diff --git a/backend/core/tasks.py b/backend/core/tasks.py
index f8726a4e..7dcd32d5 100644
--- a/backend/core/tasks.py
+++ b/backend/core/tasks.py
@@ -231,6 +231,7 @@ def train_model(
                     model="ramp",
                     model_home=os.environ["RAMP_HOME"],
                     freeze_layers=freeze_layers,
+                    multimasks=multimasks
                 )
 
             # copy final model to output
diff --git a/backend/fAIr-utilities b/backend/fAIr-utilities
new file mode 160000
index 00000000..93debb40
--- /dev/null
+++ b/backend/fAIr-utilities
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+Subproject commit 93debb40704c94fb4f89ca93f660e8b5c0fdb747