diff --git a/comfy/model_management.py b/comfy/model_management.py
index 2167f81bf..cd035f017 100644
--- a/comfy/model_management.py
+++ b/comfy/model_management.py
@@ -19,7 +19,8 @@
 import psutil
 import logging
 from enum import Enum
-from comfy.cli_args import args, PerformanceFeature
+from comfy.cli_args import args, PerformanceFeature, enables_dynamic_vram
+import threading
 import torch
 import sys
 import platform
@@ -650,7 +651,7 @@ def free_memory(memory_required, device, keep_loaded=[], for_dynamic=False, ram_
                 soft_empty_cache()
     return unloaded_models
 
-def load_models_gpu(models, memory_required=0, force_patch_weights=False, minimum_memory_required=None, force_full_load=False):
+def load_models_gpu_orig(models, memory_required=0, force_patch_weights=False, minimum_memory_required=None, force_full_load=False):
     cleanup_models_gc()
     global vram_state
 
@@ -746,8 +747,25 @@ def load_models_gpu(models, memory_required=0, force_patch_weights=False, minimu
         current_loaded_models.insert(0, loaded_model)
     return
 
-def load_model_gpu(model):
-    return load_models_gpu([model])
+def load_models_gpu_thread(models, memory_required, force_patch_weights, minimum_memory_required, force_full_load):
+    with torch.inference_mode():
+        load_models_gpu_orig(models, memory_required, force_patch_weights, minimum_memory_required, force_full_load)
+        soft_empty_cache()
+
+def load_models_gpu(models, memory_required=0, force_patch_weights=False, minimum_memory_required=None, force_full_load=False):
+    #Deliberately load models outside of the Aimdo mempool so they can be retained accross
+    #nodes. Use a dummy thread to do it as pytorch documents that mempool contexts are
+    #thread local. So exploit that to escape context
+    if enables_dynamic_vram():
+        t = threading.Thread(
+            target=load_models_gpu_thread,
+            args=(models, memory_required, force_patch_weights, minimum_memory_required, force_full_load)
+        )
+        t.start()
+        t.join()
+    else:
+        load_models_gpu_orig(models, memory_required=memory_required, force_patch_weights=force_patch_weights,
+                             minimum_memory_required=minimum_memory_required, force_full_load=force_full_load)
 
 def loaded_models(only_currently_used=False):
     output = []
@@ -1717,9 +1735,6 @@ def debug_memory_summary():
         return torch.cuda.memory.memory_summary()
     return ""
 
-#TODO: might be cleaner to put this somewhere else
-import threading
-
 class InterruptProcessingException(Exception):
     pass
 
diff --git a/comfy/model_patcher.py b/comfy/model_patcher.py
index b70c031bf..cdf289395 100644
--- a/comfy/model_patcher.py
+++ b/comfy/model_patcher.py
@@ -1597,7 +1597,7 @@ class ModelPatcherDynamic(ModelPatcher):
 
         if unpatch_weights:
             self.partially_unload_ram(1e32)
-            self.partially_unload(None)
+            self.partially_unload(None, 1e32)
 
     def partially_load(self, device_to, extra_memory=0, force_patch_weights=False):
         assert not force_patch_weights #See above