self.uri + 'paths'
         )
-        self.assertEqual(resp_inpath.json()['inbound_images'], resp_check.json()['inbound_images'])
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+        self.assertEqual(resp_inpath.json()['outbound_images'], resp_check.json()['outbound_images'])
+
+    def test_no_change_inbound_path(self):
+        resp_inpath = requests.get(
+            self.uri + 'paths'
+        )
+        resp_change = requests.put(
+            self.uri + f'paths/watch_output',
+            params={
+                'path': resp_inpath.json()['outbound_images']
+            }
+        )
+        self.assertEqual(resp_change.status_code, 200)
+        resp_check = requests.get(
+            self.uri + 'paths'
+        )
+        self.assertEqual(resp_inpath.json()['outbound_images'], resp_check.json()['outbound_images'])
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