diff --git a/modules/scripts.py b/modules/scripts.py
index 4b38ca320..94690a22f 100644
--- a/modules/scripts.py
+++ b/modules/scripts.py
@@ -939,13 +939,14 @@ class ScriptRunner:
             except Exception:
                 errors.report(f"Error running setup: {script.filename}", exc_info=True)
 
-    def set_named_arg(self, args, script_name, arg_elem_id, value):
+    def set_named_arg(self, args, script_name, arg_elem_id, value, fuzzy=False):
         """Locate an arg of a specific script in script_args and set its value
         Args:
             args: all script args of process p, p.script_args
             script_name: the name target script name to
             arg_elem_id: the elem_id of the target arg
             value: the value to set
+            fuzzy: if True, arg_elem_id can be a substring of the control.elem_id else exact match
         Returns:
             Updated script args
         when script_name in not found or arg_elem_id is not found in script controls, raise RuntimeError
@@ -955,7 +956,7 @@ class ScriptRunner:
             raise RuntimeError(f"script {script_name} not found")
 
         for i, control in enumerate(script.controls):
-            if arg_elem_id == control.elem_id:
+            if arg_elem_id in control.elem_id if fuzzy else arg_elem_id == control.elem_id:
                 index = script.args_from + i
 
                 if isinstance(args, tuple):