diff --git a/modules/qa/src/all_atom_potential.hh b/modules/qa/src/all_atom_potential.hh
index 5f0e15b4e4691090396088435a17f11d8e6802b1..b32e8d078e461f60d3c66c382066cc35bfa6fdc3 100644
--- a/modules/qa/src/all_atom_potential.hh
+++ b/modules/qa/src/all_atom_potential.hh
@@ -93,7 +93,7 @@ public:
   /// \brief set different seqeunce separation than used for training
   void SetSequenceSeparation(int seq_sep);
 
-  
+  const AllAtomPotentialOpts& GetOptions() const { return options_; }
   template <typename DS>
   void Serialize(DS& ds);
 public: