diff --git a/examples/flux-control/train_control_flux.py b/examples/flux-control/train_control_flux.py
index 1432e346f0ce..35f9a5f80342 100644
--- a/examples/flux-control/train_control_flux.py
+++ b/examples/flux-control/train_control_flux.py
@@ -795,7 +795,7 @@ def main(args):
         flux_transformer.x_embedder = new_linear
 
     assert torch.all(flux_transformer.x_embedder.weight[:, initial_input_channels:].data == 0)
-    flux_transformer.register_to_config(in_channels=initial_input_channels * 2)
+    flux_transformer.register_to_config(in_channels=initial_input_channels * 2, out_channels=initial_input_channels)
 
     def unwrap_model(model):
         model = accelerator.unwrap_model(model)
@@ -1166,6 +1166,11 @@ def get_sigmas(timesteps, n_dim=4, dtype=torch.float32):
             flux_transformer.to(torch.float32)
         flux_transformer.save_pretrained(args.output_dir)
 
+        del flux_transformer
+        del text_encoding_pipeline
+        del vae
+        free_memory()
+
         # Run a final round of validation.
         image_logs = None
         if args.validation_prompt is not None:
diff --git a/examples/flux-control/train_control_lora_flux.py b/examples/flux-control/train_control_lora_flux.py
index 6d84e81d810a..b176a685c963 100644
--- a/examples/flux-control/train_control_lora_flux.py
+++ b/examples/flux-control/train_control_lora_flux.py
@@ -830,7 +830,7 @@ def main(args):
         flux_transformer.x_embedder = new_linear
 
     assert torch.all(flux_transformer.x_embedder.weight[:, initial_input_channels:].data == 0)
-    flux_transformer.register_to_config(in_channels=initial_input_channels * 2)
+    flux_transformer.register_to_config(in_channels=initial_input_channels * 2, out_channels=initial_input_channels)
 
     if args.train_norm_layers:
         for name, param in flux_transformer.named_parameters():
@@ -1319,6 +1319,11 @@ def get_sigmas(timesteps, n_dim=4, dtype=torch.float32):
             transformer_lora_layers=transformer_lora_layers,
         )
 
+        del flux_transformer
+        del text_encoding_pipeline
+        del vae
+        free_memory()
+
         # Run a final round of validation.
         image_logs = None
         if args.validation_prompt is not None: