diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index c85ccb3d3f9cafe9fed69176eaccfa468ad390a5..da0d1111e2b3d3abba71c65e53c0d6cdea108f34 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -136,7 +136,7 @@ epi_fit:
       
       mkdir $CI_PROJECT_DIR/fitting_outputs
       
-      python3 $PACKAGES_DIR/epimodel/ews/epi_model/fit.py 
+      python3 $PACKAGES_DIR/epimodel/ews/epi_model/fit_lb584.py 
       /storage/app/EWS_prod/regions/EastAfrica/test_workspace/integration/epi_fit/dev/data_proc/6.0_epi_pipeline/inputs/configs/epi_fit_S3_H4_D1_M1_F2_Q1_short_epi.json 
       $CI_PROJECT_DIR/fitting_outputs/ 
       2016
diff --git a/ews/coordinator/processor_base.py b/ews/coordinator/processor_base.py
index a7de1fd8e63787fef2fa02edc9e3af521882ed8a..fb905c664910cfb945de19d4588c8aa5a5d60a0d 100755
--- a/ews/coordinator/processor_base.py
+++ b/ews/coordinator/processor_base.py
@@ -238,6 +238,7 @@ class ProcessorBase:
                 # read the run config json, and replace any tokens with values from the sys_config (such at the
                 # directory root for the installation)
                 config: dict = parse_json_file_with_tokens(config_path, sys_config)
+                self.config = config  # set the class variable so it can be accessed externally
 
                 # then add the sys_config keys and values to the configjson
                 for k, v in sys_config.items():