diff --git a/package/structure_assignment/api.py b/package/structure_assignment/api.py
index 39842b3..17c4ea3 100644
--- a/package/structure_assignment/api.py
+++ b/package/structure_assignment/api.py
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ api_prefix = os.environ['API_PREFIX']
 resource_directory = os.environ['API_RESOURCE_DIR']
 tmp_directory = os.environ['API_TMP']
 pipeline.initialise(temp_dir=tmp_directory, resource_dir=resource_directory)
+pipeline.load_classla_models()
 
 @app.route(api_prefix + '/test/<string:string>', methods=['GET'])
 def test(string):
diff --git a/package/structure_assignment/pipeline.py b/package/structure_assignment/pipeline.py
index 8e53fdb..7caed7c 100644
--- a/package/structure_assignment/pipeline.py
+++ b/package/structure_assignment/pipeline.py
@@ -30,13 +30,12 @@ def __get_tmp_file_name(file_key):
     return tmp_directory + '/' + FILE_NAME_MAP[file_key]
 
 def initialise(**argument_map):
-    global tmp_directory, resource_directory, nlp
+    global tmp_directory, resource_directory
     tmp_directory = argument_map['temp_dir']
     resource_directory = argument_map['resource_dir']
     shutil.rmtree(tmp_directory, True)
     os.makedirs(tmp_directory, exist_ok=True)
     NLP_CONFIG_MAP['models_dir'] = resource_directory + '/classla'
-    nlp = classla.Pipeline('sl', **NLP_CONFIG_MAP)
 
 def import_file(file_name, file_key):
     shutil.copyfile(file_name, __get_tmp_file_name(file_key))
@@ -51,6 +50,10 @@ def do_tweak_conllu():
     output_file_name = __get_tmp_file_name('obeliks-tweaked')
     tweak_conllu(input_file_name, output_file_name)
 
+def load_classla_models():
+    global nlp
+    nlp = classla.Pipeline('sl', **NLP_CONFIG_MAP)
+
 def do_parse():
     input_file_name = __get_tmp_file_name('obeliks-tweaked')
     output_file_name = __get_tmp_file_name('classla-parsed')
diff --git a/scripts/pipeline1.py b/scripts/pipeline1.py
index 39a48dc..79e6d86 100644
--- a/scripts/pipeline1.py
+++ b/scripts/pipeline1.py
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ def run_pipeline(input_file_name, output_file_name):
     pipeline.import_file(input_file_name, 'strings-list')
     pipeline.do_tokenise()
     pipeline.do_tweak_conllu()
+    pipeline.load_classla_models()
     pipeline.do_parse()
     pipeline.do_translate_jos()
     pipeline.do_conllu_to_tei()