diff --git a/rt_eqcorrscan/reactor/reactor.py b/rt_eqcorrscan/reactor/reactor.py
index 294ee2b..32e59a3 100644
--- a/rt_eqcorrscan/reactor/reactor.py
+++ b/rt_eqcorrscan/reactor/reactor.py
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@
 import signal
 import subprocess
 import platform
+import pickle
 
 from copy import deepcopy
 from typing import Callable, Union, List
@@ -349,7 +350,9 @@ def spin_up(self, triggering_event: Event) -> None:
             return
         working_dir = _get_triggered_working_dir(
             triggering_event_id, exist_ok=True)
-        tribe.write(os.path.join(working_dir, "tribe.tgz"))
+        with open(os.path.join(working_dir, "tribe.pkl"), "wb") as f:
+            pickle.dump(tribe, f)
+        # tribe.write(os.path.join(working_dir, "tribe.tgz"))
         self.config.write(
             os.path.join(working_dir, 'rt_eqcorrscan_config.yml'))
         triggering_event.write(
diff --git a/rt_eqcorrscan/reactor/spin_up.py b/rt_eqcorrscan/reactor/spin_up.py
index 1c611c5..3f9b325 100644
--- a/rt_eqcorrscan/reactor/spin_up.py
+++ b/rt_eqcorrscan/reactor/spin_up.py
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@
 
 import os
 import logging
+import pickle
 
 from collections import Counter
 from typing import List, Union
@@ -14,8 +15,6 @@
 from obspy.clients.fdsn.client import FDSNNoDataException
 from obspy.geodetics import locations2degrees, kilometer2degrees
 
-from obsplus import WaveBank
-
 from eqcorrscan import Tribe
 
 from rt_eqcorrscan import read_config, RealTimeTribe
@@ -54,7 +53,9 @@ def run(
     Logger.debug(f"Triggered by {triggering_event}")
     min_stations = config.rt_match_filter.get("min_stations", None)
     Logger.info("Reading the Tribe")
-    tribe = Tribe().read("tribe.tgz")
+    with open("tribe.pkl", "rb") as f:
+        tribe = pickle.load(f)
+    # tribe = Tribe().read("tribe.tgz")
     # Remove file to avoid re-reading it
     os.remove("tribe.tgz")