@@ -379,11 +379,15 @@ def free_memory(memory_required, device, keep_loaded=[]):
             if mem_free_torch > mem_free_total * 0.25:
                 soft_empty_cache()
 
-def load_models_gpu(models, memory_required=0, force_patch_weights=False):
+def load_models_gpu(models, memory_required=0, force_patch_weights=False, minimum_memory_required=None):
     global vram_state
 
     inference_memory = minimum_inference_memory()
     extra_mem = max(inference_memory, memory_required)
+    if minimum_memory_required is None:
+        minimum_memory_required = extra_mem
+    else:
+        minimum_memory_required = max(inference_memory, minimum_memory_required)
 
     models = set(models)
 
@@ -446,8 +450,8 @@ def load_models_gpu(models, memory_required=0, force_patch_weights=False):
         if lowvram_available and (vram_set_state == VRAMState.LOW_VRAM or vram_set_state == VRAMState.NORMAL_VRAM):
             model_size = loaded_model.model_memory_required(torch_dev)
             current_free_mem = get_free_memory(torch_dev)
-            lowvram_model_memory = int(max(64 * (1024 * 1024), (current_free_mem - extra_mem)))
-            if model_size <= (current_free_mem - inference_memory): #only switch to lowvram if really necessary
+            lowvram_model_memory = int(max(64 * (1024 * 1024), (current_free_mem - minimum_memory_required)))
+            if model_size <= lowvram_model_memory: #only switch to lowvram if really necessary
                 lowvram_model_memory = 0
 
         if vram_set_state == VRAMState.NO_VRAM:
 
@@ -61,7 +61,9 @@ def prepare_sampling(model, noise_shape, conds):
     device = model.load_device
     real_model = None
     models, inference_memory = get_additional_models(conds, model.model_dtype())
-    comfy.model_management.load_models_gpu([model] + models, model.memory_required([noise_shape[0] * 2] + list(noise_shape[1:])) + inference_memory)
+    memory_required = model.memory_required([noise_shape[0] * 2] + list(noise_shape[1:])) + inference_memory
+    minimum_memory_required = model.memory_required([noise_shape[0]] + list(noise_shape[1:])) + inference_memory
+    comfy.model_management.load_models_gpu([model] + models, memory_required=memory_required, minimum_memory_required=minimum_memory_required)
     real_model = model.model
 
     return real_model, conds, models