diff --git a/comfy/model_management.py b/comfy/model_management.py
index cbaa8087..aa40c502 100644
--- a/comfy/model_management.py
+++ b/comfy/model_management.py
@@ -496,7 +496,7 @@ def unet_dtype(device=None, model_params=0):
         return torch.float8_e4m3fn
     if args.fp8_e5m2_unet:
         return torch.float8_e5m2
-    if should_use_fp16(device=device, model_params=model_params):
+    if should_use_fp16(device=device, model_params=model_params, manual_cast=True):
         return torch.float16
     return torch.float32
 
@@ -696,7 +696,7 @@ def is_device_mps(device):
             return True
     return False
 
-def should_use_fp16(device=None, model_params=0, prioritize_performance=True):
+def should_use_fp16(device=None, model_params=0, prioritize_performance=True, manual_cast=False):
     global directml_enabled
 
     if device is not None:
@@ -738,7 +738,7 @@ def should_use_fp16(device=None, model_params=0, prioritize_performance=True):
         if x in props.name.lower():
             fp16_works = True
 
-    if fp16_works:
+    if fp16_works or manual_cast:
         free_model_memory = (get_free_memory() * 0.9 - minimum_inference_memory())
         if (not prioritize_performance) or model_params * 4 > free_model_memory:
             return True