diff --git a/evaluation_function/evaluation.py b/evaluation_function/evaluation.py
index cd7db60..6bb4864 100755
--- a/evaluation_function/evaluation.py
+++ b/evaluation_function/evaluation.py
@@ -1,14 +1,14 @@
 from typing import Any
 from lf_toolkit.evaluation import Result as LFResult
-from .schemas import FSA
+from .schemas import FSA, FSAFrontend
 from .schemas.result import Result
 from .correction import analyze_fsa_correction
 
 def validate_fsa(value: str | dict) -> FSA:
     """Parse a FSA from JSON string or dict."""
     if isinstance(value, str):
-        return FSA.model_validate_json(value)
-    return FSA.model_validate(value)
+        return FSAFrontend.model_validate_json(value).toFSA()
+    return FSAFrontend.model_validate(value).toFSA()
 
 def evaluation_function(
     response: Any = None,
diff --git a/evaluation_function/schemas/fsaFrontend.py b/evaluation_function/schemas/fsaFrontend.py
index 4bfee62..5292b10 100644
--- a/evaluation_function/schemas/fsaFrontend.py
+++ b/evaluation_function/schemas/fsaFrontend.py
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ class Config:
         }
 
     @classmethod
-    def from_flattened(cls, data: dict) -> FSA:
+    def toFSA(cls, data: dict) -> FSA:
         """
         Convert frontend FSA payload (with transitions as "from|symbol|to") 
         into the FSABackend model with proper Transition objects.