diff --git a/src/axolotl/utils/models.py b/src/axolotl/utils/models.py
index c47b724a1..a5510d3bd 100644
--- a/src/axolotl/utils/models.py
+++ b/src/axolotl/utils/models.py
@@ -408,9 +408,9 @@ def load_model(
 
     needs_fa2_dtype = cfg.adapter or cfg.fsdp
     if (
-        (cfg.adapter == "lora" and load_in_8bit)
+        (cfg.adapter == "lora" and cfg.load_in_8bit)
         or (cfg.adapter == "qlora" and cfg.load_in_4bit)
-        or (cfg.adapter == "ia3" and load_in_8bit)
+        or (cfg.adapter == "ia3" and cfg.load_in_8bit)
     ):
         LOG.info("converting PEFT model w/ prepare_model_for_kbit_training")
         if cfg.gradient_checkpointing: