diff --git a/invokeai/app/services/config/config_base.py b/invokeai/app/services/config/config_base.py
index 20dac14937..d11d98901b 100644
--- a/invokeai/app/services/config/config_base.py
+++ b/invokeai/app/services/config/config_base.py
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ import os
 import sys
 from argparse import ArgumentParser
 from pathlib import Path
+from pydantic import BaseModel
 from typing import Any, ClassVar, Dict, List, Literal, Optional, Union, get_args, get_origin, get_type_hints
 
 from omegaconf import DictConfig, ListConfig, OmegaConf
@@ -62,6 +63,18 @@ class InvokeAISettings(BaseSettings):
             assert isinstance(category, str)
             if category not in field_dict[type]:
                 field_dict[type][category] = {}
+            if isinstance(value, BaseModel):
+                dump = value.model_dump(exclude_defaults=True, exclude_unset=True, exclude_none=True)
+                field_dict[type][category][name] = dump
+                continue
+            if isinstance(value, list):
+                val_list: List[Dict[str, Any]] = []
+                for list_val in value:
+                    if isinstance(list_val, BaseModel):
+                        dump = list_val.model_dump(exclude_defaults=True, exclude_unset=True, exclude_none=True)
+                        val_list.append(dump)
+                field_dict[type][category][name] = val_list
+                continue
             # keep paths as strings to make it easier to read
             field_dict[type][category][name] = str(value) if isinstance(value, Path) else value
         conf = OmegaConf.create(field_dict)