diff --git a/encexp/__init__.py b/encexp/__init__.py
index 8df4d85..0499652 100644
--- a/encexp/__init__.py
+++ b/encexp/__init__.py
@@ -17,4 +17,4 @@
 if not '-m' in sys.argv:
     from encexp.text_repr import EncExpT, SeqTM, TextModel
 
-__version__ = "0.1.7"
+__version__ = "0.1.8"
diff --git a/encexp/download.py b/encexp/download.py
index 893ed95..13d951e 100644
--- a/encexp/download.py
+++ b/encexp/download.py
@@ -19,12 +19,15 @@
 
 def download(identifier: str, first: bool=True,
              base_url: str=EncExp_URL,
-             outputdir: str=MODELS):
+             outputdir: str=MODELS,
+             return_path: bool=False):
     """download"""
     if not isdir(outputdir):
         os.mkdir(outputdir)
     output = join(outputdir, f'{identifier}.json.gz')
     if isfile(output):
+        if return_path:
+            return output
         try:
             if first:
                 return next(tweet_iterator(output))
@@ -32,6 +35,8 @@ def download(identifier: str, first: bool=True,
         except Exception:
             os.unlink(output)
     Download(base_url + f'/{identifier}.json.gz', output)
+    if return_path:
+        return output
     if first:
         return next(tweet_iterator(output))
     return tweet_iterator(output)
diff --git a/encexp/tests/test_download.py b/encexp/tests/test_download.py
index 9607cb2..4dafabe 100644
--- a/encexp/tests/test_download.py
+++ b/encexp/tests/test_download.py
@@ -15,11 +15,20 @@
 from os.path import isfile
 import os
 import numpy as np
-from encexp.download import download_TextModel
+from encexp.download import download_TextModel, download
 
 
 def test_download_TextModel():
     """Test download TextModel"""
     from encexp import TextModel
     tm = TextModel(lang='es')
-    download_TextModel(tm.identifier)
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+    download_TextModel(tm.identifier)
+
+
+def test_download_path():
+    """Test download path"""
+
+    path = download('es_info', return_path=True)
+    assert isfile(path)
+    path = download('es_info', return_path=True)
+    assert isfile(path)
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