diff --git a/utils/model_uploader/model_autotracing.py b/utils/model_uploader/model_autotracing.py
index 4b312c8ec..5513b5377 100644
--- a/utils/model_uploader/model_autotracing.py
+++ b/utils/model_uploader/model_autotracing.py
@@ -27,10 +27,13 @@
 # sys.path.append(ROOT_DIR)
 # sys.path.append(TEST_DIR)
 LICENSE_PATH = "LICENSE"
-
+#sys.path.append(os.path.abspath(os.path.join(".")))
+#print(sys.path)
 from opensearch_py_ml.ml_commons import MLCommonClient
 from opensearch_py_ml.ml_models.sentencetransformermodel import SentenceTransformerModel
-from opensearch_tests import OPENSEARCH_TEST_CLIENT
+
+#import opensearch_tests
+#from opensearch_tests import OPENSEARCH_TEST_CLIENT
 
 BOTH_FORMAT = "BOTH"
 TORCH_SCRIPT_FORMAT = "TORCH_SCRIPT"