diff --git a/measure_extinction/utils/make_obsdata_from_model.py b/measure_extinction/utils/make_obsdata_from_model.py
index 3ab20c0..6a1e98a 100644
--- a/measure_extinction/utils/make_obsdata_from_model.py
+++ b/measure_extinction/utils/make_obsdata_from_model.py
@@ -299,17 +299,6 @@ def make_obsdata_from_model(
     # dictionary to saye names of spectroscopic filenames
     specinfo = {}
 
-    full_file = "%s_full.fits" % (output_filebase)
-    if not only_dat:
-        # save the full spectrum to a binary FITS table
-        otable = QTable()
-        otable["WAVELENGTH"] = Column(wave_rebin, unit=u.angstrom)
-        otable["FLUX"] = Column(flux_rebin, unit=fluxunit)
-        otable["SIGMA"] = Column(flux_rebin * 0.01, unit=fluxunit)
-        otable["NPTS"] = Column(npts_rebin)
-        otable.write("%s/Models/%s" % (output_path, full_file), overwrite=True)
-    specinfo["MODEL_FULL"] = full_file
-
     # rebin to R=100 for speed of reddened photometry calculation
     #   use a wavelength range that spans FUSE to Spitzer IRS
     rbres_lowres = 100.0
@@ -319,14 +308,25 @@ def make_obsdata_from_model(
     full_file_lowres = "%s_full_lowres.fits" % (output_filebase)
     if not only_dat:
         # save the full spectrum to a binary FITS table
-        otable = QTable()
-        otable["WAVELENGTH"] = Column(wave_rebin_lowres, unit=u.angstrom)
-        otable["FLUX"] = Column(flux_rebin_lowres, unit=fluxunit)
-        otable["SIGMA"] = Column(flux_rebin_lowres * 0.01, unit=fluxunit)
-        otable["NPTS"] = Column(npts_rebin_lowres)
-        otable.write("%s/Models/%s" % (output_path, full_file_lowres), overwrite=True)
+        otable_lowres = QTable()
+        otable_lowres["WAVELENGTH"] = Column(wave_rebin_lowres, unit=u.angstrom)
+        otable_lowres["FLUX"] = Column(flux_rebin_lowres, unit=fluxunit)
+        otable_lowres["SIGMA"] = Column(flux_rebin_lowres * 0.01, unit=fluxunit)
+        otable_lowres["NPTS"] = Column(npts_rebin_lowres)
+        otable_lowres.write("%s/Models/%s" % (output_path, full_file_lowres), overwrite=True)
     specinfo["MODEL_FULL_LOWRES"] = full_file_lowres
 
+    full_file = "%s_full.fits" % (output_filebase)
+    if not only_dat:
+        # save the full spectrum to a binary FITS table
+        otable = QTable()
+        otable["WAVELENGTH"] = Column(wave_rebin, unit=u.angstrom)
+        otable["FLUX"] = Column(flux_rebin, unit=fluxunit)
+        otable["SIGMA"] = Column(flux_rebin * 0.01, unit=fluxunit)
+        otable["NPTS"] = Column(npts_rebin)
+        otable.write("%s/Models/%s" % (output_path, full_file), overwrite=True)
+    specinfo["MODEL_FULL"] = full_file
+
     iue_file = "%s_iue.fits" % (output_filebase)
     if not only_dat:
         # IUE mock observation