diff --git a/src/experimental/studio/app.cc b/src/experimental/studio/app.cc
index 311920f4..6d9f0082 100644
--- a/src/experimental/studio/app.cc
+++ b/src/experimental/studio/app.cc
@@ -165,15 +165,14 @@ void App::LoadModel(std::string data, ContentType type) {
       model_name_ = std::move(data);
       const std::string resolved_file =
         platform::ResolveFile(model_name_, search_paths_);
-    if (resolved_file.ends_with(".mjb")) {
+      if (resolved_file.ends_with(".mjb")) {
         model_ = mj_loadModel(resolved_file.c_str(), 0);
-      } else if (resolved_file.ends_with(".xml")) {
-        spec_ = mj_parseXML(resolved_file.c_str(), nullptr, err, sizeof(err));
+      } else {
+        spec_ =
+            mj_parse(resolved_file.c_str(), nullptr, nullptr, err, sizeof(err));
         if (spec_ && err[0] == 0) {
           model_ = mj_compile(spec_, nullptr);
         }
-      } else {
-        error_ = "Unknown model file type; expected .mjb or .xml.";
       }
     } else if (type == ContentType::kModelXml) {
       model_name_ = "[xml]";