diff --git a/modules/merging/merge.py b/modules/merging/merge.py
index fe0097da9..ae68fba15 100644
--- a/modules/merging/merge.py
+++ b/modules/merging/merge.py
@@ -126,7 +126,7 @@ def load_thetas(
 def merge_models(
     models: Dict[str, os.PathLike | str],
     merge_mode: str,
-    precision: str = "full",
+    precision: str = "fp16",
     weights_clip: bool = False,
     re_basin: bool = False,
     device: str = "cpu",
@@ -242,7 +242,7 @@ def simple_merge(
             continue
         if "model" in key and key not in thetas["model_a"].keys():
             thetas["model_a"].update({key: thetas["model_b"][key]})
-            if precision == 16:
+            if precision == "fp16":
                 thetas["model_a"].update({key: thetas["model_a"][key].half()})
 
     log_vram("after stage 2")
@@ -291,7 +291,7 @@ def rebasin_merge(
             thetas["model_a"],
             max_iter=it,
             init_perm=None,
-            usefp16=precision == 16,
+            usefp16=precision == "fp16",
             device=device,
         )
 
@@ -307,7 +307,7 @@ def rebasin_merge(
             thetas["model_a"],
             max_iter=it,
             init_perm=None,
-            usefp16=precision == 16,
+            usefp16=precision == "fp16",
             device=device,
         )
 
@@ -343,7 +343,7 @@ def merge_key(
     thetas: Dict,
     weight_matcher: WeightClass,
     merge_mode: str,
-    precision: int = 16,
+    precision: str = "fp16",
     weights_clip: bool = False,
     device: str = "cpu",
     work_device: Optional[str] = None,
@@ -378,7 +378,7 @@ def merge_key(
         if weights_clip:
             merged_key = clip_weights_key(thetas, merged_key, key)
 
-        if precision == 16:
+        if precision == "fp16":
             merged_key = merged_key.half()
 
         return merged_key