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main.py

@@ -96,12 +96,14 @@ pipeline = None
 # Mount static files
 app.mount("/static", StaticFiles(directory=STATIC_DIR), name="static")
 
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+
 # Startup event - Initialize the model
 @app.on_event("startup")
 async def startup_event():
-    """Initialize the WBC classification pipeline on server startup"""
     global pipeline
-    
+    global MODEL_PATH  # <-- Move this to the top before any use of MODEL_PATH
+
     logger.info("🚀 Starting WBC Classification API...")
     logger.info(f"📂 Current working directory: {os.getcwd()}")
     logger.info(f"🎯 Model path: {MODEL_PATH}")
@@ -131,8 +133,7 @@ async def startup_event():
                     repo_type="space"
                 )
                 logger.info(f"✅ Downloaded model to: {downloaded_path}")
-                global MODEL_PATH
-                MODEL_PATH = downloaded_path
+                MODEL_PATH = downloaded_path  # Now this works, since global is at the top
             except Exception as download_error:
                 logger.error(f"❌ Failed to download model: {download_error}")
                 # Continue without model for now
@@ -157,6 +158,7 @@ async def startup_event():
         pipeline = None
         # Don't exit - let the API start even without model
 
+
 # Add a simple startup check endpoint
 @app.get("/api/startup_check")
 async def startup_check():