diff --git a/src/main/java/InteractiveInterface.java b/src/main/java/InteractiveInterface.java
index 9293cfd..b4bf965 100644
--- a/src/main/java/InteractiveInterface.java
+++ b/src/main/java/InteractiveInterface.java
@@ -227,16 +227,14 @@ public class InteractiveInterface {
         Plate samplePlate;
         PlateFileWriter writer;
         if(exponential){
-            samplePlate = new Plate(numWells, dropOutRate, populations);
-            samplePlate.fillWellsExponential(cellFile, cells.getCells(), lambda);
+            samplePlate = new Plate(cells, cellFile, numWells, populations, dropOutRate, lambda, true);
             writer = new PlateFileWriter(filename, samplePlate);
         }
         else {
             if (poisson) {
                 stdDev = Math.sqrt(cells.getCellCount()); //gaussian with square root of elements approximates poisson
             }
-            samplePlate = new Plate(numWells, dropOutRate, populations);
-            samplePlate.fillWells(cellFile, cells.getCells(), stdDev);
+            samplePlate = new Plate(cells, cellFile, numWells, populations, dropOutRate, stdDev, false);
             writer = new PlateFileWriter(filename, samplePlate);
         }
         System.out.println("Writing Sample Plate to file");