@@ -418,10 +418,7 @@ def controlnet_config(sd, model_options={}):
         weight_dtype = comfy.utils.weight_dtype(sd)
 
         supported_inference_dtypes = list(model_config.supported_inference_dtypes)
-        if weight_dtype is not None:
-            supported_inference_dtypes.append(weight_dtype)
-
-        unet_dtype = comfy.model_management.unet_dtype(model_params=-1, supported_dtypes=supported_inference_dtypes)
+        unet_dtype = comfy.model_management.unet_dtype(model_params=-1, supported_dtypes=supported_inference_dtypes, weight_dtype=weight_dtype)
 
     load_device = comfy.model_management.get_torch_device()
     manual_cast_dtype = comfy.model_management.unet_manual_cast(unet_dtype, load_device)
@@ -689,10 +686,7 @@ def load_controlnet_state_dict(state_dict, model=None, model_options={}):
         if supported_inference_dtypes is None:
             supported_inference_dtypes = [comfy.model_management.unet_dtype()]
 
-        if weight_dtype is not None:
-            supported_inference_dtypes.append(weight_dtype)
-
-        unet_dtype = comfy.model_management.unet_dtype(model_params=-1, supported_dtypes=supported_inference_dtypes)
+        unet_dtype = comfy.model_management.unet_dtype(model_params=-1, supported_dtypes=supported_inference_dtypes, weight_dtype=weight_dtype)
 
     load_device = comfy.model_management.get_torch_device()
 
 
@@ -674,7 +674,7 @@ def unet_inital_load_device(parameters, dtype):
 def maximum_vram_for_weights(device=None):
     return (get_total_memory(device) * 0.88 - minimum_inference_memory())
 
-def unet_dtype(device=None, model_params=0, supported_dtypes=[torch.float16, torch.bfloat16, torch.float32]):
+def unet_dtype(device=None, model_params=0, supported_dtypes=[torch.float16, torch.bfloat16, torch.float32], weight_dtype=None):
     if model_params < 0:
         model_params = 1000000000000000000000
     if args.fp32_unet:
@@ -692,10 +692,8 @@ def unet_dtype(device=None, model_params=0, supported_dtypes=[torch.float16, tor
 
     fp8_dtype = None
     try:
-        for dtype in [torch.float8_e4m3fn, torch.float8_e5m2]:
-            if dtype in supported_dtypes:
-                fp8_dtype = dtype
-                break
+        if weight_dtype in [torch.float8_e4m3fn, torch.float8_e5m2]:
+            fp8_dtype = weight_dtype
     except:
         pass
 
@@ -707,7 +705,7 @@ def unet_dtype(device=None, model_params=0, supported_dtypes=[torch.float16, tor
         if model_params * 2 > free_model_memory:
             return fp8_dtype
 
-    if PRIORITIZE_FP16:
+    if PRIORITIZE_FP16 or weight_dtype == torch.float16:
         if torch.float16 in supported_dtypes and should_use_fp16(device=device, model_params=model_params):
             return torch.float16
 
 
@@ -896,14 +896,14 @@ def load_state_dict_guess_config(sd, output_vae=True, output_clip=True, output_c
         return None
 
     unet_weight_dtype = list(model_config.supported_inference_dtypes)
-    if weight_dtype is not None and model_config.scaled_fp8 is None:
-        unet_weight_dtype.append(weight_dtype)
+    if model_config.scaled_fp8 is not None:
+        weight_dtype = None
 
     model_config.custom_operations = model_options.get("custom_operations", None)
     unet_dtype = model_options.get("dtype", model_options.get("weight_dtype", None))
 
     if unet_dtype is None:
-        unet_dtype = model_management.unet_dtype(model_params=parameters, supported_dtypes=unet_weight_dtype)
+        unet_dtype = model_management.unet_dtype(model_params=parameters, supported_dtypes=unet_weight_dtype, weight_dtype=weight_dtype)
 
     manual_cast_dtype = model_management.unet_manual_cast(unet_dtype, load_device, model_config.supported_inference_dtypes)
     model_config.set_inference_dtype(unet_dtype, manual_cast_dtype)
@@ -994,11 +994,11 @@ def load_diffusion_model_state_dict(sd, model_options={}): #load unet in diffuse
 
     offload_device = model_management.unet_offload_device()
     unet_weight_dtype = list(model_config.supported_inference_dtypes)
-    if weight_dtype is not None and model_config.scaled_fp8 is None:
-        unet_weight_dtype.append(weight_dtype)
+    if model_config.scaled_fp8 is not None:
+        weight_dtype = None
 
     if dtype is None:
-        unet_dtype = model_management.unet_dtype(model_params=parameters, supported_dtypes=unet_weight_dtype)
+        unet_dtype = model_management.unet_dtype(model_params=parameters, supported_dtypes=unet_weight_dtype, weight_dtype=weight_dtype)
     else:
         unet_dtype = dtype