diff --git a/modules/api/api.py b/modules/api/api.py
index 596a661..0eccccb 100644
--- a/modules/api/api.py
+++ b/modules/api/api.py
@@ -6,9 +6,9 @@ from threading import Lock
 from gradio.processing_utils import encode_pil_to_base64, decode_base64_to_file, decode_base64_to_image
 from fastapi import APIRouter, Depends, FastAPI, HTTPException
 import modules.shared as shared
+from modules import sd_samplers
 from modules.api.models import *
 from modules.processing import StableDiffusionProcessingTxt2Img, StableDiffusionProcessingImg2Img, process_images
-from modules.sd_samplers import all_samplers
 from modules.extras import run_extras, run_pnginfo
 from PIL import PngImagePlugin
 from modules.sd_models import checkpoints_list
@@ -25,8 +25,12 @@ def upscaler_to_index(name: str):
         raise HTTPException(status_code=400, detail=f"Invalid upscaler, needs to be on of these: {' , '.join([x.name for x in sd_upscalers])}")
 
 
-sampler_to_index = lambda name: next(filter(lambda row: name.lower() == row[1].name.lower(), enumerate(all_samplers)), None)
+def validate_sampler_name(name):
+    config = sd_samplers.all_samplers_map.get(name, None)
+    if config is None:
+        raise HTTPException(status_code=404, detail="Sampler not found")
 
+    return name
 
 def setUpscalers(req: dict):
     reqDict = vars(req)
@@ -82,14 +86,9 @@ class Api:
         self.app.add_api_route("/sdapi/v1/artists", self.get_artists, methods=["GET"], response_model=List[ArtistItem])
 
     def text2imgapi(self, txt2imgreq: StableDiffusionTxt2ImgProcessingAPI):
-        sampler_index = sampler_to_index(txt2imgreq.sampler_index)
-
-        if sampler_index is None:
-            raise HTTPException(status_code=404, detail="Sampler not found")
-
         populate = txt2imgreq.copy(update={ # Override __init__ params
             "sd_model": shared.sd_model,
-            "sampler_index": sampler_index[0],
+            "sampler_name": validate_sampler_name(txt2imgreq.sampler_index),
             "do_not_save_samples": True,
             "do_not_save_grid": True
             }
@@ -109,12 +108,6 @@ class Api:
         return TextToImageResponse(images=b64images, parameters=vars(txt2imgreq), info=processed.js())
 
     def img2imgapi(self, img2imgreq: StableDiffusionImg2ImgProcessingAPI):
-        sampler_index = sampler_to_index(img2imgreq.sampler_index)
-
-        if sampler_index is None:
-            raise HTTPException(status_code=404, detail="Sampler not found")
-
-
         init_images = img2imgreq.init_images
         if init_images is None:
             raise HTTPException(status_code=404, detail="Init image not found")
@@ -123,10 +116,9 @@ class Api:
         if mask:
             mask = decode_base64_to_image(mask)
 
-
         populate = img2imgreq.copy(update={ # Override __init__ params
             "sd_model": shared.sd_model,
-            "sampler_index": sampler_index[0],
+            "sampler_name": validate_sampler_name(img2imgreq.sampler_index),
             "do_not_save_samples": True,
             "do_not_save_grid": True,
             "mask": mask
@@ -272,7 +264,7 @@ class Api:
         return vars(shared.cmd_opts)
 
     def get_samplers(self):
-        return [{"name":sampler[0], "aliases":sampler[2], "options":sampler[3]} for sampler in all_samplers]
+        return [{"name":sampler[0], "aliases":sampler[2], "options":sampler[3]} for sampler in sd_samplers.all_samplers]
 
     def get_upscalers(self):
         upscalers = []
diff --git a/modules/hypernetworks/hypernetwork.py b/modules/hypernetworks/hypernetwork.py
index 7f18271..fbb87dd 100644
--- a/modules/hypernetworks/hypernetwork.py
+++ b/modules/hypernetworks/hypernetwork.py
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ import torch
 import tqdm
 from einops import rearrange, repeat
 from ldm.util import default
-from modules import devices, processing, sd_models, shared
+from modules import devices, processing, sd_models, shared, sd_samplers
 from modules.textual_inversion import textual_inversion
 from modules.textual_inversion.learn_schedule import LearnRateScheduler
 from torch import einsum
@@ -535,7 +535,7 @@ def train_hypernetwork(hypernetwork_name, learn_rate, batch_size, data_root, log
                 p.prompt = preview_prompt
                 p.negative_prompt = preview_negative_prompt
                 p.steps = preview_steps
-                p.sampler_index = preview_sampler_index
+                p.sampler_name = sd_samplers.samplers[preview_sampler_index].name
                 p.cfg_scale = preview_cfg_scale
                 p.seed = preview_seed
                 p.width = preview_width
diff --git a/modules/images.py b/modules/images.py
index ae705cb..26d5b7a 100644
--- a/modules/images.py
+++ b/modules/images.py
@@ -303,7 +303,7 @@ class FilenameGenerator:
         'width': lambda self: self.image.width,
         'height': lambda self: self.image.height,
         'styles': lambda self: self.p and sanitize_filename_part(", ".join([style for style in self.p.styles if not style == "None"]) or "None", replace_spaces=False),
-        'sampler': lambda self: self.p and sanitize_filename_part(sd_samplers.samplers[self.p.sampler_index].name, replace_spaces=False),
+        'sampler': lambda self: self.p and sanitize_filename_part(self.p.sampler_name, replace_spaces=False),
         'model_hash': lambda self: getattr(self.p, "sd_model_hash", shared.sd_model.sd_model_hash),
         'date': lambda self: datetime.datetime.now().strftime('%Y-%m-%d'),
         'datetime': lambda self, *args: self.datetime(*args),  # accepts formats: [datetime], [datetime<Format>], [datetime<Format><Time Zone>]
diff --git a/modules/img2img.py b/modules/img2img.py
index be9f365..9fc5b69 100644
--- a/modules/img2img.py
+++ b/modules/img2img.py
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ import traceback
 import numpy as np
 from PIL import Image, ImageOps, ImageChops
 
-from modules import devices
+from modules import devices, sd_samplers
 from modules.processing import Processed, StableDiffusionProcessingImg2Img, process_images
 from modules.shared import opts, state
 import modules.shared as shared
@@ -99,7 +99,7 @@ def img2img(mode: int, prompt: str, negative_prompt: str, prompt_style: str, pro
         seed_resize_from_h=seed_resize_from_h,
         seed_resize_from_w=seed_resize_from_w,
         seed_enable_extras=seed_enable_extras,
-        sampler_index=sampler_index,
+        sampler_index=sd_samplers.samplers_for_img2img[sampler_index].name,
         batch_size=batch_size,
         n_iter=n_iter,
         steps=steps,
diff --git a/modules/processing.py b/modules/processing.py
index 03c9143..be2edf4 100644
--- a/modules/processing.py
+++ b/modules/processing.py
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ import json
 import math
 import os
 import sys
+import warnings
 
 import torch
 import numpy as np
@@ -66,19 +67,15 @@ def apply_overlay(image, paste_loc, index, overlays):
 
     return image
 
-def get_correct_sampler(p):
-    if isinstance(p, modules.processing.StableDiffusionProcessingTxt2Img):
-        return sd_samplers.samplers
-    elif isinstance(p, modules.processing.StableDiffusionProcessingImg2Img):
-        return sd_samplers.samplers_for_img2img
-    elif isinstance(p, modules.api.processing.StableDiffusionProcessingAPI):
-        return sd_samplers.samplers
 
 class StableDiffusionProcessing():
     """
     The first set of paramaters: sd_models -> do_not_reload_embeddings represent the minimum required to create a StableDiffusionProcessing
     """
-    def __init__(self, sd_model=None, outpath_samples=None, outpath_grids=None, prompt: str = "", styles: List[str] = None, seed: int = -1, subseed: int = -1, subseed_strength: float = 0, seed_resize_from_h: int = -1, seed_resize_from_w: int = -1, seed_enable_extras: bool = True, sampler_index: int = 0, batch_size: int = 1, n_iter: int = 1, steps: int = 50, cfg_scale: float = 7.0, width: int = 512, height: int = 512, restore_faces: bool = False, tiling: bool = False, do_not_save_samples: bool = False, do_not_save_grid: bool = False, extra_generation_params: Dict[Any, Any] = None, overlay_images: Any = None, negative_prompt: str = None, eta: float = None, do_not_reload_embeddings: bool = False, denoising_strength: float = 0, ddim_discretize: str = None, s_churn: float = 0.0, s_tmax: float = None, s_tmin: float = 0.0, s_noise: float = 1.0, override_settings: Dict[str, Any] = None):
+    def __init__(self, sd_model=None, outpath_samples=None, outpath_grids=None, prompt: str = "", styles: List[str] = None, seed: int = -1, subseed: int = -1, subseed_strength: float = 0, seed_resize_from_h: int = -1, seed_resize_from_w: int = -1, seed_enable_extras: bool = True, sampler_name: str = None, batch_size: int = 1, n_iter: int = 1, steps: int = 50, cfg_scale: float = 7.0, width: int = 512, height: int = 512, restore_faces: bool = False, tiling: bool = False, do_not_save_samples: bool = False, do_not_save_grid: bool = False, extra_generation_params: Dict[Any, Any] = None, overlay_images: Any = None, negative_prompt: str = None, eta: float = None, do_not_reload_embeddings: bool = False, denoising_strength: float = 0, ddim_discretize: str = None, s_churn: float = 0.0, s_tmax: float = None, s_tmin: float = 0.0, s_noise: float = 1.0, override_settings: Dict[str, Any] = None, sampler_index: int = None):
+        if sampler_index is not None:
+            warnings.warn("sampler_index argument for StableDiffusionProcessing does not do anything; use sampler_name")
+
         self.sd_model = sd_model
         self.outpath_samples: str = outpath_samples
         self.outpath_grids: str = outpath_grids
@@ -91,7 +88,7 @@ class StableDiffusionProcessing():
         self.subseed_strength: float = subseed_strength
         self.seed_resize_from_h: int = seed_resize_from_h
         self.seed_resize_from_w: int = seed_resize_from_w
-        self.sampler_index: int = sampler_index
+        self.sampler_name: str = sampler_name
         self.batch_size: int = batch_size
         self.n_iter: int = n_iter
         self.steps: int = steps
@@ -210,8 +207,7 @@ class Processed:
         self.info = info
         self.width = p.width
         self.height = p.height
-        self.sampler_index = p.sampler_index
-        self.sampler = sd_samplers.samplers[p.sampler_index].name
+        self.sampler_name = p.sampler_name
         self.cfg_scale = p.cfg_scale
         self.steps = p.steps
         self.batch_size = p.batch_size
@@ -256,8 +252,7 @@ class Processed:
             "subseed_strength": self.subseed_strength,
             "width": self.width,
             "height": self.height,
-            "sampler_index": self.sampler_index,
-            "sampler": self.sampler,
+            "sampler_name": self.sampler_name,
             "cfg_scale": self.cfg_scale,
             "steps": self.steps,
             "batch_size": self.batch_size,
@@ -384,7 +379,7 @@ def create_infotext(p, all_prompts, all_seeds, all_subseeds, comments, iteration
 
     generation_params = {
         "Steps": p.steps,
-        "Sampler": get_correct_sampler(p)[p.sampler_index].name,
+        "Sampler": p.sampler_name,
         "CFG scale": p.cfg_scale,
         "Seed": all_seeds[index],
         "Face restoration": (opts.face_restoration_model if p.restore_faces else None),
@@ -645,7 +640,7 @@ class StableDiffusionProcessingTxt2Img(StableDiffusionProcessing):
             self.truncate_y = int(self.firstphase_height - firstphase_height_truncated) // opt_f
 
     def sample(self, conditioning, unconditional_conditioning, seeds, subseeds, subseed_strength, prompts):
-        self.sampler = sd_samplers.create_sampler_with_index(sd_samplers.samplers, self.sampler_index, self.sd_model)
+        self.sampler = sd_samplers.create_sampler(self.sampler_name, self.sd_model)
 
         if not self.enable_hr:
             x = create_random_tensors([opt_C, self.height // opt_f, self.width // opt_f], seeds=seeds, subseeds=subseeds, subseed_strength=self.subseed_strength, seed_resize_from_h=self.seed_resize_from_h, seed_resize_from_w=self.seed_resize_from_w, p=self)
@@ -706,7 +701,7 @@ class StableDiffusionProcessingTxt2Img(StableDiffusionProcessing):
 
         shared.state.nextjob()
 
-        self.sampler = sd_samplers.create_sampler_with_index(sd_samplers.samplers, self.sampler_index, self.sd_model)
+        self.sampler = sd_samplers.create_sampler(self.sampler_name, self.sd_model)
 
         noise = create_random_tensors(samples.shape[1:], seeds=seeds, subseeds=subseeds, subseed_strength=subseed_strength, seed_resize_from_h=self.seed_resize_from_h, seed_resize_from_w=self.seed_resize_from_w, p=self)
 
@@ -743,7 +738,7 @@ class StableDiffusionProcessingImg2Img(StableDiffusionProcessing):
         self.image_conditioning = None
 
     def init(self, all_prompts, all_seeds, all_subseeds):
-        self.sampler = sd_samplers.create_sampler_with_index(sd_samplers.samplers_for_img2img, self.sampler_index, self.sd_model)
+        self.sampler = sd_samplers.create_sampler(self.sampler_name, self.sd_model)
         crop_region = None
 
         if self.image_mask is not None:
diff --git a/modules/sd_samplers.py b/modules/sd_samplers.py
index 783992d..4fe6785 100644
--- a/modules/sd_samplers.py
+++ b/modules/sd_samplers.py
@@ -46,16 +46,23 @@ all_samplers = [
     SamplerData('DDIM', lambda model: VanillaStableDiffusionSampler(ldm.models.diffusion.ddim.DDIMSampler, model), [], {}),
     SamplerData('PLMS', lambda model: VanillaStableDiffusionSampler(ldm.models.diffusion.plms.PLMSSampler, model), [], {}),
 ]
+all_samplers_map = {x.name: x for x in all_samplers}
 
 samplers = []
 samplers_for_img2img = []
 
 
-def create_sampler_with_index(list_of_configs, index, model):
-    config = list_of_configs[index]
+def create_sampler(name, model):
+    if name is not None:
+        config = all_samplers_map.get(name, None)
+    else:
+        config = all_samplers[0]
+
+    assert config is not None, f'bad sampler name: {name}'
+
     sampler = config.constructor(model)
     sampler.config = config
-    
+
     return sampler
 
 
diff --git a/modules/textual_inversion/textual_inversion.py b/modules/textual_inversion/textual_inversion.py
index 0aeb045..5e4d868 100644
--- a/modules/textual_inversion/textual_inversion.py
+++ b/modules/textual_inversion/textual_inversion.py
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ import csv
 
 from PIL import Image, PngImagePlugin
 
-from modules import shared, devices, sd_hijack, processing, sd_models, images
+from modules import shared, devices, sd_hijack, processing, sd_models, images, sd_samplers
 import modules.textual_inversion.dataset
 from modules.textual_inversion.learn_schedule import LearnRateScheduler
 
@@ -345,7 +345,7 @@ def train_embedding(embedding_name, learn_rate, batch_size, data_root, log_direc
                 p.prompt = preview_prompt
                 p.negative_prompt = preview_negative_prompt
                 p.steps = preview_steps
-                p.sampler_index = preview_sampler_index
+                p.sampler_name = sd_samplers.samplers[preview_sampler_index].name
                 p.cfg_scale = preview_cfg_scale
                 p.seed = preview_seed
                 p.width = preview_width
diff --git a/modules/txt2img.py b/modules/txt2img.py
index 8e4e867..c8f8117 100644
--- a/modules/txt2img.py
+++ b/modules/txt2img.py
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 import modules.scripts
+from modules import sd_samplers
 from modules.processing import StableDiffusionProcessing, Processed, StableDiffusionProcessingTxt2Img, \
     StableDiffusionProcessingImg2Img, process_images
 from modules.shared import opts, cmd_opts
@@ -21,7 +22,7 @@ def txt2img(prompt: str, negative_prompt: str, prompt_style: str, prompt_style2:
         seed_resize_from_h=seed_resize_from_h,
         seed_resize_from_w=seed_resize_from_w,
         seed_enable_extras=seed_enable_extras,
-        sampler_index=sampler_index,
+        sampler_name=sd_samplers.samplers[sampler_index].name,
         batch_size=batch_size,
         n_iter=n_iter,
         steps=steps,
diff --git a/modules/ui.py b/modules/ui.py
index 5dce7f3..2d48874 100644
--- a/modules/ui.py
+++ b/modules/ui.py
@@ -142,7 +142,7 @@ def save_files(js_data, images, do_make_zip, index):
                 filenames.append(os.path.basename(txt_fullfn))
                 fullfns.append(txt_fullfn)
 
-        writer.writerow([data["prompt"], data["seed"], data["width"], data["height"], data["sampler"], data["cfg_scale"], data["steps"], filenames[0], data["negative_prompt"]])
+        writer.writerow([data["prompt"], data["seed"], data["width"], data["height"], data["sampler_name"], data["cfg_scale"], data["steps"], filenames[0], data["negative_prompt"]])
 
     # Make Zip
     if do_make_zip:
diff --git a/scripts/img2imgalt.py b/scripts/img2imgalt.py
index 964b75c..1229f61 100644
--- a/scripts/img2imgalt.py
+++ b/scripts/img2imgalt.py
@@ -157,7 +157,7 @@ class Script(scripts.Script):
     def run(self, p, _, override_sampler, override_prompt, original_prompt, original_negative_prompt, override_steps, st, override_strength, cfg, randomness, sigma_adjustment):
         # Override
         if override_sampler:
-            p.sampler_index = [sampler.name for sampler in sd_samplers.samplers].index("Euler")
+            p.sampler_name = "Euler"
         if override_prompt:
             p.prompt = original_prompt
             p.negative_prompt = original_negative_prompt
@@ -191,7 +191,7 @@ class Script(scripts.Script):
             
             combined_noise = ((1 - randomness) * rec_noise + randomness * rand_noise) / ((randomness**2 + (1-randomness)**2) ** 0.5)
             
-            sampler = sd_samplers.create_sampler_with_index(sd_samplers.samplers, p.sampler_index, p.sd_model)
+            sampler = sd_samplers.create_sampler(p.sampler_name, p.sd_model)
 
             sigmas = sampler.model_wrap.get_sigmas(p.steps)
             
diff --git a/scripts/xy_grid.py b/scripts/xy_grid.py
index 417ed0d..b0b9d84 100644
--- a/scripts/xy_grid.py
+++ b/scripts/xy_grid.py
@@ -10,9 +10,9 @@ import numpy as np
 import modules.scripts as scripts
 import gradio as gr
 
-from modules import images
+from modules import images, sd_samplers
 from modules.hypernetworks import hypernetwork
-from modules.processing import process_images, Processed, get_correct_sampler, StableDiffusionProcessingTxt2Img
+from modules.processing import process_images, Processed, StableDiffusionProcessingTxt2Img
 from modules.shared import opts, cmd_opts, state
 import modules.shared as shared
 import modules.sd_samplers
@@ -60,9 +60,9 @@ def apply_order(p, x, xs):
     p.prompt = prompt_tmp + p.prompt
     
 
-def build_samplers_dict(p):
+def build_samplers_dict():
     samplers_dict = {}
-    for i, sampler in enumerate(get_correct_sampler(p)):
+    for i, sampler in enumerate(sd_samplers.all_samplers):
         samplers_dict[sampler.name.lower()] = i
         for alias in sampler.aliases:
             samplers_dict[alias.lower()] = i
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@ def build_samplers_dict(p):
 
 
 def apply_sampler(p, x, xs):
-    sampler_index = build_samplers_dict(p).get(x.lower(), None)
+    sampler_index = build_samplers_dict().get(x.lower(), None)
     if sampler_index is None:
         raise RuntimeError(f"Unknown sampler: {x}")
 
@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@ def apply_sampler(p, x, xs):
 
 
 def confirm_samplers(p, xs):
-    samplers_dict = build_samplers_dict(p)
+    samplers_dict = build_samplers_dict()
     for x in xs:
         if x.lower() not in samplers_dict.keys():
             raise RuntimeError(f"Unknown sampler: {x}")