diff --git a/comfy/app/frontend_management.py b/comfy/app/frontend_management.py
index 419ed4d02..a5b937163 100644
--- a/comfy/app/frontend_management.py
+++ b/comfy/app/frontend_management.py
@@ -159,7 +159,7 @@ class FrontendManager:
     @classmethod
     def get_required_templates_version(cls) -> str:
         # returns a stub, since this isn't a helpful check in this environment
-        return "0.0.1"
+        return "0.1.95"
 
     @classmethod
     def default_frontend_path(cls) -> str:
diff --git a/comfy/cmd/execution.py b/comfy/cmd/execution.py
index 0a524e5db..b2dbe7c11 100644
--- a/comfy/cmd/execution.py
+++ b/comfy/cmd/execution.py
@@ -155,8 +155,6 @@ SENSITIVE_EXTRA_DATA_KEYS = ("auth_token_comfy_org", "api_key_comfy_org")
 def get_input_data(inputs, class_def, unique_id, execution_list=None, dynprompt=None, extra_data=None):
     if extra_data is None:
         extra_data = {}
-    if outputs is None:
-        outputs = {}
     is_v3 = issubclass(class_def, _ComfyNodeInternal)
     if is_v3:
         valid_inputs, schema = class_def.INPUT_TYPES(include_hidden=False, return_schema=True)
diff --git a/comfy/ops.py b/comfy/ops.py
index b226d2001..0f8b8b5f3 100644
--- a/comfy/ops.py
+++ b/comfy/ops.py
@@ -81,7 +81,7 @@ try:
         if torch.backends.cudnn.version() >= 91002 and model_management.torch_version_numeric >= (2, 9) and model_management.torch_version_numeric <= (2, 10):
             # TODO: change upper bound version once it's fixed'
             NVIDIA_MEMORY_CONV_BUG_WORKAROUND = True
-            logger.info("working around nvidia conv3d memory bug.")
+            logger.debug("working around nvidia conv3d memory bug.")
 except:
     pass
 
diff --git a/comfy_extras/nodes/nodes_lt.py b/comfy_extras/nodes/nodes_lt.py
index 6acf185c2..3a6fbfd97 100644
--- a/comfy_extras/nodes/nodes_lt.py
+++ b/comfy_extras/nodes/nodes_lt.py
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ class LTXVImgToVideo(io.ComfyNode):
         )
 
     @classmethod
-    def execute(cls, positive, negative, image, vae, width, height, length, batch_size, strength) -> io.NodeOutput:
+    def execute(cls, positive, negative, image, vae, width, height, length, batch_size, strength=1.0) -> io.NodeOutput:
         pixels = comfy.utils.common_upscale(image.movedim(-1, 1), width, height, "bilinear", "center").movedim(1, -1)
         encode_pixels = pixels[:, :, :, :3]
         t = vae.encode(encode_pixels)
diff --git a/tests/inference/test_workflows.py b/tests/inference/test_workflows.py
index ab5e65e99..695bc9f21 100644
--- a/tests/inference/test_workflows.py
+++ b/tests/inference/test_workflows.py
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ from comfy_extras.nodes.nodes_audio import TorchAudioNotFoundError
 from . import workflows
 
 
-@pytest.fixture(scope="module", autouse=False)
+@pytest.fixture(scope="function", autouse=False)
 async def client(tmp_path_factory) -> Comfy:
     async with Comfy() as client:
         yield client
diff --git a/tests/unit/app_test/frontend_manager_test.py b/tests/unit/app_test/frontend_manager_test.py
index a5c8935c5..6d516c547 100644
--- a/tests/unit/app_test/frontend_manager_test.py
+++ b/tests/unit/app_test/frontend_manager_test.py
@@ -207,6 +207,7 @@ numpy"""
     assert version is None
 
 
+@pytest.mark.skip("not used in this fork")
 def test_get_templates_version():
     # Arrange
     expected_version = "0.1.41"
@@ -224,7 +225,7 @@ numpy"""
     # Assert
     assert version == expected_version
 
-
+@pytest.mark.skip("not used in this fork")
 def test_get_templates_version_not_found():
     # Arrange
     mock_requirements_content = """torch
@@ -240,7 +241,7 @@ numpy"""
     # Assert
     assert version is None
 
-
+@pytest.mark.skip("not used in this fork")
 def test_get_templates_version_invalid_semver():
     # Arrange
     mock_requirements_content = """torch
@@ -256,7 +257,7 @@ numpy"""
     # Assert
     assert version is None
 
-
+@pytest.mark.skip("not used in this fork")
 def test_get_installed_templates_version():
     # Arrange
     expected_version = "0.1.40"
@@ -268,7 +269,7 @@ def test_get_installed_templates_version():
     # Assert
     assert version == expected_version
 
-
+@pytest.mark.skip("not used in this fork")
 def test_get_installed_templates_version_not_installed():
     # Act
     with patch("app.frontend_management.version", side_effect=Exception("Package not found")):