diff --git a/nodes.py b/nodes.py
index ad19451..7881b59 100644
--- a/nodes.py
+++ b/nodes.py
@@ -141,6 +141,8 @@ class SDPromptReader:
     def load_image(self, image, parameter_index):
         if image in SDPromptReader.files:
             image_path = folder_paths.get_annotated_filepath(image)
+        elif image.startswith("pasted/"):
+            image_path = folder_paths.get_annotated_filepath(image)
         else:
             image_path = image
         i = Image.open(image_path)
@@ -290,6 +292,10 @@ class SDPromptReader:
             image_data = ImageDataReader(f)
         return image_data.props
 
+    @classmethod
+    def VALIDATE_INPUTS(s, image):
+        return True
+
 
 class SDPromptSaver:
     model_hash_dict = {}