diff --git a/tests/new_model_to_minio_test.py b/tests/new_model_to_minio_test.py
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+"""Definition of function to generate a new randomly initialized model and save
+it in Minio datastore."""
+
+from pathlib import Path
+
+from dotenv import load_dotenv
+from torchinfo import summary
+
+from model.src.models import VisualCommunicationModel
+from shared.data_store import connect_minio, put_model
+from shared.utils import setup_logging
+
+if __name__ == '__main__':
+    # load in env file
+    env_path = Path(__file__).parent.parent / 'server.env'
+    assert env_path.exists()
+    load_dotenv(env_path)
+    # setup logging
+    setup_logging()
+    # connect to minio
+    client = connect_minio()
+    # instantiate model
+    model = VisualCommunicationModel(download_resnet_weights=True)
+    # show model weights
+    summary(model)
+    # put buffer in minio bucket
+    hash_str = put_model(
+        client=client,
+        model=model,
+    )
+    print(f"hash string: {hash_str}")
+    print('saved to Minio')