diff --git a/daq/src/aaredaq/mlbox.py b/daq/src/aaredaq/mlbox.py
index f34a3c69..369d62a9 100644
--- a/daq/src/aaredaq/mlbox.py
+++ b/daq/src/aaredaq/mlbox.py
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ from ultralytics import YOLO
 
 
 class MlBox:
-    def __init__(self, model_path: str = "new_best.pt"):
+    def __init__(self, model_path: str = "best_v8_18092025.pt"):
         model_path = str(Path(__file__).parent / model_path)
         self.__model = YOLO(model_path)