diff --git a/adv_control/control_reference.py b/adv_control/control_reference.py
index 9d969f8..19a4122 100644
--- a/adv_control/control_reference.py
+++ b/adv_control/control_reference.py
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ from comfy.ldm.modules.attention import BasicTransformerBlock
 from comfy.ldm.modules.diffusionmodules import openaimodel
 
 from .logger import logger
-from .utils import (AdvancedControlBase, ControlWeights, TimestepKeyframeGroup, AbstractPreprocWrapper,
+from .utils import (AdvancedControlBase, ControlWeights, TimestepKeyframeGroup, TimestepKeyframe, AbstractPreprocWrapper,
                     broadcast_image_to_extend, ORIG_PREVIOUS_CONTROLNET, CONTROL_INIT_BY_ACN)
 
 
@@ -38,6 +38,8 @@ CONTEXTREF_CONTROL_LIST_ALL = "contextref_control_list_all"
 CONTEXTREF_MACHINE_STATE = "contextref_machine_state"
 CONTEXTREF_TEMP_COND_IDX = "contextref_temp_cond_idx"
 
+HIGHEST_VERSION_SUPPORT = 1
+
 
 class MachineState:
     WRITE = "write"
@@ -281,9 +283,20 @@ class ReferenceAdvanced(ControlBase, AdvancedControlBase):
 
 def handle_context_ref_setup(contextref_obj, transformer_options: dict, positive, negative):
     transformer_options[CONTEXTREF_MACHINE_STATE] = MachineState.OFF
-    cref_opt_dict = contextref_obj.params.create_dict() # ContextRefParams obj from ADE
+    # verify version is compatible
+    if contextref_obj.version > HIGHEST_VERSION_SUPPORT:
+        raise Exception(f"AnimateDiff-Evolved's ContextRef v{contextref_obj.version} is not supported in currently-installed Advanced-ControlNet (only supports ContextRef up to v{HIGHEST_VERSION_SUPPORT}); " +
+                        f"update your Advanced-ControlNet nodes for ContextRef to work.")
+    # init ReferenceOptions
+    cref_opt_dict = contextref_obj.tune.create_dict() # ContextRefTune obj from ADE
     opts = ReferenceOptions.create_from_kwargs(**cref_opt_dict)
-    cref = ReferenceAdvanced(ref_opts=opts, timestep_keyframes=None)
+    # init TimestepKeyframes
+    cref_tks_list = contextref_obj.keyframe.create_list_of_dicts() # ContextRefKeyframeGroup obj from ADE
+    timestep_keyframes = _create_tks_from_dict_list(cref_tks_list)
+    # create ReferenceAdvanced
+    cref = ReferenceAdvanced(ref_opts=opts, timestep_keyframes=timestep_keyframes)
+    cref.strength = contextref_obj.strength # ContextRef obj from ADE
+    cref.set_cond_hint_mask(contextref_obj.mask)
     cref.order = 99
     cref.is_context_ref = True
     context_ref_list = [cref]
@@ -293,6 +306,27 @@ def handle_context_ref_setup(contextref_obj, transformer_options: dict, positive
     return context_ref_list
 
 
+def _create_tks_from_dict_list(dlist: list[dict[str]]) -> TimestepKeyframeGroup:
+    tks = TimestepKeyframeGroup()
+    if dlist is None or len(dlist) == 0:
+        return tks
+    for d in dlist:
+        # scheduling
+        start_percent = d["start_percent"]
+        guarantee_steps = d["guarantee_steps"]
+        inherit_missing = d["inherit_missing"]
+        # values
+        strength = d["strength"]
+        mask = d["mask"]
+        tune = d["tune"]
+        mode = d["mode"]
+        # create keyframe
+        tk = TimestepKeyframe(start_percent=start_percent, guarantee_steps=guarantee_steps, inherit_missing=inherit_missing,
+                              strength=strength, mask_hint_orig=mask)
+        tks.add(tk)
+    return tks
+
+
 def _add_context_ref_to_conds(conds: list[list[dict[str]]], context_ref: ReferenceAdvanced):
     def _add_context_ref_to_existing_control(control: ControlBase, context_ref: ReferenceAdvanced):
         curr_cn = control
diff --git a/adv_control/utils.py b/adv_control/utils.py
index 8ece2db..b71e371 100644
--- a/adv_control/utils.py
+++ b/adv_control/utils.py
@@ -632,10 +632,8 @@ class AdvancedControlBase:
         self.weights = None
         self.latent_keyframes = None
 
-    def prepare_current_timestep(self, t: Tensor, batched_number: int):
+    def prepare_current_timestep(self, t: Tensor, batched_number: int=1):
         self.t = float(t[0])
-        self.batched_number = batched_number
-        self.batch_size = len(t)
         # check if t has changed (otherwise do nothing, as step already accounted for)
         if self.t == self.prev_t:
             return
@@ -749,6 +747,8 @@ class AdvancedControlBase:
         return True
 
     def get_control_inject(self, x_noisy, t, cond, batched_number):
+        self.batched_number = batched_number
+        self.batch_size = len(t)
         # prepare timestep and everything related
         self.prepare_current_timestep(t=t, batched_number=batched_number)
         # if should not perform any actions for the controlnet, exit without doing any work