diff --git a/responsibleai/responsibleai/managers/counterfactual_manager.py b/responsibleai/responsibleai/managers/counterfactual_manager.py
index 2dfac093af..68c1c88ecb 100644
--- a/responsibleai/responsibleai/managers/counterfactual_manager.py
+++ b/responsibleai/responsibleai/managers/counterfactual_manager.py
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@
 import pandas as pd
 from dice_ml import Dice
 from dice_ml.counterfactual_explanations import CounterfactualExplanations
+from dice_ml.explainer_interfaces.explainer_base import ExplainerBase
 
 from responsibleai._config.base_config import BaseConfig
 from responsibleai._data_validations import validate_train_test_categories
@@ -335,7 +336,7 @@ def load_explainer(self, explainer_directory_path):
         file_path = (explainer_directory_path /
                      CounterfactualConfig.EXPLAINER_FILE_NAME)
         try:
-            self.explainer.deserialize_explainer(file_path)
+            self.explainer = ExplainerBase.deserialize_explainer(file_path)
         except Exception:
             pass