diff --git a/tests/sparseml/transformers/utils/test_helpers.py b/tests/sparseml/transformers/utils/test_helpers.py
index ae61578ccfe..ac668bdadc0 100644
--- a/tests/sparseml/transformers/utils/test_helpers.py
+++ b/tests/sparseml/transformers/utils/test_helpers.py
@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@ def test_save_zoo_directory(stub, tmp_path_factory):
     zoo_model = Model(stub, path_to_training_outputs)
     zoo_model.download()
 
+    zoo_model.deployment_tar.unzip()
     zoo_model.sample_inputs.unzip()
     zoo_model.sample_outputs["framework"].unzip()