diff --git a/archive/metadata_utils.py b/archive/metadata_utils.py
index c0cc93e..48b3d4e 100644
--- a/archive/metadata_utils.py
+++ b/archive/metadata_utils.py
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ def get_device_metadata(file_path: Path) -> DeviceMetadata | None:
         with file_path.open('r') as f:
             device_metadata_json = json.load(f)
             try:
-                device_metadata = DeviceMetadata.model_validate_json(device_metadata_json)
+                device_metadata = DeviceMetadata.from_json(device_metadata_json)
                 return device_metadata
             except ValueError as e:
                 print(f"Validation error for device metadata: {e}")