diff --git a/model_server/base/roiset.py b/model_server/base/roiset.py
index 5193e61c889af03cbfa0dde519689b26a9bb88e4..e50068d78a50aa123798dfa650d72cb4a1e088df 100644
--- a/model_server/base/roiset.py
+++ b/model_server/base/roiset.py
@@ -546,7 +546,7 @@ class RoiSet(object):
                 continue
             if k == 'patches_3d':
                 df_exp = self.export_patches(
-                    subdir, white_channel=channel, prefix=pr, make_3d=True, expanded=True, **kp
+                    subdir, white_channel=channel, prefix=pr, make_3d=True, **kp
                 )
                 record[k] = [str(Path(k) / fn) for fn in df_exp.patch_path]
             if k == 'annotated_patches_2d':