diff --git a/compile.py b/compile.py
index a2e72cb..82ef6e0 100755
--- a/compile.py
+++ b/compile.py
@@ -32,13 +32,11 @@ raw_model = [
 ]
 
 with open("model.gptc", "w+b") as f:
-    f.write(
-        gptc.compile(
-            raw_model,
-            max_ngram_length=config["max_ngram_length"],
-            min_count=config["min_count"],
-        ).serialize()
-    )
+    gptc.compile(
+        raw_model,
+        max_ngram_length=config["max_ngram_length"],
+        min_count=config["min_count"],
+    ).serialize(f)
 
 con.commit()
 con.close()