diff --git a/docker/Dockerfile b/docker/Dockerfile
index b2a466c61..d6039abcd 100644
--- a/docker/Dockerfile
+++ b/docker/Dockerfile
@@ -30,5 +30,8 @@ RUN python -m pip install git+https://github.com/indralab/mira.git@main#egg=mira
     python -m pip uninstall -y bootstrap_flask && \
     python -m pip install bootstrap_flask
 
+# Copy the example json for reconstructing the ode semantics
+RUN wget -O /sw/sir_flux_span.json https://raw.githubusercontent.com/indralab/mira/main/tests/sir_flux_span.json
+
 COPY startup.sh startup.sh
 ENTRYPOINT ["/bin/bash", "/sw/startup.sh"]
diff --git a/mira/dkg/model.py b/mira/dkg/model.py
index d0ef3b25a..c062a69c2 100644
--- a/mira/dkg/model.py
+++ b/mira/dkg/model.py
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@
 from mira.modeling.petri import PetriNetModel, PetriNetResponse
 from mira.modeling.viz import GraphicalModel
 from mira.sources.askenet.flux_span import reproduce_ode_semantics, \
-    test_file_path
+    test_file_path, docker_test_file_path
 from mira.sources.askenet.petrinet import template_model_from_askenet_json
 from mira.sources.bilayer import template_model_from_bilayer
 from mira.sources.biomodels import get_sbml_model
@@ -700,15 +700,19 @@ def askepetrinet_model_comparison(
     return resp
 
 
+flux_span_path = docker_test_file_path if docker_test_file_path.exists() else \
+    test_file_path
+
+
 class FluxSpanQuery(BaseModel):
     model: Dict[str, Any] = Field(
         ...,
-        example=json.load(test_file_path.open()),
+        example=json.load(flux_span_path.open()),
         description="The model to recover the ODE-semantics from.",
     )
 
 
-@model_blueprint.post("/reconstruct_ode_semnatics",
+@model_blueprint.post("/reconstruct_ode_semantics",
                       response_model=TemplateModel,
                       tags=["modeling"])
 def reproduce_ode_semantics_endpoint(
diff --git a/mira/sources/askenet/flux_span.py b/mira/sources/askenet/flux_span.py
index 007fe3bfd..d7a5d1335 100644
--- a/mira/sources/askenet/flux_span.py
+++ b/mira/sources/askenet/flux_span.py
@@ -158,10 +158,13 @@ def set_semantics(tm, model_index):
 test_file_path = Path(
     __file__
 ).resolve().parent.parent.parent.parent.joinpath('tests/sir_flux_span.json')
+docker_test_file_path = Path("/sw/sir_flux_span.json")
 
 
 if __name__ == "__main__":
-    with open(test_file_path.as_posix()) as fh:
+    path = docker_test_file_path if docker_test_file_path.exists() else \
+        test_file_path
+    with open(path.as_posix()) as fh:
         flux_span = json.load(fh)
     tm = reproduce_ode_semantics(flux_span)
     tm.annotations.name = 'SIR-Two-City-Flux Stratified Model with ODE Semantics'
diff --git a/tests/test_model_api.py b/tests/test_model_api.py
index b13706c3e..f79e82841 100644
--- a/tests/test_model_api.py
+++ b/tests/test_model_api.py
@@ -675,10 +675,14 @@ def test_counts_to_dimensionless_amr(self):
 
     def test_reconstruct_ode_semantics_endpoint(self):
         # Load test file
-        from mira.sources.askenet.flux_span import test_file_path
-        strat_model = json.load(test_file_path.open())
+        from mira.sources.askenet.flux_span import test_file_path, \
+            docker_test_file_path
+        path = test_file_path if test_file_path.exists() else \
+            docker_test_file_path
+
+        strat_model = json.load(path.open())
         response = self.client.post(
-            "/api/reconstruct_ode_semnatics",
+            "/api/reconstruct_ode_semantics",
             json={"model": strat_model}
         )
         self.assertEqual(200, response.status_code)