diff --git a/howso/direct/client.py b/howso/direct/client.py
index 0b4a9ce5..3fe91693 100644
--- a/howso/direct/client.py
+++ b/howso/direct/client.py
@@ -412,7 +412,7 @@ def _auto_persist_trainee(self, trainee_id: str):
             if trainee.persistence == 'always':
                 self.amlg.store_entity(
                     handle=trainee_id,
-                    amlg_path=self.resolve_trainee_filepath(trainee_id)
+                    file_path=self.resolve_trainee_filepath(trainee_id)
                 )
         except KeyError:
             # Trainee not cached, ignore
@@ -429,11 +429,7 @@ def _initialize_trainee(self, trainee_id: str):
         """Create a new Amalgam entity."""
         status = self.amlg.load_entity(
             handle=trainee_id,
-            amlg_path=str(self._howso_absolute_path),
-            persist=False,
-            load_contained=True,
-            escape_filename=False,
-            escape_contained_filenames=False
+            file_path=str(self._howso_absolute_path)
         )
         if not status.loaded:
             raise HowsoError(
@@ -1281,11 +1277,7 @@ def acquire_trainee_resources(
                 f'Trainee not found. No Trainee file exists at: "{filepath}"', code="not_found")
         status = self.amlg.load_entity(
             handle=trainee_id,
-            amlg_path=filepath,
-            persist=False,
-            load_contained=True,
-            escape_filename=False,
-            escape_contained_filenames=False,
+            file_path=filepath
         )
         if not status.loaded:
             raise HowsoError(
@@ -1320,7 +1312,7 @@ def release_trainee_resources(self, trainee_id: str):
                 # Persist on unload
                 self.amlg.store_entity(
                     handle=trainee_id,
-                    amlg_path=self.resolve_trainee_filepath(trainee_id)
+                    file_path=self.resolve_trainee_filepath(trainee_id)
                 )
             elif trainee.persistence == "never":
                 raise HowsoError(
@@ -1363,7 +1355,7 @@ def persist_trainee(self, trainee_id: str):
 
         self.amlg.store_entity(
             handle=trainee_id,
-            amlg_path=self.resolve_trainee_filepath(trainee_id)
+            file_path=self.resolve_trainee_filepath(trainee_id)
         )
 
     def begin_session(self, name: str | None = "default", metadata: t.Optional[Mapping] = None) -> Session:
diff --git a/howso/engine/trainee.py b/howso/engine/trainee.py
index cc2c19ec..d902a81a 100644
--- a/howso/engine/trainee.py
+++ b/howso/engine/trainee.py
@@ -374,7 +374,7 @@ def save(self, file_path: t.Optional[PathLike] = None):
         if self.id:
             self.client.amlg.store_entity(
                 handle=self.id,
-                amlg_path=self.client.resolve_trainee_filepath(file_name, filepath=file_path)
+                file_path=self.client.resolve_trainee_filepath(file_name, filepath=file_path)
             )
         else:
             raise ValueError("Trainee ID is needed for saving.")
@@ -3939,11 +3939,7 @@ def load_trainee(
 
     status = client.amlg.load_entity(
         handle=trainee_id,
-        amlg_path=str(file_path),
-        persist=False,
-        load_contained=True,
-        escape_filename=False,
-        escape_contained_filenames=False,
+        file_path=str(file_path)
     )
     if not status.loaded:
         raise HowsoError(f"Trainee from file '{file_path}' not found.")