diff --git a/model_analyzer/config/generate/base_model_config_generator.py b/model_analyzer/config/generate/base_model_config_generator.py
index a99aa3310..475295eb0 100755
--- a/model_analyzer/config/generate/base_model_config_generator.py
+++ b/model_analyzer/config/generate/base_model_config_generator.py
@@ -203,8 +203,6 @@ def make_model_config_variant(
             model_name, model_config_dict, param_combo
         )
 
-        model_config_dict["name"] = variant_name
-        logger.info("")
         if variant_found:
             logger.info(f"Found existing model config: {variant_name}")
         else:
@@ -213,6 +211,7 @@ def make_model_config_variant(
             logger.info(str)
         logger.info("")
 
+        model_config_dict["name"] = variant_name
         model_config = ModelConfig.create_from_dictionary(model_config_dict)
         model_config.set_cpu_only(model.cpu_only())
 
@@ -226,7 +225,8 @@ def make_ensemble_model_config_variant(
         param_combo: Dict = {},
     ) -> ModelConfigVariant:
         """
-        Loads the ensemble model spec from the model repository
+        Loads the ensemble model spec from the model repository, and then mutates
+        the names to match the ensemble composing models
 
         Parameters
         ----------
@@ -258,8 +258,6 @@ def make_ensemble_model_config_variant(
             model_name, ensemble_key
         )
 
-        model_config_dict["name"] = variant_name
-        logger.info("")
         if variant_found:
             logger.info(f"Found existing ensemble model config: {variant_name}")
         else:
@@ -267,6 +265,7 @@ def make_ensemble_model_config_variant(
         for str in logger_str:
             logger.info(str)
 
+        model_config_dict["name"] = variant_name
         model_config = ModelConfig.create_from_dictionary(model_config_dict)
 
         return ModelConfigVariant(model_config, variant_name)
diff --git a/model_analyzer/config/run/model_run_config.py b/model_analyzer/config/run/model_run_config.py
index eb8e2c7a9..49fd3f3c8 100755
--- a/model_analyzer/config/run/model_run_config.py
+++ b/model_analyzer/config/run/model_run_config.py
@@ -296,7 +296,7 @@ def from_dict(cls, model_run_config_dict):
             model_run_config_dict["_perf_config"]
         )
 
-        # FIXME: This is for backward compatibility with older checkpoints used in unit tests
+        # TODO: TMA-1332: This is for backward compatibility with older checkpoints used in unit tests
         if "_model_config" in model_run_config_dict:
             model_config = ModelConfig.from_dict(model_run_config_dict["_model_config"])
             model_run_config._model_config_variant = ModelConfigVariant(
@@ -311,7 +311,7 @@ def from_dict(cls, model_run_config_dict):
                 ]
             ]
 
-        # FIXME: This is for backward compatibility with older checkpoints used in unit tests
+        # TODO: TMA-1332: This is for backward compatibility with older checkpoints used in unit tests
         if "_composing_configs" in model_run_config_dict:
             composing_configs = [
                 ModelConfig.from_dict(composing_config_dict)
diff --git a/model_analyzer/record/metrics_manager.py b/model_analyzer/record/metrics_manager.py
index 0d777b97b..f8c6e0891 100755
--- a/model_analyzer/record/metrics_manager.py
+++ b/model_analyzer/record/metrics_manager.py
@@ -390,7 +390,7 @@ def _load_model_variants(self, run_config):
                 for composing_config_variant in mrc.composing_configs():
                     original_composing_config = (
                         BaseModelConfigGenerator.create_original_config_from_variant(
-                            composing_config
+                            composing_config_variant
                         )
                     )
                     if not self._load_model_variant(
diff --git a/model_analyzer/triton/model/model_config_variant.py b/model_analyzer/triton/model/model_config_variant.py
index a29ba6030..13716d6b6 100644
--- a/model_analyzer/triton/model/model_config_variant.py
+++ b/model_analyzer/triton/model/model_config_variant.py
@@ -13,7 +13,6 @@
 # limitations under the License.
 
 from dataclasses import dataclass
-from typing import List
 
 from model_analyzer.triton.model.model_config import ModelConfig