diff --git a/modules/api/api.py b/modules/api/api.py
index fb2c2ce9a..512076485 100644
--- a/modules/api/api.py
+++ b/modules/api/api.py
@@ -24,7 +24,6 @@ from modules.textual_inversion.preprocess import preprocess
 from modules.hypernetworks.hypernetwork import create_hypernetwork, train_hypernetwork
 from PIL import PngImagePlugin,Image
 from modules.sd_models import checkpoints_list, unload_model_weights, reload_model_weights, checkpoint_aliases
-from modules.sd_vae import vae_dict
 from modules.sd_models_config import find_checkpoint_config_near_filename
 from modules.realesrgan_model import get_realesrgan_models
 from modules import devices
@@ -567,10 +566,12 @@ class Api:
         ]
 
     def get_sd_models(self):
-        return [{"title": x.title, "model_name": x.model_name, "hash": x.shorthash, "sha256": x.sha256, "filename": x.filename, "config": find_checkpoint_config_near_filename(x)} for x in checkpoints_list.values()]
+        import modules.sd_models as sd_models
+        return [{"title": x.title, "model_name": x.model_name, "hash": x.shorthash, "sha256": x.sha256, "filename": x.filename, "config": find_checkpoint_config_near_filename(x)} for x in sd_models.checkpoints_list.values()]
 
     def get_sd_vaes(self):
-        return [{"model_name": x, "filename": vae_dict[x]} for x in vae_dict.keys()]
+        import modules.sd_vae as sd_vae
+        return [{"model_name": x, "filename": sd_vae.vae_dict[x]} for x in sd_vae.vae_dict.keys()]
 
     def get_hypernetworks(self):
         return [{"name": name, "path": shared.hypernetworks[name]} for name in shared.hypernetworks]