diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index 34030a5..28771bb 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -45,4 +45,4 @@ exclude = ['setup*']
 ignore_missing_imports = true
 
 [project.scripts]
-cellmap.add_cellpose = "cellmap_models.cellpose:add_model"
\ No newline at end of file
+"cellmap.add_cellpose" = "cellmap_models.pytorch.cellpose:add_model"
diff --git a/src/cellmap_models/__pycache__/__init__.cpython-310.pyc b/src/cellmap_models/__pycache__/__init__.cpython-310.pyc
index 9c1eceb..e649df2 100644
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diff --git a/src/cellmap_models/__pycache__/utils.cpython-310.pyc b/src/cellmap_models/__pycache__/utils.cpython-310.pyc
index 15284a9..b067da1 100644
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diff --git a/src/cellmap_models/pytorch/cellpose/__init__.py b/src/cellmap_models/pytorch/cellpose/__init__.py
index c8faf0a..6e0bc43 100644
--- a/src/cellmap_models/pytorch/cellpose/__init__.py
+++ b/src/cellmap_models/pytorch/cellpose/__init__.py
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 from .add_model import add_model
 from .load_model import load_model
+from .get_model import get_model
 
 models_dict = {
     "jrc_mus-epididymis-1_nuc_cp": "https://github.com/janelia-cellmap/cellmap-models/releases/download/2024.03.08/jrc_mus-epididymis-1_nuc_cp",
diff --git a/src/cellmap_models/pytorch/cellpose/add_model.py b/src/cellmap_models/pytorch/cellpose/add_model.py
index 7246750..d63d68c 100644
--- a/src/cellmap_models/pytorch/cellpose/add_model.py
+++ b/src/cellmap_models/pytorch/cellpose/add_model.py
@@ -1,27 +1,20 @@
-from . import models_dict
-from cellpose.io import _add_model
+import sys
+from typing import Optional
+from cellpose.io import add_model as _add_model
 from cellpose.models import MODEL_DIR
-from cellpose.utils import download_url_to_file
+from .get_model import get_model
 
 
-def add_model(model_name: str):
+def add_model(model_name: Optional[str] = None):
     """Add model to cellpose
 
     Args:
         model_name (str): model name
     """
-    # download model to cellpose directory
-    if model_name not in models_dict:
-        raise ValueError(
-            f"Model {model_name} is not available. Available models are {list(models_dict.keys())}."
-        )
+    if model_name is None:
+        model_name = sys.argv[1]
     base_path = MODEL_DIR
-
-    if not (base_path / f"{model_name}.pth").exists():
-        print(f"Downloading {model_name} from {models_dict[model_name]}")
-        download_url_to_file(
-            models_dict[model_name], str(base_path / f"{model_name}.pth")
-        )
+    get_model(model_name, base_path)
     _add_model(str(base_path / f"{model_name}.pth"))
     print(
         f"Added model {model_name}. This will now be available in the cellpose model list."
diff --git a/src/cellmap_models/pytorch/cellpose/get_model.py b/src/cellmap_models/pytorch/cellpose/get_model.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..0122dca
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/cellmap_models/pytorch/cellpose/get_model.py
@@ -0,0 +1,29 @@
+from pathlib import Path
+from cellpose.utils import download_url_to_file
+
+
+def get_model(
+    model_name: str,
+    base_path: str = f"{Path(__file__).parent}/models",
+):
+    """Add model to cellpose
+
+    Args:
+        model_name (str): model name
+        base_path (str, optional): base path to store Torchscript model. Defaults to "./models".
+    """
+    from . import models_dict
+
+    # download model to cellpose directory
+    if model_name not in models_dict:
+        raise ValueError(
+            f"Model {model_name} is not available. Available models are {list(models_dict.keys())}."
+        )
+
+    if not (base_path / f"{model_name}.pth").exists():
+        print(f"Downloading {model_name} from {models_dict[model_name]}")
+        download_url_to_file(
+            models_dict[model_name], str(base_path / f"{model_name}.pth")
+        )
+    print("Downloaded model {model_name} to {base_path}.")
+    return
diff --git a/src/cellmap_models/pytorch/cellpose/load_model.py b/src/cellmap_models/pytorch/cellpose/load_model.py
index 9b11bc6..e00c6ba 100644
--- a/src/cellmap_models/pytorch/cellpose/load_model.py
+++ b/src/cellmap_models/pytorch/cellpose/load_model.py
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 from pathlib import Path
-from . import models_dict
-from cellmap_models.utils import download_url_to_file
 import torch
+from .get_model import get_model
 
 
 def load_model(
@@ -19,15 +18,8 @@ def load_model(
     Returns:
         model: model
     """
-    if model_name not in models_dict:
-        raise ValueError(
-            f"Model {model_name} is not available. Available models are {list(models_dict.keys())}."
-        )
-    if not (base_path / f"{model_name}.pth").exists():
-        print(f"Downloading {model_name} from {models_dict[model_name]}")
-        download_url_to_file(
-            models_dict[model_name], str(base_path / f"{model_name}.pth")
-        )
+
+    get_model(model_name, base_path)
     if device == "cuda" and not torch.cuda.is_available():
         device = "cpu"
         print("CUDA not available. Using CPU.")