diff --git a/Nodes/Dashboard.py b/Nodes/Dashboard.py
index f380ac0..2dc421c 100644
--- a/Nodes/Dashboard.py
+++ b/Nodes/Dashboard.py
@@ -792,7 +792,7 @@ class PrimereModelControl:
         }
 
     def get_primeremodelcontrol(self, **kwargs):
-        model_concept = kwargs.pop('model_concept', 'SD1')
+        model_concept = kwargs.pop('model_concept', None)
         model_name = kwargs.pop('model_name', None)
         concepts = kwargs.pop('concepts', 'Auto')
         models = kwargs.pop('models', 'Auto')
@@ -800,7 +800,7 @@ class PrimereModelControl:
         scheduler_name = kwargs.pop('scheduler_name', comfy.samplers.KSampler.SCHEDULERS[0])
         steps = kwargs.pop('steps', 12)
         cfg = kwargs.pop('cfg', 7.0)
-        active_concept = model_concept if concepts == "Auto" else concepts
+        active_concept = model_concept if concepts == "Auto" and model_name is not None else concepts
         saved = {}
         if concepts == "Auto" and models == "Auto":
             raw_model = model_name
@@ -827,7 +827,7 @@ class PrimereModelControl:
         else:
             active_display = active_concept
 
-        if kwargs.get('override_steps') == True:
+        if kwargs.get('override_steps') == True and model_name is not None:
             found = re.findall(r"(?i)(\d+)step", model_name.lower())
             if found:
                 steps = int(found[0])
diff --git a/front_end/model_concepts.js b/front_end/model_concepts.js
index 2218d85..ffa6a0c 100644
--- a/front_end/model_concepts.js
+++ b/front_end/model_concepts.js
@@ -182,7 +182,7 @@ app.registerExtension({
     setup() {
         app.api.addEventListener("primere.concept_setting", (event) => {
             const detail = event.detail;
-            if (detail?.status === "missing" && detail.concept != null) {
+            if (detail?.status === "missing" && detail.concept != null && detail.concept != 'Auto') {
                 showToast("error", `No saved settings for model type "${detail.concept}". Current node values will be used.`);
             }
         });
diff --git a/front_end/title_manager.js b/front_end/title_manager.js
index 4f35dd1..a944068 100644
--- a/front_end/title_manager.js
+++ b/front_end/title_manager.js
@@ -299,6 +299,27 @@ function attachTitleHoverHandlers(node) {
     node.__primereTitleHoverBound = true;
 }
 
+function attachTitleSerializationGuard(node) {
+    if (!node || node.__primereTitleSerializeGuardBound) return;
+    const prevOnSerialize = node.onSerialize;
+    node.onSerialize = function (o) {
+        if (typeof prevOnSerialize === "function") {
+            prevOnSerialize.call(this, o);
+        }
+        if (!o || !Array.isArray(o.widgets_values) || !Array.isArray(this.widgets)) return;
+        const titleIndexes = new Set();
+        for (let i = 0; i < this.widgets.length; i++) {
+            if (this.widgets[i]?.__primereTitleWidget) {
+                titleIndexes.add(i);
+            }
+        }
+        if (titleIndexes.size > 0) {
+            o.widgets_values = o.widgets_values.filter((_, idx) => !titleIndexes.has(idx));
+        }
+    };
+    node.__primereTitleSerializeGuardBound = true;
+}
+
 app.registerExtension({
     name: "Primere.TitleManager",
 
@@ -309,6 +330,7 @@ app.registerExtension({
             getNodeTitleConfig(nodeData.name).then((sections) => {
                 insertTitleWidgets(node, sections);
                 attachTitleHoverHandlers(node);
+                attachTitleSerializationGuard(node);
             });
         };
 
@@ -321,9 +343,16 @@ app.registerExtension({
 
         const onConfigure = nodeType.prototype.onConfigure;
         nodeType.prototype.onConfigure = function (config) {
+            if (config && Array.isArray(config.widgets_values)) {
+                config.widgets_values = config.widgets_values.filter((v) => {
+                    if (typeof v !== "string") return true;
+                    return !/^─+\s.*\s─+$/.test(v.trim());
+                });
+            }
             onConfigure ? onConfigure.apply(this, [config]) : undefined;
             const node = this;
             setTimeout(() => applyTitleManager(node), 0);
         };
+
     },
 });