diff --git a/comfy/ldm/lightricks/vae/causal_video_autoencoder.py b/comfy/ldm/lightricks/vae/causal_video_autoencoder.py
index 1a15cafd0..dd1dfeba0 100644
--- a/comfy/ldm/lightricks/vae/causal_video_autoencoder.py
+++ b/comfy/ldm/lightricks/vae/causal_video_autoencoder.py
@@ -536,6 +536,53 @@ class Decoder(nn.Module):
         c, (ts, hs, ws), to = self._output_scale
         return (input_shape[0], c, input_shape[2] * ts - to, input_shape[3] * hs, input_shape[4] * ws)
 
+    def run_up(self, idx, sample_ref, ended, timestep_shift_scale, scaled_timestep, checkpoint_fn, output_buffer, output_offset, max_chunk_size):
+        sample = sample_ref[0]
+        sample_ref[0] = None
+        if idx >= len(self.up_blocks):
+            sample = self.conv_norm_out(sample)
+            if timestep_shift_scale is not None:
+                shift, scale = timestep_shift_scale
+                sample = sample * (1 + scale) + shift
+            sample = self.conv_act(sample)
+            if ended:
+                mark_conv3d_ended(self.conv_out)
+            sample = self.conv_out(sample, causal=self.causal)
+            if sample is not None and sample.shape[2] > 0:
+                sample = unpatchify(sample, patch_size_hw=self.patch_size, patch_size_t=1)
+                t = sample.shape[2]
+                output_buffer[:, :, output_offset[0]:output_offset[0] + t].copy_(sample)
+                output_offset[0] += t
+            return
+
+        up_block = self.up_blocks[idx]
+        if ended:
+            mark_conv3d_ended(up_block)
+        if self.timestep_conditioning and isinstance(up_block, UNetMidBlock3D):
+            sample = checkpoint_fn(up_block)(
+                sample, causal=self.causal, timestep=scaled_timestep
+            )
+        else:
+            sample = checkpoint_fn(up_block)(sample, causal=self.causal)
+
+        if sample is None or sample.shape[2] == 0:
+            return
+
+        total_bytes = sample.numel() * sample.element_size()
+        num_chunks = (total_bytes + max_chunk_size - 1) // max_chunk_size
+
+        if num_chunks == 1:
+            # when we are not chunking, detach our x so the callee can free it as soon as they are done
+            next_sample_ref = [sample]
+            del sample
+            self.run_up(idx + 1, next_sample_ref, ended, timestep_shift_scale, scaled_timestep, checkpoint_fn, output_buffer, output_offset, max_chunk_size)
+            return
+        else:
+            samples = torch.chunk(sample, chunks=num_chunks, dim=2)
+
+            for chunk_idx, sample1 in enumerate(samples):
+                self.run_up(idx + 1, [sample1], ended and chunk_idx == len(samples) - 1, timestep_shift_scale, scaled_timestep, checkpoint_fn, output_buffer, output_offset, max_chunk_size)
+
     def forward_orig(
         self,
         sample: torch.FloatTensor,
@@ -591,54 +638,7 @@ class Decoder(nn.Module):
 
         max_chunk_size = get_max_chunk_size(sample.device)
 
-        def run_up(idx, sample_ref, ended):
-            sample = sample_ref[0]
-            sample_ref[0] = None
-            if idx >= len(self.up_blocks):
-                sample = self.conv_norm_out(sample)
-                if timestep_shift_scale is not None:
-                    shift, scale = timestep_shift_scale
-                    sample = sample * (1 + scale) + shift
-                sample = self.conv_act(sample)
-                if ended:
-                    mark_conv3d_ended(self.conv_out)
-                sample = self.conv_out(sample, causal=self.causal)
-                if sample is not None and sample.shape[2] > 0:
-                    sample = unpatchify(sample, patch_size_hw=self.patch_size, patch_size_t=1)
-                    t = sample.shape[2]
-                    output_buffer[:, :, output_offset[0]:output_offset[0] + t].copy_(sample)
-                    output_offset[0] += t
-                return
-
-            up_block = self.up_blocks[idx]
-            if (ended):
-                mark_conv3d_ended(up_block)
-            if self.timestep_conditioning and isinstance(up_block, UNetMidBlock3D):
-                sample = checkpoint_fn(up_block)(
-                    sample, causal=self.causal, timestep=scaled_timestep
-                )
-            else:
-                sample = checkpoint_fn(up_block)(sample, causal=self.causal)
-
-            if sample is None or sample.shape[2] == 0:
-                return
-
-            total_bytes = sample.numel() * sample.element_size()
-            num_chunks = (total_bytes + max_chunk_size - 1) // max_chunk_size
-
-            if num_chunks == 1:
-                # when we are not chunking, detach our x so the callee can free it as soon as they are done
-                next_sample_ref = [sample]
-                del sample
-                run_up(idx + 1, next_sample_ref, ended)
-                return
-            else:
-                samples = torch.chunk(sample, chunks=num_chunks, dim=2)
-
-                for chunk_idx, sample1 in enumerate(samples):
-                    run_up(idx + 1, [sample1], ended and chunk_idx == len(samples) - 1)
-
-        run_up(0, [sample], True)
+        self.run_up(0, [sample], True, timestep_shift_scale, scaled_timestep, checkpoint_fn, output_buffer, output_offset, max_chunk_size)
 
         return output_buffer