diff --git a/pipelines/minimax/minimax_lora.py b/pipelines/minimax/minimax_lora.py
index 171f47d42..d6fda7c13 100644
--- a/pipelines/minimax/minimax_lora.py
+++ b/pipelines/minimax/minimax_lora.py
@@ -49,6 +49,7 @@ STANDALONE_RENAMES = {
     "time_embedder.proj_in": "time_embedder.linear_1",
     "time_embedder.proj_out": "time_embedder.linear_2",
     "final_layer.adaln_proj.linear": "norm_out.linear",
+    "final_layer.norm": "norm_out.norm",
     "final_layer.video_out": "proj_out",
     "final_layer.audio_out": "audio_proj_out",
 }
diff --git a/test/test-minimax-native-adapters.py b/test/test-minimax-native-adapters.py
index 094946fab..1c03bb605 100644
--- a/test/test-minimax-native-adapters.py
+++ b/test/test-minimax-native-adapters.py
@@ -389,7 +389,8 @@ def oracle_mapping(state_dict, network_alpha=None):
     a per-key alpha or else the file-level one applied as ``alpha / rank``.
     """
     if any(k.startswith(REFERENCE_PREFIXES) for k in state_dict):
-        sd = {k.replace('base_model.model.dit.', 'diffusion_model.', 1) if k.startswith('base_model.model.dit.') else k: v for k, v in state_dict.items()}
+        ignored = [k for k in state_dict if k.endswith(('.diff', '.diff_b'))] # weight and bias residuals of an extraction: not pairs, the converter rejects them
+        sd = {k.replace('base_model.model.dit.', 'diffusion_model.', 1) if k.startswith('base_model.model.dit.') else k: v for k, v in state_dict.items() if k not in ignored}
         sd = {k[:-len('.lora_a')] + ('.lora_A.weight' if k.endswith('.lora_a') else '.lora_B.weight') if k.endswith(('.lora_a', '.lora_b')) else k: v for k, v in sd.items()} # lowercase peft names the converter does not read
         converted = convert_diffusers(sd)
         out = {}
@@ -397,7 +398,7 @@ def oracle_mapping(state_dict, network_alpha=None):
             if key.endswith('.lora_A.weight'):
                 path = key[len('transformer.'):-len('.lora_A.weight')]
                 out[path] = (value, converted[f'transformer.{path}.lora_B.weight'], 1.0)
-        return out, []
+        return out, ignored
     has_alpha = any(k.endswith('.alpha') for k in state_dict)
     out, ignored = {}, []
     for key, value in state_dict.items():
@@ -646,6 +647,30 @@ def test_adaln_deltas_project_onto_the_pruned_basis():
     return True
 
 
+def test_extraction_residuals_bind():
+    """Bias residuals ride their pair as ex_bias, norm weight residuals bind through the full family, and the final norm resolves."""
+    out_proj = REF.transformer_blocks[0].attn.to_out[0]
+    linear_1 = REF.time_embedder.linear_1
+    sd = {
+        'blocks.0.attn.out_proj.lora_A.weight': torch.randn(RANK, out_proj.in_features),
+        'blocks.0.attn.out_proj.lora_B.weight': torch.randn(out_proj.out_features, RANK),
+        'blocks.0.attn.out_proj.diff_b': torch.randn(out_proj.out_features),
+        'time_embedder.proj_in.lora_A.weight': torch.randn(RANK, linear_1.in_features),
+        'time_embedder.proj_in.lora_B.weight': torch.randn(linear_1.out_features, RANK),
+        'time_embedder.proj_in.diff_b': torch.randn(linear_1.out_features),
+        'blocks.0.norm1.diff': torch.randn(REF.transformer_blocks[0].norm1.weight.shape[0]),
+        'final_layer.norm.diff': torch.randn(REF.norm_out.norm.weight.shape[0]),
+    }
+    net = load_native(sd, name='residuals')
+    assert net is not None, 'chain returned nothing'
+    mods = net.modules
+    assert torch.equal(mods['lora_transformer_transformer_blocks_0_attn_to_out_0'].ex_bias, sd['blocks.0.attn.out_proj.diff_b'])
+    assert torch.equal(mods['lora_transformer_time_embedder_linear_1'].ex_bias, sd['time_embedder.proj_in.diff_b'])
+    assert torch.equal(mods['lora_transformer_transformer_blocks_0_norm1'].weight, sd['blocks.0.norm1.diff'])
+    assert torch.equal(mods['lora_transformer_norm_out_norm'].weight, sd['final_layer.norm.diff'])
+    return True
+
+
 # ============================================================
 # Tests - real files
 # ============================================================
@@ -660,10 +685,14 @@ def test_real_files_match_reference_loaders():
         return True
     for path in REAL_FILES:
         name = os.path.basename(path)
-        with safetensors.safe_open(path, framework='pt') as f:
-            metadata = f.metadata() or {}
+        try:
+            with safetensors.safe_open(path, framework='pt') as f:
+                metadata = f.metadata() or {}
+            sd = safetensors.torch.load_file(path)
+        except safetensors.SafetensorError as e: # a malformed file the loader cannot open either
+            log.warning(f'  {name}: unreadable, skipped: {e}')
+            continue
         network_alpha = M.file_alpha(_MockNetworkOnDisk(path, name, metadata))
-        sd = safetensors.torch.load_file(path)
         native = native_mapping(sd, network_alpha)
         oracle, ignored = oracle_mapping(sd, network_alpha)
         probes = assert_same_factors(native, oracle, name)
@@ -707,6 +736,7 @@ def run_tests():
         test_metadata_alpha_yields_to_alpha_tensors,
         test_non_numeric_metadata_alpha_is_ignored,
         test_adaln_deltas_project_onto_the_pruned_basis,
+        test_extraction_residuals_bind,
     ]:
         run_test(CAT_LOADER, fn)