diff --git a/fiftyone/operators/builtins/panels/model_evaluation/__init__.py b/fiftyone/operators/builtins/panels/model_evaluation/__init__.py
index e23856a47b..5054c00612 100644
--- a/fiftyone/operators/builtins/panels/model_evaluation/__init__.py
+++ b/fiftyone/operators/builtins/panels/model_evaluation/__init__.py
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ def get_dataset_id(self, ctx):
         return str(ctx.dataset._doc.id)
 
     def get_store(self, ctx):
-        return ctx.create_store(STORE_NAME)
+        return ctx.store(STORE_NAME)
 
     def get_evaluation_id(self, dataset, eval_key):
         try: