Merge branch 'develop' into fix_startpoint_sampling

pypesto/petab/importer.py

@@ -59,6 +59,7 @@
         PREEQUILIBRATION_CONDITION_ID,
         SIMULATION_CONDITION_ID,
     )
+    from petab.models import MODEL_TYPE_SBML
 except ImportError:
     pass
 
@@ -134,7 +135,8 @@ def __init__(
 
         self.validate_inner_options()
 
-        if validate_petab:
+        self.validate_petab = validate_petab
+        if self.validate_petab:
             if petab.lint_problem(petab_problem):
                 raise ValueError("Invalid PEtab problem.")
         if self._hierarchical and validate_petab_hierarchical:
@@ -286,7 +288,13 @@ def create_model(
             logger.info(
                 f"Compiling amici model to folder " f"{self.output_folder}."
             )
-            self.compile_model(**kwargs)
+            if self.petab_problem.model.type_id == MODEL_TYPE_SBML:
+                self.compile_model(
+                    validate=self.validate_petab,
+                    **kwargs,
+                )
+            else:
+                self.compile_model(**kwargs)
         else:
             logger.debug(
                 f"Using existing amici model in folder "