diff --git a/invokeai/backend/model_management/model_search.py b/invokeai/backend/model_management/model_search.py
index 3cded73d80..7e6b37c832 100644
--- a/invokeai/backend/model_management/model_search.py
+++ b/invokeai/backend/model_management/model_search.py
@@ -71,7 +71,13 @@ class ModelSearch(ABC):
                 if any(
                     [
                         (path / x).exists()
-                        for x in {"config.json", "model_index.json", "learned_embeds.bin", "pytorch_lora_weights.bin"}
+                        for x in {
+                            "config.json",
+                            "model_index.json",
+                            "learned_embeds.bin",
+                            "pytorch_lora_weights.bin",
+                            "image_encoder.txt",
+                        }
                     ]
                 ):
                     try: