diff --git a/horde_sdk/ai_horde_api/apimodels/base.py b/horde_sdk/ai_horde_api/apimodels/base.py
index ae5f291..7b66216 100644
--- a/horde_sdk/ai_horde_api/apimodels/base.py
+++ b/horde_sdk/ai_horde_api/apimodels/base.py
@@ -228,8 +228,12 @@ def control_type_must_be_known(cls, v: str | KNOWN_CONTROLNETS | None) -> str |
         """Ensure that the control type is in this list of supported control types."""
         if v is None:
             return None
-        if (isinstance(v, str) and v not in KNOWN_CONTROLNETS.__members__) or (not isinstance(v, KNOWN_CONTROLNETS)):
-            logger.warning(f"Unknown control type '{v}'. Is your SDK out of date or did the API change?")
+        if isinstance(v, KNOWN_CONTROLNETS):
+            return v
+        if v in KNOWN_CONTROLNETS.__members__:
+            return v
+
+        logger.warning(f"Unknown control type {v}. Is your SDK out of date or did the API change?")
         return v
 
 
diff --git a/tests/ai_horde_api/test_ai_horde_api_models.py b/tests/ai_horde_api/test_ai_horde_api_models.py
index eb18f1e..2f8c258 100644
--- a/tests/ai_horde_api/test_ai_horde_api_models.py
+++ b/tests/ai_horde_api/test_ai_horde_api_models.py
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@
     WorkerKudosDetails,
 )
 from horde_sdk.ai_horde_api.consts import (
+    KNOWN_CONTROLNETS,
     KNOWN_FACEFIXERS,
     KNOWN_SAMPLERS,
     KNOWN_SOURCE_PROCESSING,
@@ -375,6 +376,29 @@ def test_ImageGenerateJobPopResponse() -> None:
         ),
         skipped=ImageGenerateJobPopSkippedStatus(),
     )
+    test_response = ImageGenerateJobPopResponse(
+        id=None,
+        ids=[JobID(root=UUID("00000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000000"))],
+        payload=ImageGenerateJobPopPayload(
+            post_processing=["unknown post processor"],
+            control_type=KNOWN_CONTROLNETS.canny,
+            sampler_name="unknown sampler",
+            prompt="A cat in a hat",
+        ),
+        skipped=ImageGenerateJobPopSkippedStatus(),
+    )
+    test_response = ImageGenerateJobPopResponse(
+        id=None,
+        ids=[JobID(root=UUID("00000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000000"))],
+        payload=ImageGenerateJobPopPayload(
+            post_processing=["unknown post processor"],
+            control_type="canny",
+            sampler_name="unknown sampler",
+            prompt="A cat in a hat",
+        ),
+        skipped=ImageGenerateJobPopSkippedStatus(),
+    )
+
     test_response = ImageGenerateJobPopResponse(
         id=None,
         ids=[JobID(root=UUID("00000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000000"))],