diff --git a/faslr/utilities/sample.py b/faslr/utilities/sample.py
index d31d40b..9c67a3f 100644
--- a/faslr/utilities/sample.py
+++ b/faslr/utilities/sample.py
@@ -4,22 +4,33 @@
 from chainladder import Triangle
 
 
-def load_sample(sample_name: str) -> Triangle:
+samples = {
+    'mack97': 'mack_1997.csv',
+    'us_industry_auto': 'friedland_us_industry_auto.csv',
+    'uspp_incr_case': 'friedland_uspp_auto_increasing_case.csv',
+    'xyz': 'friedland_xyz_auto_bi.csv',
+    'us_auto_steady_state': 'friedland_us_auto_steady_state.csv'
+}
+
+
+def load_sample(
+        sample_name: str
+) -> Triangle:
 
     path = os.path.dirname(os.path.abspath(__file__))
-    if sample_name == "mack97":
-        df_csv = pd.read_csv(
-            os.path.join(path, "..", "samples", "mack_1997.csv"))
-    elif sample_name == "us_industry_auto":
-        df_csv = pd.read_csv(
-            os.path.join(path, "..", "samples", "friedland_us_industry_auto.csv"))
-    elif sample_name == "uspp_incr_case":
-        df_csv = pd.read_csv(
-            os.path.join(path, "..", "samples", "friedland_uspp_auto_increasing_case.csv"))
-    elif sample_name == "xyz":
+
+    def join_path(
+            fname: str
+    ):
+
+        joined = os.path.join(path, "..", "samples", fname)
+        return joined
+
+    try:
         df_csv = pd.read_csv(
-            os.path.join(path, "..", "samples", "friedland_xyz_auto_bi.csv"))
-    else:
+            join_path(samples[sample_name])
+        )
+    except KeyError:
         raise Exception("Invalid sample name.")
 
     if sample_name != "mack97":