diff --git a/src/sasctl/pzmm/write_score_code.py b/src/sasctl/pzmm/write_score_code.py
index b29d1a1f..efd47220 100644
--- a/src/sasctl/pzmm/write_score_code.py
+++ b/src/sasctl/pzmm/write_score_code.py
@@ -497,7 +497,7 @@ def _write_imports(
 import codecs
 
 binary_string = "<binary string>"
-model = pickle.load(codecs.decode(binary_string.encode(), "base64"))
+model = pickle.loads(codecs.decode(binary_string.encode(), "base64"))
             """
 
     def _viya35_model_load(
@@ -562,6 +562,26 @@ def _viya35_model_load(
                 f'{model_id}/{model_file_name}")))'
             )
         else:
+            if pickle_type.lower() == 'pickle':
+                self.score_code += (
+                f'model_path = Path("/models/resources/viya/{model_id}'
+                f'")\nwith open(model_path / "{model_file_name}", '
+                f"\"rb\") as pickle_model:\n{'':4}model = pd.read_pickle"
+                "(pickle_model)\n\n"
+                )
+                """
+model_path = Path("/models/resources/viya/<UUID>")
+with open(model_path / "model.pickle", "rb") as pickle_model:
+    model = pd.read_pickle(pickle_model)
+    
+                """
+                return (
+                    f"{'':8}model_path = Path(\"/models/resources/viya/{model_id}"
+                    f"\")\n{'':8}with open(model_path / \"{model_file_name}\", "
+                    f"\"rb\") as pickle_model:\n{'':12}model = pd.read_pickle"
+                    "(pickle_model)"
+                )
+
             self.score_code += (
                 f'model_path = Path("/models/resources/viya/{model_id}'
                 f'")\nwith open(model_path / "{model_file_name}", '
@@ -658,6 +678,23 @@ def _viya4_model_load(
                 f"safe_mode=True)\n"
             )
         else:
+            if pickle_type.lower() == "pickle":
+                self.score_code += (
+                    f"with open(Path(settings.pickle_path) / "
+                    f'"{model_file_name}", "rb") as pickle_model:\n'
+                    f"{'':4}model = pd.read_pickle(pickle_model)\n\n"
+                )
+                """
+    with open(Path(settings.pickle_path) / "model.pickle", "rb") as pickle_model:
+        model = pd.read_pickle(pickle_model)
+
+                """
+                return (
+                    f"{'':8}with open(Path(settings.pickle_path) / "
+                    f'"{model_file_name}", "rb") as pickle_model:\n'
+                    f"{'':12}model = pd.read_pickle(pickle_model)\n\n"
+                )
+
             self.score_code += (
                 f"with open(Path(settings.pickle_path) / "
                 f'"{model_file_name}", "rb") as pickle_model:\n'
diff --git a/tests/unit/test_write_score_code.py b/tests/unit/test_write_score_code.py
index 25eb1aaf..f953b5cf 100644
--- a/tests/unit/test_write_score_code.py
+++ b/tests/unit/test_write_score_code.py
@@ -118,8 +118,13 @@ def test_viya35_model_load():
     """
     sc = ScoreCode()
     load_text = sc._viya35_model_load("1234", "normal")
-    assert "pickle.load(pickle_model)" in sc.score_code
-    assert "pickle.load(pickle_model)" in load_text
+    assert "pd.read_pickle(pickle_model)" in sc.score_code
+    assert "pd.read_pickle(pickle_model)" in load_text
+
+    sc = ScoreCode()
+    load_text = sc._viya35_model_load("1234", "normal", pickle_type="dill")
+    assert "dill.load(pickle_model)" in sc.score_code
+    assert "dill.load(pickle_model)" in load_text
 
     sc = ScoreCode()
     mojo_text = sc._viya35_model_load("2345", "mojo", mojo_model=True)
@@ -142,8 +147,13 @@ def test_viya4_model_load():
     """
     sc = ScoreCode()
     load_text = sc._viya4_model_load("normal")
-    assert "pickle.load(pickle_model)" in sc.score_code
-    assert "pickle.load(pickle_model)" in load_text
+    assert "pd.read_pickle(pickle_model)" in sc.score_code
+    assert "pd.read_pickle(pickle_model)" in load_text
+
+    sc = ScoreCode()
+    load_text = sc._viya35_model_load("1234", "normal", pickle_type="dill")
+    assert "dill.load(pickle_model)" in sc.score_code
+    assert "dill.load(pickle_model)" in load_text
 
     sc = ScoreCode()
     mojo_text = sc._viya4_model_load("mojo", mojo_model=True)