diff --git a/invokeai/app/api/routers/models.py b/invokeai/app/api/routers/models.py
index 870ca33534..759f6c9f59 100644
--- a/invokeai/app/api/routers/models.py
+++ b/invokeai/app/api/routers/models.py
@@ -298,7 +298,7 @@ async def search_for_models(
 )->List[pathlib.Path]:
     if not search_path.is_dir():
         raise HTTPException(status_code=404, detail=f"The search path '{search_path}' does not exist or is not directory")
-    return ApiDependencies.invoker.services.model_manager.search_for_models([search_path])
+    return ApiDependencies.invoker.services.model_manager.search_for_models(search_path)
 
 @models_router.get(
     "/ckpt_confs",
diff --git a/invokeai/app/services/model_manager_service.py b/invokeai/app/services/model_manager_service.py
index b1b995309e..f7d3b3a7a7 100644
--- a/invokeai/app/services/model_manager_service.py
+++ b/invokeai/app/services/model_manager_service.py
@@ -600,7 +600,7 @@ class ModelManagerService(ModelManagerServiceBase):
         """
         Return list of all models found in the designated directory.
         """
-        search = FindModels(directory,self.logger)
+        search = FindModels([directory], self.logger)
         return search.list_models()
 
     def sync_to_config(self):
diff --git a/invokeai/backend/model_management/model_search.py b/invokeai/backend/model_management/model_search.py
index 1e282b4bb8..5657bd9549 100644
--- a/invokeai/backend/model_management/model_search.py
+++ b/invokeai/backend/model_management/model_search.py
@@ -98,6 +98,6 @@ class FindModels(ModelSearch):
 
     def list_models(self) -> List[Path]:
         self.search()
-        return self.models_found
+        return list(self.models_found)