diff --git a/invokeai/backend/model_manager/config.py b/invokeai/backend/model_manager/config.py
index a326d007428..10f09908965 100644
--- a/invokeai/backend/model_manager/config.py
+++ b/invokeai/backend/model_manager/config.py
@@ -303,10 +303,7 @@ def __init__(self, **fields):
     def get_tag(cls) -> Tag:
         type = cls.model_fields["type"].default.value
         format = cls.model_fields["format"].default.value
-        variant = cls.model_fields.get("variant")
-        if not variant:
-            return Tag(f"{type}.{format}")
-        return Tag(f"{type}.{format}.{variant.default.value}")
+        return Tag(f"{type}.{format}")
 
     @classmethod
     @abstractmethod
@@ -559,11 +556,19 @@ class CLIPGEmbedDiffusersConfig(CLIPEmbedDiffusersConfig):
     """Model config for CLIP-G Embeddings."""
     variant: ClipVariantType = ClipVariantType.G
 
+    @classmethod
+    def get_tag(cls) -> Tag:
+        return Tag(f"{ModelType.CLIPEmbed.value}.{ModelFormat.Diffusers.value}.{ClipVariantType.G.value}")
+
 
 @legacy_probe
 class CLIPLEmbedDiffusersConfig(CLIPEmbedDiffusersConfig):
     """Model config for CLIP-L Embeddings."""
-    variant: ClipVariantType = ClipVariantType.L
+    variant: ClipVariantType = ClipVariantType.L.value
+
+    @classmethod
+    def get_tag(cls) -> Tag:
+        return Tag(f"{ModelType.CLIPEmbed.value}.{ModelFormat.Diffusers.value}.{ClipVariantType.L.value}")
 
 
 @legacy_probe
@@ -613,7 +618,8 @@ def get_model_discriminator_value(v: Any) -> str:
         type_ = v.type.value
         variant_ = getattr(v, "variant", None)
 
-    if variant_:
+    # special case, ideally would return
+    if type_ == ModelType.CLIPEmbed.value and format_ == ModelFormat.Diffusers.value and variant_:
         return f"{type_}.{format_}.{variant_}"
     return f"{type_}.{format_}"
 
diff --git a/tests/test_model_probe.py b/tests/test_model_probe.py
index 1706cb654c6..2bd08efd378 100644
--- a/tests/test_model_probe.py
+++ b/tests/test_model_probe.py
@@ -133,7 +133,7 @@ def test_minimal_working_example(datadir: Path):
     assert isinstance(config, MinimalConfigExample)
     assert config.base == BaseModelType.StableDiffusion1
     assert config.path == model_path.as_posix()
-    assert config.quote == "Minimal working example of a ModelConfigBase subclass"
+    assert config.fun_quote == "Minimal working example of a ModelConfigBase subclass"