diff --git a/invokeai/backend/model_management/__init__.py b/invokeai/backend/model_management/__init__.py
index 086a8721a1..91180d4474 100644
--- a/invokeai/backend/model_management/__init__.py
+++ b/invokeai/backend/model_management/__init__.py
@@ -3,6 +3,6 @@ Initialization file for invokeai.backend.model_management
 """
 from .model_manager import ModelManager, ModelInfo, AddModelResult, SchedulerPredictionType
 from .model_cache import ModelCache
-from .models import BaseModelType, ModelType, SubModelType, ModelVariantType, ModelNotFoundException
+from .models import BaseModelType, ModelType, SubModelType, ModelVariantType, ModelNotFoundException, DuplicateModelException
 from .model_merge import ModelMerger, MergeInterpolationMethod
 
diff --git a/invokeai/backend/model_management/model_manager.py b/invokeai/backend/model_management/model_manager.py
index 5be1bcb332..a0b3e6d625 100644
--- a/invokeai/backend/model_management/model_manager.py
+++ b/invokeai/backend/model_management/model_manager.py
@@ -251,7 +251,9 @@ from .model_search import ModelSearch
 from .models import (
     BaseModelType, ModelType, SubModelType,
     ModelError, SchedulerPredictionType, MODEL_CLASSES,
-    ModelConfigBase, ModelNotFoundException, InvalidModelException,
+    ModelConfigBase,
+    ModelNotFoundException, InvalidModelException,
+    DuplicateModelException,
 )
 
 # We are only starting to number the config file with release 3.
@@ -891,15 +893,18 @@ class ModelManager(object):
                             model_name = model_path.name if model_path.is_dir() else model_path.stem
                             model_key = self.create_key(model_name, cur_base_model, cur_model_type)
 
-                            if model_key in self.models:
-                                raise Exception(f"Model with key {model_key} added twice")
-
-                            if model_path.is_relative_to(self.app_config.root_path):
-                                model_path = model_path.relative_to(self.app_config.root_path)
                             try:
+                                if model_key in self.models:
+                                    raise DuplicateModelException(f"Model with key {model_key} added twice")
+
+                                if model_path.is_relative_to(self.app_config.root_path):
+                                    model_path = model_path.relative_to(self.app_config.root_path)
+                                    
                                 model_config: ModelConfigBase = model_class.probe_config(str(model_path))
                                 self.models[model_key] = model_config
                                 new_models_found = True
+                            except DuplicateModelException as e:
+                                self.logger.warning(e)
                             except InvalidModelException:
                                 self.logger.warning(f"Not a valid model: {model_path}")
                             except NotImplementedError as e:
diff --git a/invokeai/backend/model_management/models/__init__.py b/invokeai/backend/model_management/models/__init__.py
index 3c4abbcaf1..2eb9028d6e 100644
--- a/invokeai/backend/model_management/models/__init__.py
+++ b/invokeai/backend/model_management/models/__init__.py
@@ -2,7 +2,11 @@ import inspect
 from enum import Enum
 from pydantic import BaseModel
 from typing import Literal, get_origin
-from .base import BaseModelType, ModelType, SubModelType, ModelBase, ModelConfigBase, ModelVariantType, SchedulerPredictionType, ModelError, SilenceWarnings, ModelNotFoundException, InvalidModelException
+from .base import (
+    BaseModelType, ModelType, SubModelType, ModelBase, ModelConfigBase,
+    ModelVariantType, SchedulerPredictionType, ModelError, SilenceWarnings,
+    ModelNotFoundException, InvalidModelException, DuplicateModelException
+    )
 from .stable_diffusion import StableDiffusion1Model, StableDiffusion2Model
 from .sdxl import StableDiffusionXLModel
 from .vae import VaeModel
diff --git a/invokeai/backend/model_management/models/base.py b/invokeai/backend/model_management/models/base.py
index edf2e2a993..912c3270cd 100644
--- a/invokeai/backend/model_management/models/base.py
+++ b/invokeai/backend/model_management/models/base.py
@@ -15,6 +15,9 @@ from contextlib import suppress
 from pydantic import BaseModel, Field
 from typing import List, Dict, Optional, Type, Literal, TypeVar, Generic, Callable, Any, Union
 
+class DuplicateModelException(Exception):
+    pass
+
 class InvalidModelException(Exception):
     pass