diff --git a/beacon/db/get_descendants.py b/beacon/db/get_descendants.py
index 59af06e8..a31b999e 100644
--- a/beacon/db/get_descendants.py
+++ b/beacon/db/get_descendants.py
@@ -99,7 +99,7 @@ def get_descendants_and_similarities():
             array_of_ontologies.append(ft_doc["id"])
     for ontology in array_of_ontologies:
         ontology_list = ontology.split(':')
-        #load_ontology(ontology_list[0])    
+        load_ontology(ontology_list[0])    
         url = "/beacon/beacon/db/ontologies/{}.obo".format(ontology_list[0].lower())
         list_of_cousins = []
         list_of_brothers = []