diff --git a/comfy/diffusers_load.py b/comfy/diffusers_load.py
index f0975eea5..5b1f41b63 100644
--- a/comfy/diffusers_load.py
+++ b/comfy/diffusers_load.py
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@ def load_diffusers(model_path, output_vae=True, output_clip=True, embedding_dire
     if text_encoder2_path is not None:
         text_encoder_paths.append(text_encoder2_path)
 
+    unet = None
     if unet_path is not None:
         unet = sd.load_unet(unet_path)