diff --git a/daras_ai_v2/base.py b/daras_ai_v2/base.py
index e4d58e2a2..39e9e3464 100644
--- a/daras_ai_v2/base.py
+++ b/daras_ai_v2/base.py
@@ -1680,12 +1680,11 @@ def _render_after_output(self):
                 gui.session_state[StateKeys.pressed_randomize] = True
                 gui.rerun()
 
-    @classmethod
-    def load_state_from_sr(cls, sr: SavedRun) -> dict:
-        state = sr.to_dict()
+    def current_sr_to_session_state(self) -> dict:
+        state = self.current_sr.to_dict()
         if state is None:
             raise HTTPException(status_code=404)
-        return cls.load_state_defaults(state)
+        return self.load_state_defaults(state)
 
     @classmethod
     def load_state_defaults(cls, state: dict):
diff --git a/recipes/asr_page.py b/recipes/asr_page.py
index 58d49ffa4..903150a6b 100644
--- a/recipes/asr_page.py
+++ b/recipes/asr_page.py
@@ -64,8 +64,8 @@ class ResponseModel(BaseModel):
         raw_output_text: list[str] | None
         output_text: list[str | AsrOutputJson]
 
-    def load_state_from_sr(self, sr: SavedRun) -> dict:
-        state = super().load_state_from_sr(sr)
+    def current_sr_to_session_state(self, sr: SavedRun) -> dict:
+        state = super().current_sr_to_session_state(sr)
         google_translate_target = state.pop("google_translate_target", None)
         translation_model = state.get("translation_model")
         if google_translate_target and not translation_model:
diff --git a/routers/api.py b/routers/api.py
index dd74b5a00..d1878bd53 100644
--- a/routers/api.py
+++ b/routers/api.py
@@ -344,8 +344,7 @@ def submit_api_call(
     self = page_cls(request=SimpleNamespace(user=user, query_params=query_params))
 
     # get saved state from db
-    sr = self.current_sr
-    state = self.load_state_from_sr(sr)
+    state = self.current_sr_to_session_state()
     # load request data
     state.update(request_body)
 
diff --git a/routers/root.py b/routers/root.py
index 5d31b1ceb..80b7e8194 100644
--- a/routers/root.py
+++ b/routers/root.py
@@ -671,11 +671,10 @@ def render_recipe_page(
     request._query_params = dict(request.query_params) | dict(example_id=example_id)
 
     page = page_cls(tab=tab, request=request)
-    sr = page.current_sr
-    page.run_user = get_run_user(request, sr.uid)
+    page.run_user = get_run_user(request, page.current_sr.uid)
 
     if not gui.session_state:
-        gui.session_state.update(page.load_state_from_sr(sr))
+        gui.session_state.update(page.current_sr_to_session_state())
 
     with page_wrapper(request):
         page.render()