diff --git a/examples/mliap/mliap_pytorch_Ta06A.py b/examples/mliap/mliap_pytorch_Ta06A.py
index c4387e21a3..589c9661b8 100644
--- a/examples/mliap/mliap_pytorch_Ta06A.py
+++ b/examples/mliap/mliap_pytorch_Ta06A.py
@@ -94,8 +94,12 @@ lmp.commands_string(before_loading)
 
 # Define the model however you like. In this example
 # we load it from disk:
+import os
 import torch
-model = torch.load('Ta06A.mliap.pytorch.model.pt')
+torch_model = 'Ta06A.mliap.pytorch.model.pt'
+if not os.path.exists(torch_model):
+    raise FileNotFoundError(f"Generate {torch_model} with convert_mliap_Ta06A.py")
+model = torch.load(torch_model)
 
 # Connect the PyTorch model to the mliap pair style.
 lammps.mliap.load_model(model)
diff --git a/examples/mliap/mliap_pytorch_Ta06A_kokkos.py b/examples/mliap/mliap_pytorch_Ta06A_kokkos.py
index da0d3fcaff..f0d2b9bf3e 100644
--- a/examples/mliap/mliap_pytorch_Ta06A_kokkos.py
+++ b/examples/mliap/mliap_pytorch_Ta06A_kokkos.py
@@ -94,8 +94,12 @@ lmp.commands_string(before_loading)
 
 # Define the model however you like. In this example
 # we load it from disk:
+import os
 import torch
-model = torch.load('Ta06A.mliap.pytorch.model.pt')
+torch_model = 'Ta06A.mliap.pytorch.model.pt'
+if not os.path.exists(torch_model):
+    raise FileNotFoundError(f"Generate {torch_model} with convert_mliap_Ta06A.py")
+model = torch.load(torch_model)
 
 # Connect the PyTorch model to the mliap pair style.
 lammps.mliap.load_model_kokkos(model)
diff --git a/python/lammps/mliap/__init__.py b/python/lammps/mliap/__init__.py
index 6e638ac360..dc9e2853e6 100644
--- a/python/lammps/mliap/__init__.py
+++ b/python/lammps/mliap/__init__.py
@@ -7,18 +7,19 @@ import ctypes
 import platform
 import warnings
 
-py_ver = sysconfig.get_config_vars('VERSION')[0]
+py_ver = sysconfig.get_config_var('VERSION')
+abi_flags = sysconfig.get_config_var('abiflags')
 OS_name = platform.system()
 
 if OS_name == "Darwin":
     SHLIB_SUFFIX = '.dylib'
-    library = 'libpython' + py_ver + SHLIB_SUFFIX
+    library = 'libpython' + py_ver + abi_flags + SHLIB_SUFFIX
 elif OS_name == "Windows":
     SHLIB_SUFFIX = '.dll'
-    library = 'python' + py_ver + SHLIB_SUFFIX
+    library = 'python' + py_ver + abi_flags + SHLIB_SUFFIX
 else:
     SHLIB_SUFFIX = '.so'
-    library = 'libpython' + py_ver + SHLIB_SUFFIX
+    library = 'libpython' + py_ver + abi_flags + SHLIB_SUFFIX
 
 try:
     pylib = ctypes.CDLL(library)