diff --git a/hordelib/comfy_horde.py b/hordelib/comfy_horde.py
index b70535fd..1609738b 100644
--- a/hordelib/comfy_horde.py
+++ b/hordelib/comfy_horde.py
@@ -238,7 +238,7 @@ def do_comfy_import(
 
 
 # isort: on
-models_not_to_force_load: list = ["cascade", "sdxl"]  # other possible values could be `basemodel` or `sd1`
+models_not_to_force_load: list = ["cascade", "sdxl", "flux"]  # other possible values could be `basemodel` or `sd1`
 """Models which should not be forced to load in the comfy model loading hijack.
 
 Possible values include `cascade`, `sdxl`, `basemodel`, `sd1` or any other comfyui classname
@@ -249,8 +249,12 @@ def do_comfy_import(
 
 
 def _do_not_force_load_model_in_patcher(model_patcher):
+    model_name_lower = str(type(model_patcher.model)).lower()
+    if "clip" in model_name_lower:
+        return False
+
     for model in models_not_to_force_load:
-        if model in str(type(model_patcher.model)).lower():
+        if model in model_name_lower:
             return True
 
     return False
diff --git a/hordelib/initialisation.py b/hordelib/initialisation.py
index 1332e315..617a5a59 100644
--- a/hordelib/initialisation.py
+++ b/hordelib/initialisation.py
@@ -84,6 +84,7 @@ def initialise(
         disable_smart_memory=disable_smart_memory,
     )
     if models_not_to_force_load is not None:
+        logger.debug(f"Overriding models_not_to_force_load with {models_not_to_force_load}")
         hordelib.comfy_horde.models_not_to_force_load = models_not_to_force_load.copy()
 
     vram_on_start_free = hordelib.comfy_horde.get_torch_free_vram_mb()
diff --git a/tests/conftest.py b/tests/conftest.py
index f832c00b..0652c3e1 100644
--- a/tests/conftest.py
+++ b/tests/conftest.py
@@ -95,10 +95,11 @@ def init_horde(
         disable_smart_memory=True,
         force_normal_vram_mode=True,
         do_not_load_model_mangers=True,
-        models_not_to_force_load=[
-            "sdxl",
-            "cascade",
-        ],
+        # models_not_to_force_load=[
+        #     "sdxl",
+        #     "cascade",
+        #     "flux",
+        # ],
     )
     from hordelib.settings import UserSettings