diff --git a/aurora/pipelines/helpers.py b/aurora/pipelines/helpers.py
index 5705c976..ffceb9a4 100644
--- a/aurora/pipelines/helpers.py
+++ b/aurora/pipelines/helpers.py
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 from pathlib import Path
 
 from aurora.config.processing_config import RunConfig
-
+from aurora.config.metadata.processing import Processing
 
 def initialize_config(run_config):
     """
@@ -19,6 +19,9 @@ def initialize_config(run_config):
         config.from_json(run_config)
     elif isinstance(run_config, RunConfig):
         config = run_config
+        print("ToBeDeprecated")
+    elif isinstance(run_config, Processing):
+        config = run_config
     else:
         print(f"Unrecognized config of type {type(run_config)}")
         raise Exception
diff --git a/tests/parkfield/test_process_parkfield.py b/tests/parkfield/test_process_parkfield.py
index d4c3c257..e702ff29 100644
--- a/tests/parkfield/test_process_parkfield.py
+++ b/tests/parkfield/test_process_parkfield.py
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ def process_decimation_level(config, run_id, units="MT"):
 
     local_run_obj = mth5_obj.get_run(config["local_station_id"], run_id)
     local_run_ts = local_run_obj.to_runts()
-    validate_sample_rate(local_run_ts, config)
+    validate_sample_rate(local_run_ts, config.sample_rate)
     local_stft_obj = run_ts_to_calibrated_stft(
         local_run_ts, local_run_obj, config, units=units
     )