diff --git a/photon-core/src/main/java/org/photonvision/common/configuration/NeuralNetworkModelManager.java b/photon-core/src/main/java/org/photonvision/common/configuration/NeuralNetworkModelManager.java
index 3ede4ba34b..f053910544 100644
--- a/photon-core/src/main/java/org/photonvision/common/configuration/NeuralNetworkModelManager.java
+++ b/photon-core/src/main/java/org/photonvision/common/configuration/NeuralNetworkModelManager.java
@@ -137,6 +137,11 @@ public HashMap<String, ArrayList<String>> getModels() {
         return modelMap;
     }
 
+    public void rescanModels(File modelsDirectory) {
+        models = null;
+        discoverModels(modelsDirectory);
+    }
+
     /**
      * Retrieves the model with the specified name, assuming it is available under a supported
      * backend.
diff --git a/photon-server/src/main/java/org/photonvision/server/RequestHandler.java b/photon-server/src/main/java/org/photonvision/server/RequestHandler.java
index ac92209a37..4871eeaaf5 100644
--- a/photon-server/src/main/java/org/photonvision/server/RequestHandler.java
+++ b/photon-server/src/main/java/org/photonvision/server/RequestHandler.java
@@ -585,15 +585,27 @@ public static void onImportObjectDetectionModelRequest(Context ctx) {
                 logger.error("The uploaded object detection model files were not named correctly.");
                 return;
             }
-            File tmpModel = Files.createTempFile(modelFile.filename(), null).toFile();
-            File tmpLabels = Files.createTempFile(labelsFile.filename(), null).toFile();
 
-            if (!NeuralNetworkModelManager.getInstance()
-                    .addNewModel(tmpModel, tmpLabels, ConfigManager.getInstance().getModelsDirectory())) {
-                ctx.status(500).result("Error processing files: Check logs for more information");
-                return;
+            // TODO move into neural network manager
+
+            var modelPath =
+                    Paths.get(
+                            ConfigManager.getInstance().getModelsDirectory().toString(), modelFile.filename());
+            var labelsPath =
+                    Paths.get(
+                            ConfigManager.getInstance().getModelsDirectory().toString(), labelsFile.filename());
+
+            try (FileOutputStream out = new FileOutputStream(modelPath.toFile())) {
+                modelFile.content().transferTo(out);
             }
 
+            try (FileOutputStream out = new FileOutputStream(labelsPath.toFile())) {
+                labelsFile.content().transferTo(out);
+            }
+
+            NeuralNetworkModelManager.getInstance()
+                    .rescanModels(ConfigManager.getInstance().getModelsDirectory());
+
             ctx.status(200).result("Successfully uploaded object detection model");
         } catch (Exception e) {
             ctx.status(500).result("Error processing files: " + e.getMessage());