diff --git a/examples/mliap/in.mliap.unified.hippynn.Al b/examples/mliap/in.mliap.unified.hippynn.Al
index 02af7ababa..e92de9bb00 100644
--- a/examples/mliap/in.mliap.unified.hippynn.Al
+++ b/examples/mliap/in.mliap.unified.hippynn.Al
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ mass 1 26.981
 
 # choose potential
 
-pair_style	mliap unified ../../../hippynn/examples/mliap_unified_hippynn_Al.pkl
+pair_style	mliap unified ../../../hippynn/examples/mliap_unified_hippynn_Al.pt
 pair_coeff	* * Al
 
 # Setup output
diff --git a/examples/mliap/in.mliap.unified.hippynn.Al.ghostneigh b/examples/mliap/in.mliap.unified.hippynn.Al.ghostneigh
index 583f7c645e..b6322d9e7d 100644
--- a/examples/mliap/in.mliap.unified.hippynn.Al.ghostneigh
+++ b/examples/mliap/in.mliap.unified.hippynn.Al.ghostneigh
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ mass 1 26.981
 
 # choose potential
 
-pair_style	mliap unified ghostneigh ../../../hippynn/examples/mliap_unified_hippynn_Al_multilayer.pkl
+pair_style	mliap unified ghostneigh ../../../hippynn/examples/mliap_unified_hippynn_Al_multilayer.pt
 pair_coeff	* * Al
 
 # Setup output
diff --git a/examples/mliap/in.mliap.unified.hippynn.InP b/examples/mliap/in.mliap.unified.hippynn.InP
index 26fce32e19..c4cafbcae3 100644
--- a/examples/mliap/in.mliap.unified.hippynn.InP
+++ b/examples/mliap/in.mliap.unified.hippynn.InP
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ mass 2 30.98
 # choose potential
 
 # Specify MLIAP Unified pair style
-pair_style mliap unified ../../../hippynn/examples/mliap_unified_hippynn_InP.pkl
+pair_style mliap unified ../../../hippynn/examples/mliap_unified_hippynn_InP.pt
 pair_coeff * * In P
 
 #dump 4 all custom 1 forces.xyz fx fy fz