diff --git a/extensions/chaeo/examples/transfer_labels_to_ilastik_object_classifier.py b/extensions/chaeo/examples/transfer_labels_to_ilastik_object_classifier.py
index 8100537e08615928fec08140bb4aa466d32a5b6e..ed4d5f1db00495a491fe7a6a7af7f4d8e95bff98 100644
--- a/extensions/chaeo/examples/transfer_labels_to_ilastik_object_classifier.py
+++ b/extensions/chaeo/examples/transfer_labels_to_ilastik_object_classifier.py
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ import pandas as pd
 import uuid
 
 from extensions.chaeo.util import autonumber_new_file
+from extensions.ilastik.models import IlastikObjectClassifierModel
 from model_server.accessors import generate_file_accessor
 
 def get_dataset_info(h5, lane=0):
@@ -137,8 +138,14 @@ def generate_ilastik_object_classifier(template_ilp, where: str, lane=0):
         for zi in range(0, nz):
             lag[f'{zi}'] = np.array([0., float(get_label(zi))])
 
+    return new_ilp
+
 if __name__ == '__main__':
-    generate_ilastik_object_classifier(
+    new_ilp = generate_ilastik_object_classifier(
         'c:/Users/rhodes/projects/proj0011-plankton-seg/exp0014/template_obj.ilp',
         'c:/Users/rhodes/projects/proj0011-plankton-seg/exp0009/output/labeled_patches-20231016-0002'
-    )
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+    )
+
+    mod = IlastikObjectClassifierModel({'project_file': new_ilp})
+
+    print(mod.project_file_abspath)
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