diff --git a/facefusion/face_masker.py b/facefusion/face_masker.py
index 062bc9db..25a71160 100755
--- a/facefusion/face_masker.py
+++ b/facefusion/face_masker.py
@@ -49,6 +49,8 @@ def get_face_occluder() -> Any:
 	global FACE_OCCLUDER
 
 	with THREAD_LOCK:
+		while process_manager.is_checking():
+			sleep(0.5)
 		if FACE_OCCLUDER is None:
 			model_path = MODELS.get('face_occluder').get('path')
 			FACE_OCCLUDER = onnxruntime.InferenceSession(model_path, providers = apply_execution_provider_options(facefusion.globals.execution_providers))
diff --git a/facefusion/processors/frame/modules/lip_syncer.py b/facefusion/processors/frame/modules/lip_syncer.py
index b4e47adb..9b70ffb3 100755
--- a/facefusion/processors/frame/modules/lip_syncer.py
+++ b/facefusion/processors/frame/modules/lip_syncer.py
@@ -28,7 +28,6 @@ from facefusion.processors.frame import globals as frame_processors_globals
 from facefusion.processors.frame import choices as frame_processors_choices
 
 FRAME_PROCESSOR = None
-MODEL_MATRIX = None
 THREAD_LOCK : threading.Lock = threading.Lock()
 NAME = __name__.upper()
 MODELS : ModelSet =\