diff --git a/config/default.yaml b/config/default.yaml
index 1b82a0f94f915f7c73ed6065c3959532d3bc08d3..6ff71a77b1310a81a84df1bd7bfd040813ee1f9d 100644
--- a/config/default.yaml
+++ b/config/default.yaml
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ num_devices: ${len:${topology.devices}}
 # define config attributes for the group:
 group_by:
   - controller: [ name, scheduler: name, adaptive_threshold_fn: name ]
+  - model_provider: [ decoder: path ]
 # group attribute determined by resolver with the given attributes
 group: ${group_name:${group_by}}