diff --git a/js/combo_clone.js b/js/combo_clone.js
index 9c84664..5d63618 100644
--- a/js/combo_clone.js
+++ b/js/combo_clone.js
@@ -1,6 +1,9 @@
 import { shared } from "./shared.js"
+import { Logger } from "./use_everywhere_utilities.js"
 
 function update_me(node) {
+    Logger.log_problem(`Reseting combo clone node ${node.id}`)
+    node.IS_COMBO_CLONE = true
     node.widgets[0].options.values = [...node.properties.comboclone.options]
     node.outputs[0].type = "COMBO"
     node.outputs[0].label = node.properties.comboclone.name
@@ -10,20 +13,24 @@ export function reset_comboclone_on_load(node) {
     if (node.properties?.comboclone) update_me(node)
 }
 
-export function comboclone_on_connection(node, link_info) {
+export function comboclone_on_connection(node, link_info, connect) {
     if (shared.graph_being_configured) return
-    if (!link_info) return
-    const target_node = node.graph.getNodeById(link_info.target_id)
-    const input_name = target_node?.inputs[link_info.target_slot].name
-    const widget = target_node?.widgets?.find((w)=>(w.name==input_name))
-    
-    if (widget?.type=="combo" && widget?.options?.values) {
-        node.properties.comboclone = {
-            options : [...widget.options.values],
-            name    : input_name
+    if (connect) {
+        if (!link_info) return
+        const target_node = node.graph.getNodeById(link_info.target_id)
+        const input_name = target_node?.inputs[link_info.target_slot].name
+        const widget = target_node?.widgets?.find((w)=>(w.name==input_name))
+        
+        if (widget?.type=="combo" && widget?.options?.values) {
+            node.properties.comboclone = {
+                options : [...widget.options.values],
+                name    : input_name
+            }
+            update_me(node)
+            node.widgets[0].value = widget.value
+            link_info.type = "COMBO"
         }
-        update_me(node)
-        node.widgets[0].value = widget.value
-        link_info.type = "COMBO"
+    } else {
+        let a;
     }
 }
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diff --git a/js/connections.js b/js/connections.js
index acb9351..b2539b0 100644
--- a/js/connections.js
+++ b/js/connections.js
@@ -1,38 +1,131 @@
 import { link_is_from_subgraph_input, get_subgraph_input_type, node_graph } from "./use_everywhere_subgraph_utils.js"
-import { get_real_node } from "./use_everywhere_utilities.js";
+import { get_real_node, is_UEnode, Logger } from "./use_everywhere_utilities.js";
 import { app } from "../../scripts/app.js";
 import { i18n } from "./i18n.js";
-/*
-Called by onConnectionsChange for a UE_Node when side == 1 (input).
+import { shared } from "./shared.js";
+import { reset_comboclone_on_load } from "./combo_clone.js";
 
-*/
-export function input_changed(node, slot, connect, link_info) {
+function get_type(node, link_info) {
     var type = null
-    if (connect && link_info) {
+    if (link_info) {
         if (link_is_from_subgraph_input(link_info)) { // input slot of subgraph
             type = get_subgraph_input_type(node_graph(node), link_info.origin_slot)
         } else {
             type = get_real_node(link_info.origin_id, node_graph(node))?.outputs[link_info.origin_slot]?.type
         }
-    };
-    type = type || '*'
-    if (type=='*' && link_info && connect) type = link_info.type
-
-    node.inputs[slot].type = type;
-    if (link_info) link_info.type = type
-
-    if (type=='*') {
-        node.inputs[slot].label = i18n('anything');
-        node.inputs[slot].color_on = undefined;
+        if (type != link_info.type && link_info.type != '*') {
+            Logger.log_problem(`Type detected from upstream, ${type} != type on link_info ${link_info.type}`)
+        }
     } else {
+        Logger.log_problem(`input_changed with connect true, graph_being_configured false, and no link_info`)
+    }
+    type = type || '*'
+    if (type!='*' && link_info) link_info.type = type
+    if (type=='*' && link_info) type = link_info.type
+    return type
+}
+
+/*
+Called by onConnectionsChange for a UE_Node when side == 1 (input).
+*/
+
+export function input_changed(node, slot, connect, link_info) {
+    if (shared.graph_being_configured) return 
+
+    if (connect) {
+        const type = get_type(node, link_info)
         if (app.ui.settings.getSettingValue("Use Everywhere.Options.use_output_name") && link_info) {
-            if (!node.inputs[slot].label || node.inputs[slot].label==i18n('anything')) {
-                const out_slot = app.graph.getNodeById(link_info.origin_id)?.outputs[link_info.origin_slot]
-                node.inputs[slot].label = out_slot?.label || out_slot?.localized_name || out_slot?.name || type;
-            }
+            const out_slot = node.graph.getNodeById(link_info.origin_id)?.outputs[link_info.origin_slot]
+            node.inputs[slot].label = out_slot?.label || out_slot?.localized_name || out_slot?.name || i18n(type);
         } else {
-            node.inputs[slot].label = type;
+            node.inputs[slot].label = i18n(type);
         }
         node.inputs[slot].color_on = app.canvas.default_connection_color_byType[type];
+        node.inputs[slot].type = type
+    } else {
+        node.inputs[slot].label = i18n('anything');
+        node.inputs[slot].color_on = undefined;       
+        node.inputs[slot].type = '*'
     }
+    fix_inputs(node)
+}
+
+function store_input_state(node) {
+    return
+    node.properties.ue_properties.input_state = []
+    node.inputs.filter((inputslot)=>(inputslot.type!='*')).forEach((input)=>{
+        node.properties.ue_properties.input_state.push( {
+            type     : input.type,
+            label    : input.label,
+            color_on : input.color_on
+        } )
+    })
+}
+
+function restore_input_state(node) {
+    return
+    if (node.properties.ue_properties.input_state) {
+        while (node.inputs.length < node.properties.ue_properties.input_state.length+1) add_new_input(node)
+        while (node.inputs.length > node.properties.ue_properties.input_state.length+1) {
+            if (!remove_excess_input(node)) return
+        }
+        node.properties.ue_properties.input_state.forEach((state, i) => {
+            Object.assign(node.inputs[i], state)
+        })
+    } else {
+        Logger.log_problem(`restore_input_state called for a node with no stored input state`)
+    }
+}
+
+export function restore_input_states(graph) {
+    graph.nodes.forEach((node) => {
+        reset_comboclone_on_load(node)
+        if (node.properties.ue_properties?.input_state) restore_input_state(node)
+        if (is_UEnode(node)) fix_inputs(node)
+        if (node.subgraph) restore_input_states(node.subgraph)
+    })
+}
+
+function add_new_input(node) {
+    node.properties.ue_properties.next_input_index = (node.properties.ue_properties.next_input_index || 10) + 1
+    node.addInput(`anything${node.properties.ue_properties.next_input_index}`, "*", {label:i18n('anything')})
+}
+
+function remove_excess_input(node) {
+    const idx = node.inputs.findIndex((inputslot)=>(inputslot.type=='*'))
+    if (idx>=0) {
+        try {
+            Logger.log_info(`Removing excess anything input from node ${node.id}`)
+            node.removeInput(idx)
+            return true
+        } catch (e) { Logger.log_error(e) }
+    } else { Logger.log_problem(`Something very odd happened in fix_inputs for ${node.id}`) }
+    return false
+}
+
+/*
+This is called in various places (node load, creation, link change) to ensure there is exactly one empty input 
+*/
+export function fix_inputs(node) {
+    if (!node.graph) return // node has been deleted prior to the fix
+    if (shared.graph_being_configured) return
+    if (node.properties.ue_properties.fixed_inputs) return store_input_state(node)
+    
+
+    const empty_inputs = node.inputs.filter((inputslot)=>(inputslot.type=='*'))
+    var excess_inputs = empty_inputs.length - 1
+    
+    if (excess_inputs<0) {
+        try {
+            Logger.log_info(`Adding new anything input to node ${node.id}`)
+            add_new_input(node)
+            fix_inputs(node)
+        } catch (e) {
+            Logger.log_error(e)
+        }
+    } else if (excess_inputs>0) {
+        if (remove_excess_input(node)) fix_inputs(node)
+    }
+
+    store_input_state(node)
 }
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diff --git a/js/ue_properties.js b/js/ue_properties.js
index 539d995..0b75177 100644
--- a/js/ue_properties.js
+++ b/js/ue_properties.js
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
-import { VERSION, version_at_least, fix_inputs, create } from "./use_everywhere_utilities.js"
+import { VERSION, version_at_least, create } from "./use_everywhere_utilities.js"
 import { i18n, i18n_functional, GROUP_RESTRICTION_OPTIONS, COLOR_RESTRICTION_OPTIONS } from "./i18n.js";
 import { shared } from "./shared.js";
+import { fix_inputs } from "./connections.js";
 
 const ALL_REGEXES = ['title', 'input', 'prompt', 'negative', 'group']
 
diff --git a/js/use_everywhere.js b/js/use_everywhere.js
index 882ee21..2ced502 100644
--- a/js/use_everywhere.js
+++ b/js/use_everywhere.js
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ import { api } from "../../scripts/api.js";
 
 import { shared } from "./shared.js";
 
-import { is_UEnode, inject, Logger, defineProperty, graphConverter, fix_inputs, create } from "./use_everywhere_utilities.js";
+import { is_UEnode, inject, Logger, defineProperty, graphConverter, create } from "./use_everywhere_utilities.js";
 import { indicate_restriction } from "./use_everywhere_ui.js";
 import { LinkRenderController } from "./use_everywhere_ui.js";
 import { GraphAnalyser } from "./use_everywhere_graph_analysis.js";
@@ -11,11 +11,11 @@ import { canvas_menu_settings, SETTINGS, add_extra_menu_items } from "./use_ever
 import { add_debug } from "./ue_debug.js";
 import { settingsCache } from "./use_everywhere_cache.js";
 import { convert_to_links } from "./use_everywhere_apply.js";
-import { visible_graph } from "./use_everywhere_subgraph_utils.js";
+import { master_graph, visible_graph } from "./use_everywhere_subgraph_utils.js";
 import { any_restrictions, setup_ue_properties_oncreate, setup_ue_properties_onload } from "./ue_properties.js";
 import { edit_restrictions } from "./ue_properties_editor.js";
 import { language_changed } from "./i18n.js";
-import { input_changed } from "./connections.js";
+import { input_changed, fix_inputs, restore_input_states } from "./connections.js";
 import { reset_comboclone_on_load, comboclone_on_connection } from "./combo_clone.js";
 
 /*
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ app.registerExtension({
         */
         const onConnectionsChange = nodeType.prototype.onConnectionsChange;
         nodeType.prototype.onConnectionsChange = function (side,slot,connect,link_info,output) {     
-            if (this.IS_COMBO_CLONE && connect) comboclone_on_connection(this, link_info)
+            if (this.IS_COMBO_CLONE) comboclone_on_connection(this, link_info, connect)
             if (this.IS_UE && side==1) { // side 1 is input
                 input_changed(this, slot, connect, link_info)
                 
@@ -140,8 +140,6 @@ app.registerExtension({
             }
         }
         setup_ue_properties_onload(node)
-
-        if (node.IS_COMBO_CLONE) reset_comboclone_on_load(node)
     },
 
 	async setup() {
@@ -364,6 +362,7 @@ app.registerExtension({
         graphConverter.remove_saved_ue_links_recursively(app.graph)
         //convert_old_nodes(app.graph)
         shared.graph_being_configured = false
+        restore_input_states(master_graph())
     }
 
 });
diff --git a/js/use_everywhere_utilities.js b/js/use_everywhere_utilities.js
index b0a0f86..75d4dec 100644
--- a/js/use_everywhere_utilities.js
+++ b/js/use_everywhere_utilities.js
@@ -337,43 +337,10 @@ export function get_connection(node, i) {
     const graph = node_graph(node)
     const in_link = node?.inputs[i]?.link;
     if (in_link) {
-        return { link:handle_bypass(graph.links[in_link], node.inputs[i].type, graph), type:node.inputs[i].type }
+        var llink = graph.links[in_link]
+        llink = handle_bypass(llink, llink.type)
+        return { link:llink, type:llink.type }
     } else {
         return { link:undefined, type:undefined }
     }
 }
-
-
-/*
-This is called in various places (node load, creation, link change) to ensure there is exactly one empty input 
-*/
-export function fix_inputs(node) {
-    if (!node.graph) return // node has been deleted prior to the fix
-    if (node.properties.ue_properties.fixed_inputs) return
-    if (shared.graph_being_configured) return
-
-    const empty_inputs = node.inputs.filter((inputslot)=>(inputslot.type=='*'))
-    var excess_inputs = empty_inputs.length - 1
-    
-    if (excess_inputs<0) {
-        try {
-            node.properties.ue_properties.next_input_index = (node.properties.ue_properties.next_input_index || 10) + 1
-            node.addInput(`anything${node.properties.ue_properties.next_input_index}`, "*", {label:i18n('anything')})
-            fix_inputs(node)
-        } catch (e) {
-            Logger.log_error(e)
-        }
-    } else if (excess_inputs>0) {
-        const idx = node.inputs.findIndex((inputslot)=>(inputslot.type=='*'))
-        if (idx>=0) {
-            try {
-                node.removeInput(idx)
-                fix_inputs(node)
-            } catch (e) {
-                Logger.log_error(e)
-            }
-        } else {
-            Logger.log_problem(`Something very odd happened in fix_inputs for ${node.id}`)
-        }
-    }
-}
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