diff --git a/geoapps_utils/base.py b/geoapps_utils/base.py
index 2cb2325f..bc6cf70a 100644
--- a/geoapps_utils/base.py
+++ b/geoapps_utils/base.py
@@ -168,6 +168,17 @@ def update_monitoring_directory(
                 copy_children=copy_children,
             )
 
+    @classmethod
+    def get_default_ui_json(cls) -> Path | None:
+        """
+        Get the default ui.json file path for the application.
+
+        :return: Path to default ui.json file.
+        """
+        if issubclass(cls._params_class, Options):
+            return cls._params_class.default_ui_json
+        return None
+
 
 class Options(BaseModel):
     """
diff --git a/geoapps_utils/run.py b/geoapps_utils/run.py
index a428a3df..8e9eea92 100644
--- a/geoapps_utils/run.py
+++ b/geoapps_utils/run.py
@@ -50,11 +50,11 @@ def load_ui_json_as_dict(filepath: str | Path | dict) -> dict:
     return uijson
 
 
-def fetch_driver_class(json_dict: str | Path | dict) -> type[Driver]:
+def fetch_driver_class_from_string(module_path: str) -> type[Driver]:
     """
-    Fetch the driver class from the ui.json 'run_command'.
+    Fetch the driver class from a module path string.
 
-    :param json_dict: Path to a ui.json file with a 'run_command' key.
+    :param module_path: Module path string.
 
     :return: Driver class.
     """
@@ -63,15 +63,7 @@ def fetch_driver_class(json_dict: str | Path | dict) -> type[Driver]:
         BaseDriver,
     )
 
-    uijson = load_ui_json_as_dict(json_dict)
-
-    if "run_command" not in uijson or not isinstance(uijson["run_command"], str):
-        raise KeyError(
-            "'run_command' in ui.json must be a string representing the module path."
-            f" Got {uijson.get('run_command', None)}."
-        )
-
-    module = import_module(uijson["run_command"])
+    module = import_module(module_path)
     cls = None
     for _, cls in inspect.getmembers(module):
         try:
@@ -86,13 +78,34 @@ def fetch_driver_class(json_dict: str | Path | dict) -> type[Driver]:
     else:
         logger.warning(
             "\n\nApplicationError: No valid driver class found in module %s\n\n",
-            uijson["run_command"],
+            module_path,
         )
         sys.exit(1)
 
     return cls
 
 
+def fetch_driver_class(json_dict: str | Path | dict) -> type[Driver]:
+    """
+    Fetch the driver class from the ui.json 'run_command'.
+
+    :param json_dict: Path to a ui.json file with a 'run_command' key.
+
+    :return: Driver class.
+    """
+    uijson = load_ui_json_as_dict(json_dict)
+
+    if "run_command" not in uijson or not isinstance(uijson["run_command"], str):
+        raise KeyError(
+            "'run_command' in ui.json must be a string representing the module path."
+            f" Got {uijson.get('run_command', None)}."
+        )
+
+    cls = fetch_driver_class_from_string(uijson["run_command"])
+
+    return cls
+
+
 def run_uijson_group(
     out_group: UIJsonGroup,
 ) -> Driver:
diff --git a/tests/driver_test.py b/tests/driver_test.py
index dfc43531..f4aa9459 100644
--- a/tests/driver_test.py
+++ b/tests/driver_test.py
@@ -65,6 +65,9 @@ def test_base_driver(tmp_path):
         TestParamsDriver("not a params object")  # type: ignore
 
     driver = TestParamsDriver(params)
+
+    assert TestParamsDriver.get_default_ui_json() is None
+
     driver.start(tmp_path / "test_ifile.ui.json")
 
     with pytest.raises(TypeError, match="Input file must be "):
@@ -117,6 +120,8 @@ def test_base_options(tmp_path):
 
     driver = TestOptionsDriver(options)
 
+    assert TestOptionsDriver.get_default_ui_json().exists()  # type: ignore
+
     assert isinstance(driver.params, TestOptions)
     assert driver.params_class == TestOptions
     assert isinstance(driver.workspace, Workspace)