diff --git a/examples/classifier_compression/compress_classifier.py b/examples/classifier_compression/compress_classifier.py
index 8fe0d4bbc249b13e136033aeb0b30e8af4e6c07a..a6904f7258205d28db4a67a96eac75cd43149c9f 100755
--- a/examples/classifier_compression/compress_classifier.py
+++ b/examples/classifier_compression/compress_classifier.py
@@ -99,7 +99,7 @@ def handle_subapps(model, criterion, optimizer, compression_scheduler, pylogger,
                                                 args.dataset, add_softmax=True, verbose=False)
         do_exit = True
     elif args.qe_calibration and not (args.evaluate and args.quantize_eval):
-        classifier.acts_quant_stats_collection(model, criterion, pylogger, args)
+        classifier.acts_quant_stats_collection(model, criterion, pylogger, args, save_to_file=True)
         do_exit = True
     elif args.activation_histograms:
         classifier.acts_histogram_collection(model, criterion, pylogger, args)