diff --git a/medcat-v2/medcat/cat.py b/medcat-v2/medcat/cat.py
index c8827ed5..63398ef7 100644
--- a/medcat-v2/medcat/cat.py
+++ b/medcat-v2/medcat/cat.py
@@ -86,6 +86,10 @@ def _recreate_pipe(self, model_load_path: Optional[str] = None,
                                   addon_config_dict=addon_config_dict)
         return self._pipeline
 
+    @property
+    def pipe(self) -> Pipeline:
+        return self._pipeline
+
     @classmethod
     def get_init_attrs(cls) -> list[str]:
         return ['cdb', 'vocab']