diff --git a/unsloth/models/llama.py b/unsloth/models/llama.py
index 3d969d7d3..022be109f 100644
--- a/unsloth/models/llama.py
+++ b/unsloth/models/llama.py
@@ -1868,7 +1868,25 @@ def patch_peft_model(
             internal_model.max_seq_length = max_seq_length
             internal_model = internal_model.model
         pass
-        internal_model.max_seq_length = max_seq_length
+        internal_model.max_seq_length = max_seq_length        
+
+        # Patch tokenizer to pad to the right
+        internal_model = model
+        while hasattr(internal_model, "model"):
+            if hasattr(internal_model, "_saved_temp_tokenizer"):
+                internal_model._saved_temp_tokenizer.padding_side = "right"
+            pass
+            internal_model = internal_model.model
+        pass
+        if hasattr(internal_model, "_saved_temp_tokenizer"):
+            internal_model._saved_temp_tokenizer.padding_side = "right"
+        pass
+
+        # Clear deleted GPU items
+        for _ in range(3):
+            gc.collect()
+            torch.cuda.empty_cache()
+        pass
         return model
     pass
 
diff --git a/unsloth/models/loader.py b/unsloth/models/loader.py
index d7c0f0760..d87af0a18 100644
--- a/unsloth/models/loader.py
+++ b/unsloth/models/loader.py
@@ -113,7 +113,8 @@ def from_pretrained(
         elif not is_model and not is_peft:
             raise RuntimeError(
                 f"Unsloth: `{model_name}` is not a base model or a PEFT model.\n"\
-                "We could not locate a `config.json` or `adapter_config.json` file"
+                "We could not locate a `config.json` or `adapter_config.json` file.\n"\
+                "Are you certain the model name is correct? Does it actually exist?"
             )
         pass