diff --git a/extensions/sd_api_pictures/script.py b/extensions/sd_api_pictures/script.py
index 3a31771af6..f216da3849 100644
--- a/extensions/sd_api_pictures/script.py
+++ b/extensions/sd_api_pictures/script.py
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
 from PIL import Image
 
 from modules import shared
-from modules.models import reload_model, unload_model
+from modules.models import load_model, unload_model
 from modules.ui import create_refresh_button
 
 torch._C._jit_set_profiling_mode(False)
@@ -38,7 +38,8 @@
     'cfg_scale': 7,
     'textgen_prefix': 'Please provide a detailed and vivid description of [subject]',
     'sd_checkpoint': ' ',
-    'checkpoint_list': [" "]
+    'checkpoint_list': [" "],
+    'last_model': ""
 }
 
 
@@ -46,6 +47,7 @@ def give_VRAM_priority(actor):
     global shared, params
 
     if actor == 'SD':
+        params["last_model"] = shared.model_name
         unload_model()
         print("Requesting Auto1111 to re-load last checkpoint used...")
         response = requests.post(url=f'{params["address"]}/sdapi/v1/reload-checkpoint', json='')
@@ -55,7 +57,8 @@ def give_VRAM_priority(actor):
         print("Requesting Auto1111 to vacate VRAM...")
         response = requests.post(url=f'{params["address"]}/sdapi/v1/unload-checkpoint', json='')
         response.raise_for_status()
-        reload_model()
+        if params["last_model"]:
+            shared.model, shared.tokenizer = load_model(params["last_model"])
 
     elif actor == 'set':
         print("VRAM mangement activated -- requesting Auto1111 to vacate VRAM...")