diff --git a/backend/examples/models.py b/backend/examples/models.py
index ea18ea25..947a300e 100644
--- a/backend/examples/models.py
+++ b/backend/examples/models.py
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ import uuid
 
 from django.contrib.auth.models import User
 from django.db import models
+from django_drf_filepond.models import DrfFilePondStoredStorage
 
 from .managers import ExampleManager, ExampleStateManager
 from projects.models import Project
@@ -12,7 +13,7 @@ class Example(models.Model):
 
     uuid = models.UUIDField(default=uuid.uuid4, editable=False, db_index=True, unique=True)
     meta = models.JSONField(default=dict)
-    filename = models.FileField(default=".", max_length=1024)
+    filename = models.FileField(default=".", max_length=1024, storage=DrfFilePondStoredStorage())
     project = models.ForeignKey(to=Project, on_delete=models.CASCADE, related_name="examples")
     annotations_approved_by = models.ForeignKey(to=User, on_delete=models.SET_NULL, null=True, blank=True)
     text = models.TextField(null=True, blank=True)