diff --git a/StabilityMatrix.Avalonia/ViewModels/Inference/Modules/ControlNetModule.cs b/StabilityMatrix.Avalonia/ViewModels/Inference/Modules/ControlNetModule.cs
index 4d45c7f8..77955192 100644
--- a/StabilityMatrix.Avalonia/ViewModels/Inference/Modules/ControlNetModule.cs
+++ b/StabilityMatrix.Avalonia/ViewModels/Inference/Modules/ControlNetModule.cs
@@ -106,40 +106,36 @@ public class ControlNetModule : ModuleBase
                 }
             );
 
-            // Set output as new primary and model source
-            if (model == e.Temp.Refiner.Model)
-            {
-                e.Temp.Refiner.Model = controlNetReferenceOnly.Output1;
-            }
-            else
-            {
-                e.Temp.Base.Model = controlNetReferenceOnly.Output1;
-            }
-            e.Temp.Primary = controlNetReferenceOnly.Output2;
+            var referenceOnlyModel = controlNetReferenceOnly.Output1;
 
-            // If ControlNet strength is not 1, add a LatentBlend
+            // If ControlNet strength is not 1, add Model Merge
             if (Math.Abs(card.Strength - 1) > 0.01)
             {
-                var latentBlend = e.Nodes.AddTypedNode(
-                    new ComfyNodeBuilder.LatentBlend
+                var modelBlend = e.Nodes.AddTypedNode(
+                    new ComfyNodeBuilder.ModelMergeSimple
                     {
-                        Name = e.Nodes.GetUniqueName("ControlNet_ReferenceOnly_LatentBlend"),
-                        Samples1 = e.Builder.GetPrimaryAsLatent(
-                            e.Temp.Primary,
-                            e.Builder.Connections.GetDefaultVAE()
-                        ),
-                        Samples2 = e.Builder.GetPrimaryAsLatent(
-                            originalPrimary,
-                            e.Builder.Connections.GetDefaultVAE()
-                        ),
+                        Name = e.Nodes.GetUniqueName("ControlNet_ReferenceOnly_ModelMerge"),
+                        Model1 = referenceOnlyModel,
+                        Model2 = e.Temp.GetRefinerOrBaseModel(),
                         // Where 0 is full reference only, 1 is full original
-                        BlendFactor = 1 - card.Strength
+                        Ratio = 1 - card.Strength
                     }
                 );
 
-                e.Temp.Primary = latentBlend.Output;
+                referenceOnlyModel = modelBlend.Output;
             }
 
+            // Set output as new primary and model source
+            if (model == e.Temp.Refiner.Model)
+            {
+                e.Temp.Refiner.Model = referenceOnlyModel;
+            }
+            else
+            {
+                e.Temp.Base.Model = referenceOnlyModel;
+            }
+            e.Temp.Primary = controlNetReferenceOnly.Output2;
+
             // Indicate that the Primary latent has been temp batched
             // https://github.com/comfyanonymous/ComfyUI_experiments/issues/11
 
diff --git a/StabilityMatrix.Core/Models/Api/Comfy/Nodes/ComfyNodeBuilder.cs b/StabilityMatrix.Core/Models/Api/Comfy/Nodes/ComfyNodeBuilder.cs
index eed6fb53..c9a378b6 100644
--- a/StabilityMatrix.Core/Models/Api/Comfy/Nodes/ComfyNodeBuilder.cs
+++ b/StabilityMatrix.Core/Models/Api/Comfy/Nodes/ComfyNodeBuilder.cs
@@ -153,6 +153,16 @@ public class ComfyNodeBuilder
         public double BlendFactor { get; init; } = 0.5;
     }
 
+    public record ModelMergeSimple : ComfyTypedNodeBase<ModelNodeConnection>
+    {
+        public required ModelNodeConnection Model1 { get; init; }
+
+        public required ModelNodeConnection Model2 { get; init; }
+
+        [Range(0d, 1d)]
+        public double Ratio { get; init; } = 1;
+    }
+
     public static NamedComfyNode<ImageNodeConnection> ImageUpscaleWithModel(
         string name,
         UpscaleModelNodeConnection upscaleModel,