diff --git a/src/model_utils.py b/src/model_utils.py
index 8c3e3157a..598a8a31b 100644
--- a/src/model_utils.py
+++ b/src/model_utils.py
@@ -1821,7 +1821,7 @@ def __model_lock_to_state(model_dict1, **kwargs):
     model_visible_vision_models = model_state_trial.get('visible_vision_models')
     if model_visible_vision_models is None:
         model_visible_vision_models = kwargs['visible_vision_models']
-        if isinstance(model_visible_vision_models, list):
+        if isinstance(model_visible_vision_models, list) and model_visible_vision_models:
             model_visible_vision_models = model_visible_vision_models[0]
     if model_state_trial['is_actually_vision_model']:
         model_visible_vision_models = model_state_trial['base_model']
diff --git a/src/version.py b/src/version.py
index 6fc058b2e..63f0b3bb4 100644
--- a/src/version.py
+++ b/src/version.py
@@ -1 +1 @@
-__version__ = "e1440e48046d5bdda4d5f5e6fd8d5e4ccb208f0a"
+__version__ = "42e9a056acc68c18b0c8dc29503c93cac921a2bb"