diff --git a/tide_core/patches.py b/tide_core/patches.py
index f11806a..56cd0ab 100644
--- a/tide_core/patches.py
+++ b/tide_core/patches.py
@@ -247,7 +247,10 @@ class TIDEModelWrapper:
             if has_tide_wan_options(transformer_options):
                 inject_tide_wan_options(transformer_options, self.config, timestep=args.get("timestep"), source="model_function_wrapper")
         except Exception as exc:
-            if self.config.debug:
+            if not getattr(self, "_wan_injection_warned", False):
+                _LOG.warning("TIDE WAN transformer_options injection failed and was skipped: %s", exc, exc_info=True)
+                self._wan_injection_warned = True
+            elif self.config.debug:
                 _LOG.exception("TIDE WAN transformer_options injection failed and was skipped: %s", exc)
 
         c["transformer_options"] = transformer_options
diff --git a/tide_core/wan.py b/tide_core/wan.py
index eeae847..9e1091a 100644
--- a/tide_core/wan.py
+++ b/tide_core/wan.py
@@ -383,8 +383,7 @@ def _resolve_apply_model_outer(apply_model: Any) -> Any:
     return None
 
 
-def _resolve_apply_model_wan_inner(apply_model: Any) -> Any:
-    outer = _resolve_apply_model_outer(apply_model)
+def _resolve_apply_model_wan_inner(outer: Any) -> Any:
     for candidate in _wan_candidates_from_outer(outer):
         if _looks_like_wan_inner(candidate):
             return candidate
@@ -463,7 +462,7 @@ def prepare_tide_wan_apply_model(
         return
 
     outer = _resolve_apply_model_outer(apply_model)
-    inner = _resolve_apply_model_wan_inner(apply_model)
+    inner = _resolve_apply_model_wan_inner(outer)
     if not _looks_like_wan_inner(inner):
         return