diff --git a/backend/utils.py b/backend/utils.py
index c88fceae2..d1ed780c0 100644
--- a/backend/utils.py
+++ b/backend/utils.py
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ def read_arbitrary_config(directory):
 def load_torch_file(ckpt, safe_load=False, device=None):
     if device is None:
         device = torch.device("cpu")
-    if ckpt.lower().endswith(".safetensors"):
+    if ckpt.lower().endswith(".safetensors") or ckpt.lower().endswith(".sft"):
         sd = safetensors.torch.load_file(ckpt, device=device.type)
     elif ckpt.lower().endswith(".gguf"):
         reader = gguf.GGUFReader(ckpt)
diff --git a/modules/sd_vae.py b/modules/sd_vae.py
index fdcab34dd..bd779be1a 100644
--- a/modules/sd_vae.py
+++ b/modules/sd_vae.py
@@ -1,13 +1,10 @@
-import os
 import collections
-from dataclasses import dataclass
-
-from modules import paths, shared, devices, script_callbacks, sd_models, extra_networks, lowvram, sd_hijack, hashes
-
 import glob
+import os
 from copy import deepcopy
-from backend.utils import load_torch_file
+from dataclasses import dataclass
 
+from modules import paths, shared, sd_models, extra_networks, hashes
 
 vae_path = os.path.abspath(os.path.join(paths.models_path, "VAE"))
 vae_ignore_keys = {"model_ema.decay", "model_ema.num_updates"}
@@ -77,9 +74,11 @@ def refresh_vae_list():
         os.path.join(sd_models.model_path, '**/*.vae.ckpt'),
         os.path.join(sd_models.model_path, '**/*.vae.pt'),
         os.path.join(sd_models.model_path, '**/*.vae.safetensors'),
+        os.path.join(sd_models.model_path, '**/*.vae.sft'),
         os.path.join(vae_path, '**/*.ckpt'),
         os.path.join(vae_path, '**/*.pt'),
         os.path.join(vae_path, '**/*.safetensors'),
+        os.path.join(vae_path, '**/*.sft'),
     ]
 
     if shared.cmd_opts.ckpt_dir is not None and os.path.isdir(shared.cmd_opts.ckpt_dir):
@@ -87,6 +86,7 @@ def refresh_vae_list():
             os.path.join(shared.cmd_opts.ckpt_dir, '**/*.vae.ckpt'),
             os.path.join(shared.cmd_opts.ckpt_dir, '**/*.vae.pt'),
             os.path.join(shared.cmd_opts.ckpt_dir, '**/*.vae.safetensors'),
+            os.path.join(shared.cmd_opts.ckpt_dir, '**/*.vae.sft'),
         ]
 
     if shared.cmd_opts.vae_dir is not None and os.path.isdir(shared.cmd_opts.vae_dir):
@@ -94,6 +94,7 @@ def refresh_vae_list():
             os.path.join(shared.cmd_opts.vae_dir, '**/*.ckpt'),
             os.path.join(shared.cmd_opts.vae_dir, '**/*.pt'),
             os.path.join(shared.cmd_opts.vae_dir, '**/*.safetensors'),
+            os.path.join(shared.cmd_opts.vae_dir, '**/*.sft'),
         ]
 
     candidates = []
diff --git a/modules_forge/main_entry.py b/modules_forge/main_entry.py
index 964f16f50..2ed94923b 100644
--- a/modules_forge/main_entry.py
+++ b/modules_forge/main_entry.py
@@ -142,7 +142,7 @@ def refresh_models():
     shared_items.refresh_checkpoints()
     ckpt_list = shared_items.list_checkpoint_tiles(shared.opts.sd_checkpoint_dropdown_use_short)
 
-    file_extensions = ['ckpt', 'pt', 'bin', 'safetensors', 'gguf']
+    vae_file_extensions = ['ckpt', 'pt', 'bin', 'safetensors', 'gguf', 'sft']
 
     module_list.clear()
     
@@ -157,7 +157,7 @@ def refresh_models():
         module_paths.append(os.path.abspath(shared.cmd_opts.text_encoder_dir))
 
     for vae_path in module_paths:
-        vae_files = find_files_with_extensions(vae_path, file_extensions)
+        vae_files = find_files_with_extensions(vae_path, vae_file_extensions)
         module_list.update(vae_files)
 
     return ckpt_list, module_list.keys()