diff --git a/models/base_gan_model.py b/models/base_gan_model.py
index 82f4aa47e..8b69a7a7e 100644
--- a/models/base_gan_model.py
+++ b/models/base_gan_model.py
@@ -114,7 +114,7 @@ def __init__(self, opt, rank):
         else:
             self.use_depth = False
 
-        if "sam" in opt.D_netDs:
+        if "sam" in opt.D_netDs or opt.data_refined_mask:
             self.use_sam = True
             self.netfreeze_sam, self.predictor_sam = init_sam_net(
                 opt.model_type_sam, self.opt.D_weight_sam, self.device
diff --git a/models/base_model.py b/models/base_model.py
index 291121e71..bd48f77f4 100644
--- a/models/base_model.py
+++ b/models/base_model.py
@@ -1084,8 +1084,11 @@ def one_hot(self, tensor):
     def compute_fake_real_masks(self):
         fake_mask = self.netf_s(self.real_A)
         fake_mask = F.gumbel_softmax(fake_mask, tau=1.0, hard=True, dim=1)
-        real_mask = self.netf_s(self.real_B)
+        real_mask = self.netf_s(
+            self.real_B
+        )  # f_s(B) is a good approximation of the real mask when task is easy
         real_mask = F.gumbel_softmax(real_mask, tau=1.0, hard=True, dim=1)
+
         setattr(self, "fake_mask_B_inv", fake_mask.argmax(dim=1))
         setattr(self, "real_mask_B_inv", real_mask.argmax(dim=1))
         setattr(self, "fake_mask_B", fake_mask)
@@ -1133,7 +1136,16 @@ def compute_f_s_loss(self):
                 f_s = self.netf_s_B
             else:
                 f_s = self.netf_s
-            label_B = self.input_B_label_mask
+
+            if self.opt.data_refined_mask:
+                # get mask with sam instead of label from self.real_B and self.input_B_ref_bbox
+                self.label_sam_B = (
+                    predict_sam(self.real_B, self.predictor_sam, self.input_B_ref_bbox)
+                    > 0.0
+                )
+                label_B = self.label_sam_B.long()
+            else:
+                label_B = self.input_B_label_mask
             pred_B = f_s(self.real_B)
             self.loss_f_s += self.criterionf_s(pred_B, label_B)  # .squeeze(1))
 
diff --git a/models/cut_model.py b/models/cut_model.py
index 0a4f87395..ef00b5fc2 100644
--- a/models/cut_model.py
+++ b/models/cut_model.py
@@ -453,6 +453,8 @@ def data_dependent_initialize_semantic_mask(self, data):
 
         if "mask" in self.opt.D_netDs:
             visual_names_seg_B += ["real_mask_B_inv", "fake_mask_B_inv"]
+            if self.opt.data_refined_mask:
+                visual_names_seg_B += ["label_sam_B"]
 
         self.visual_names += [visual_names_seg_A, visual_names_seg_B]