diff --git a/invokeai/frontend/web/src/app/store/middleware/listenerMiddleware/listeners/tabChanged.ts b/invokeai/frontend/web/src/app/store/middleware/listenerMiddleware/listeners/tabChanged.ts
index 0569827859..6d3e599ae2 100644
--- a/invokeai/frontend/web/src/app/store/middleware/listenerMiddleware/listeners/tabChanged.ts
+++ b/invokeai/frontend/web/src/app/store/middleware/listenerMiddleware/listeners/tabChanged.ts
@@ -1,55 +1,58 @@
 import { modelChanged } from 'features/parameters/store/generationSlice';
 import { setActiveTab } from 'features/ui/store/uiSlice';
-import { forEach } from 'lodash-es';
 import { NON_REFINER_BASE_MODELS } from 'services/api/constants';
-import {
-  MainModelConfigEntity,
-  modelsApi,
-} from 'services/api/endpoints/models';
+import { mainModelsAdapter, modelsApi } from 'services/api/endpoints/models';
 import { startAppListening } from '..';
 
 export const addTabChangedListener = () => {
   startAppListening({
     actionCreator: setActiveTab,
-    effect: (action, { getState, dispatch }) => {
+    effect: async (action, { getState, dispatch }) => {
       const activeTabName = action.payload;
       if (activeTabName === 'unifiedCanvas') {
-        // grab the models from RTK Query cache
-        const { data } = modelsApi.endpoints.getMainModels.select(
-          NON_REFINER_BASE_MODELS
-        )(getState());
+        const currentBaseModel = getState().generation.model?.base_model;
 
-        if (!data) {
-          // no models yet, so we can't do anything
-          dispatch(modelChanged(null));
+        if (currentBaseModel && ['sd-1', 'sd-2'].includes(currentBaseModel)) {
+          // if we're already on a valid model, no change needed
           return;
         }
 
-        // need to filter out all the invalid canvas models (currently, this is just sdxl)
-        const validCanvasModels: MainModelConfigEntity[] = [];
+        try {
+          // just grab fresh models
+          const modelsRequest = dispatch(
+            modelsApi.endpoints.getMainModels.initiate(NON_REFINER_BASE_MODELS)
+          );
+          const models = await modelsRequest.unwrap();
+          // cancel this cache subscription
+          modelsRequest.unsubscribe();
 
-        forEach(data.entities, (entity) => {
-          if (!entity) {
+          if (!models.ids.length) {
+            // no valid canvas models
+            dispatch(modelChanged(null));
             return;
           }
-          if (['sd-1', 'sd-2'].includes(entity.base_model)) {
-            validCanvasModels.push(entity);
+
+          // need to filter out all the invalid canvas models (currently sdxl & refiner)
+          const validCanvasModels = mainModelsAdapter
+            .getSelectors()
+            .selectAll(models)
+            .filter((model) => ['sd-1', 'sd-2'].includes(model.base_model));
+
+          const firstValidCanvasModel = validCanvasModels[0];
+
+          if (!firstValidCanvasModel) {
+            // no valid canvas models
+            dispatch(modelChanged(null));
+            return;
           }
-        });
 
-        // this could still be undefined even tho TS doesn't say so
-        const firstValidCanvasModel = validCanvasModels[0];
+          const { base_model, model_name, model_type } = firstValidCanvasModel;
 
-        if (!firstValidCanvasModel) {
-          // uh oh, we have no models that are valid for canvas
+          dispatch(modelChanged({ base_model, model_name, model_type }));
+        } catch {
+          // network request failed, bail
           dispatch(modelChanged(null));
-          return;
         }
-
-        // only store the model name and base model in redux
-        const { base_model, model_name, model_type } = firstValidCanvasModel;
-
-        dispatch(modelChanged({ base_model, model_name, model_type }));
       }
     },
   });
diff --git a/invokeai/frontend/web/src/features/lora/components/ParamLoraSelect.tsx b/invokeai/frontend/web/src/features/lora/components/ParamLoraSelect.tsx
index 6771a8873e..951037f9e3 100644
--- a/invokeai/frontend/web/src/features/lora/components/ParamLoraSelect.tsx
+++ b/invokeai/frontend/web/src/features/lora/components/ParamLoraSelect.tsx
@@ -54,11 +54,6 @@ const ParamLoRASelect = () => {
       });
     });
 
-    // Sort Alphabetically
-    data.sort((a, b) =>
-      a.label && b.label ? (a.label?.localeCompare(b.label) ? 1 : -1) : -1
-    );
-
     return data.sort((a, b) => (a.disabled && !b.disabled ? 1 : -1));
   }, [loras, loraModels, currentMainModel?.base_model]);