diff --git a/doc/changelog.d/2463.test.md b/doc/changelog.d/2463.test.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..2655f67fa9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/doc/changelog.d/2463.test.md
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+Test: adjusting small face count
diff --git a/src/ansys/geometry/core/modeler.py b/src/ansys/geometry/core/modeler.py
index 0e9a1a5e01..3641234825 100644
--- a/src/ansys/geometry/core/modeler.py
+++ b/src/ansys/geometry/core/modeler.py
@@ -459,6 +459,11 @@ def open_file(
                 raise RuntimeError(
                     "File is too large to upload. Service versions above 25R2 support streaming."
                 )
+        elif self.client.services.version == GeometryApiProtos.V0:
+            self.client.services.designs.open(
+                filepath=file_path,
+                import_options=import_options,
+            )
         else:
             # Zip file and pass filepath to service to open
             fp_path = Path(file_path).resolve()
diff --git a/tests/integration/test_repair_tools.py b/tests/integration/test_repair_tools.py
index 17ae380d08..84683d44af 100644
--- a/tests/integration/test_repair_tools.py
+++ b/tests/integration/test_repair_tools.py
@@ -232,7 +232,7 @@ def test_fix_small_face(modeler: Modeler):
     """Test to read geometry and find and fix it's small face problem areas."""
     design = modeler.open_file(FILES_DIR / "SmallFaces.scdocx")
     problem_areas = modeler.repair_tools.find_small_faces(design.bodies, 2.84e-8, None)
-    assert len(problem_areas) == 2
+    assert len(problem_areas) == 6
     problem_areas = modeler.repair_tools.find_small_faces(design.bodies, None, 0.00036)
     assert len(problem_areas) == 9
     problem_areas = modeler.repair_tools.find_small_faces(design.bodies)