diff --git a/invokeai/frontend/web/public/locales/en.json b/invokeai/frontend/web/public/locales/en.json
index ab10276491..404c2013e4 100644
--- a/invokeai/frontend/web/public/locales/en.json
+++ b/invokeai/frontend/web/public/locales/en.json
@@ -702,9 +702,9 @@
     },
     "nodes": {
         "reloadSchema": "Reload Schema",
-        "saveNodes": "Save Nodes",
-        "loadNodes": "Load Nodes",
-        "clearNodes": "Clear Nodes",
+        "saveGraph": "Save Graph",
+        "loadGraph": "Load Graph (saved from Node Editor) (Do not copy-paste metadata)",
+        "clearGraph": "Clear Graph",
         "zoomInNodes": "Zoom In",
         "zoomOutNodes": "Zoom Out",
         "fitViewportNodes": "Fit View",
diff --git a/invokeai/frontend/web/src/features/nodes/components/panels/TopCenterPanel.tsx b/invokeai/frontend/web/src/features/nodes/components/panels/TopCenterPanel.tsx
index 90f8039285..21076e16f5 100644
--- a/invokeai/frontend/web/src/features/nodes/components/panels/TopCenterPanel.tsx
+++ b/invokeai/frontend/web/src/features/nodes/components/panels/TopCenterPanel.tsx
@@ -2,11 +2,11 @@ import { HStack } from '@chakra-ui/react';
 import CancelButton from 'features/parameters/components/ProcessButtons/CancelButton';
 import { memo } from 'react';
 import { Panel } from 'reactflow';
-import LoadNodesButton from '../ui/LoadNodesButton';
+import ClearGraphButton from '../ui/ClearGraphButton';
+import LoadGraphButton from '../ui/LoadGraphButton';
 import NodeInvokeButton from '../ui/NodeInvokeButton';
 import ReloadSchemaButton from '../ui/ReloadSchemaButton';
-import SaveNodesButton from '../ui/SaveNodesButton';
-import ClearNodesButton from '../ui/ClearNodesButton';
+import SaveGraphButton from '../ui/SaveGraphButton';
 
 const TopCenterPanel = () => {
   return (
@@ -15,9 +15,9 @@ const TopCenterPanel = () => {
         <NodeInvokeButton />
         <CancelButton />
         <ReloadSchemaButton />
-        <SaveNodesButton />
-        <LoadNodesButton />
-        <ClearNodesButton />
+        <SaveGraphButton />
+        <LoadGraphButton />
+        <ClearGraphButton />
       </HStack>
     </Panel>
   );
diff --git a/invokeai/frontend/web/src/features/nodes/components/ui/ClearNodesButton.tsx b/invokeai/frontend/web/src/features/nodes/components/ui/ClearGraphButton.tsx
similarity index 87%
rename from invokeai/frontend/web/src/features/nodes/components/ui/ClearNodesButton.tsx
rename to invokeai/frontend/web/src/features/nodes/components/ui/ClearGraphButton.tsx
index 86d9d08a84..88fb60ee0f 100644
--- a/invokeai/frontend/web/src/features/nodes/components/ui/ClearNodesButton.tsx
+++ b/invokeai/frontend/web/src/features/nodes/components/ui/ClearGraphButton.tsx
@@ -9,17 +9,17 @@ import {
   Text,
   useDisclosure,
 } from '@chakra-ui/react';
-import { makeToast } from 'features/system/util/makeToast';
 import { RootState } from 'app/store/store';
 import { useAppDispatch, useAppSelector } from 'app/store/storeHooks';
 import IAIIconButton from 'common/components/IAIIconButton';
 import { nodeEditorReset } from 'features/nodes/store/nodesSlice';
 import { addToast } from 'features/system/store/systemSlice';
-import { memo, useRef, useCallback } from 'react';
+import { makeToast } from 'features/system/util/makeToast';
+import { memo, useCallback, useRef } from 'react';
 import { useTranslation } from 'react-i18next';
 import { FaTrash } from 'react-icons/fa';
 
-const ClearNodesButton = () => {
+const ClearGraphButton = () => {
   const { t } = useTranslation();
   const dispatch = useAppDispatch();
   const { isOpen, onOpen, onClose } = useDisclosure();
@@ -46,8 +46,8 @@ const ClearNodesButton = () => {
     <>
       <IAIIconButton
         icon={<FaTrash />}
-        tooltip={t('nodes.clearNodes')}
-        aria-label={t('nodes.clearNodes')}
+        tooltip={t('nodes.clearGraph')}
+        aria-label={t('nodes.clearGraph')}
         onClick={onOpen}
         isDisabled={nodes.length === 0}
       />
@@ -62,11 +62,11 @@ const ClearNodesButton = () => {
 
         <AlertDialogContent>
           <AlertDialogHeader fontSize="lg" fontWeight="bold">
-            {t('nodes.clearNodes')}
+            {t('nodes.clearGraph')}
           </AlertDialogHeader>
 
           <AlertDialogBody>
-            <Text>{t('common.clearNodes')}</Text>
+            <Text>{t('common.clearGraph')}</Text>
           </AlertDialogBody>
 
           <AlertDialogFooter>
@@ -83,4 +83,4 @@ const ClearNodesButton = () => {
   );
 };
 
-export default memo(ClearNodesButton);
+export default memo(ClearGraphButton);
diff --git a/invokeai/frontend/web/src/features/nodes/components/ui/LoadNodesButton.tsx b/invokeai/frontend/web/src/features/nodes/components/ui/LoadGraphButton.tsx
similarity index 82%
rename from invokeai/frontend/web/src/features/nodes/components/ui/LoadNodesButton.tsx
rename to invokeai/frontend/web/src/features/nodes/components/ui/LoadGraphButton.tsx
index 2aa369bc11..437418e18a 100644
--- a/invokeai/frontend/web/src/features/nodes/components/ui/LoadNodesButton.tsx
+++ b/invokeai/frontend/web/src/features/nodes/components/ui/LoadGraphButton.tsx
@@ -13,17 +13,28 @@ interface JsonFile {
   [key: string]: unknown;
 }
 
-function validateInvokeAIGraph(jsonFile: JsonFile): boolean {
+function sanityCheckInvokeAIGraph(jsonFile: JsonFile): boolean {
   const keys = ['nodes', 'edges', 'viewport'];
   for (const key of keys) {
     if (!(key in jsonFile)) {
       return false;
     }
   }
+
+  if (!Array.isArray(jsonFile.nodes) || !Array.isArray(jsonFile.edges)) {
+    return false;
+  }
+
+  for (const node of jsonFile.nodes) {
+    if (!('data' in node)) {
+      return false;
+    }
+  }
+
   return true;
 }
 
-const LoadNodesButton = () => {
+const LoadGraphButton = () => {
   const { t } = useTranslation();
   const dispatch = useAppDispatch();
   const { fitView } = useReactFlow();
@@ -39,9 +50,9 @@ const LoadNodesButton = () => {
 
         try {
           const retrievedNodeTree = await JSON.parse(String(json));
-          const isValidNodeTree = validateInvokeAIGraph(retrievedNodeTree);
+          const isSaneNodeTree = sanityCheckInvokeAIGraph(retrievedNodeTree);
 
-          if (isValidNodeTree) {
+          if (isSaneNodeTree) {
             dispatch(loadFileNodes(retrievedNodeTree.nodes));
             dispatch(loadFileEdges(retrievedNodeTree.edges));
             fitView();
@@ -93,8 +104,8 @@ const LoadNodesButton = () => {
       {(props) => (
         <IAIIconButton
           icon={<FaUpload />}
-          tooltip={t('nodes.loadNodes')}
-          aria-label={t('nodes.loadNodes')}
+          tooltip={t('nodes.loadGraph')}
+          aria-label={t('nodes.loadGraph')}
           {...props}
         />
       )}
@@ -102,4 +113,4 @@ const LoadNodesButton = () => {
   );
 };
 
-export default memo(LoadNodesButton);
+export default memo(LoadGraphButton);
diff --git a/invokeai/frontend/web/src/features/nodes/components/ui/SaveNodesButton.tsx b/invokeai/frontend/web/src/features/nodes/components/ui/SaveGraphButton.tsx
similarity index 90%
rename from invokeai/frontend/web/src/features/nodes/components/ui/SaveNodesButton.tsx
rename to invokeai/frontend/web/src/features/nodes/components/ui/SaveGraphButton.tsx
index 5833182456..42e545258e 100644
--- a/invokeai/frontend/web/src/features/nodes/components/ui/SaveNodesButton.tsx
+++ b/invokeai/frontend/web/src/features/nodes/components/ui/SaveGraphButton.tsx
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ import { memo, useCallback } from 'react';
 import { useTranslation } from 'react-i18next';
 import { FaSave } from 'react-icons/fa';
 
-const SaveNodesButton = () => {
+const SaveGraphButton = () => {
   const { t } = useTranslation();
   const editorInstance = useAppSelector(
     (state: RootState) => state.nodes.editorInstance
@@ -37,12 +37,12 @@ const SaveNodesButton = () => {
     <IAIIconButton
       icon={<FaSave />}
       fontSize={18}
-      tooltip={t('nodes.saveNodes')}
-      aria-label={t('nodes.saveNodes')}
+      tooltip={t('nodes.saveGraph')}
+      aria-label={t('nodes.saveGraph')}
       onClick={saveEditorToJSON}
       isDisabled={nodes.length === 0}
     />
   );
 };
 
-export default memo(SaveNodesButton);
+export default memo(SaveGraphButton);