diff --git a/modules/extras.py b/modules/extras.py
index b91010958..d5293f2f6 100644
--- a/modules/extras.py
+++ b/modules/extras.py
@@ -317,6 +317,17 @@ def run_MEHmodelmerger(id_task, **kwargs):  # pylint: disable=unused-argument
     except Exception as e:
         return fail(f"{e}")
 
+    bake_in_vae_filename = sd_vae.vae_dict.get(kwargs.get("bake_in_vae", None), None)
+    if bake_in_vae_filename is not None:
+        shared.log.info(f"Model merge: baking in VAE: {bake_in_vae_filename}")
+        shared.state.textinfo = 'Baking in VAE'
+        vae_dict = sd_vae.load_vae_dict(bake_in_vae_filename)
+        for key in vae_dict.keys():
+            theta_0_key = 'first_stage_model.' + key
+            if theta_0_key in theta_0:
+                theta_0[theta_0_key] = to_half(vae_dict[key], kwargs.get("precision", "fp16") == "fp16")
+        del vae_dict
+
     ckpt_dir = shared.opts.ckpt_dir or sd_models.model_path
     filename = kwargs.get("custom_name", "Unnamed_Merge")
     filename += "." + kwargs.get("checkpoint_format", None)
diff --git a/modules/merging/rebasin.py b/modules/merging/rebasin.py
index a0ef80d49..26aac9964 100644
--- a/modules/merging/rebasin.py
+++ b/modules/merging/rebasin.py
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ from random import shuffle
 from typing import NamedTuple
 import torch
 from scipy.optimize import linear_sum_assignment
+from modules.shared import log
 
 SPECIAL_KEYS = [
     "first_stage_model.decoder.norm_out.weight",
@@ -2227,7 +2228,7 @@ def inner_matching(
     if newL - oldL != 0:
         linear_sum += abs((newL - oldL).item())
         number += 1
-        logging.info(f" permutation {p}: {newL - oldL}")
+        log.info(f" permutation {p}: {newL - oldL}")
 
     progress = progress or newL > oldL + 1e-12