diff --git a/src/compressed_tensors/compressors/model_compressors/model_compressor.py b/src/compressed_tensors/compressors/model_compressors/model_compressor.py
index 2d88a3b02..3a0fe4903 100644
--- a/src/compressed_tensors/compressors/model_compressors/model_compressor.py
+++ b/src/compressed_tensors/compressors/model_compressors/model_compressor.py
@@ -703,9 +703,12 @@ def decompress(self, model_path: str, model: Module):
             with override_quantization_status(
                 self.quantization_config, QuantizationStatus.FROZEN
             ):
-                names_to_scheme = apply_quantization_config(
-                    model, self.quantization_config
-                )
+                apply_quantization_config(model, self.quantization_config)
+                names_to_scheme: Set[QuantizationScheme] = {
+                    name: getattr(module, "quantization_scheme")
+                    for name, module in model.named_modules()
+                    if getattr(module, "quantization_scheme", None) is not None
+                }
                 # Load activation scales/zp or any other quantization parameters
                 # Conditionally load the weight quantization parameters if we have a
                 # dense compressor or if a sparsity compressor has already been applied
diff --git a/src/compressed_tensors/quantization/lifecycle/apply.py b/src/compressed_tensors/quantization/lifecycle/apply.py
index 828f51ec8..ded9fee99 100644
--- a/src/compressed_tensors/quantization/lifecycle/apply.py
+++ b/src/compressed_tensors/quantization/lifecycle/apply.py
@@ -115,7 +115,7 @@ def load_pretrained_quantization_parameters(
 
 def apply_quantization_config(
     model: Module, config: Union[QuantizationConfig, None], run_compressed: bool = False
-) -> Dict[str, QuantizationScheme]:
+):
     """
     Initializes the model for quantization in-place based on the given config.
     Optionally coverts quantizable modules to compressed_linear modules
@@ -125,26 +125,22 @@ def apply_quantization_config(
     :param run_compressed: Whether the model will be run in compressed mode or
         decompressed fully on load
     """
-    # Workaround for when HF Quantizer passes None, see PR #180
-    if config is None:
-        return dict()
+    from compressed_tensors.linear.compressed_linear import CompressedLinear
 
-    # remove reference to the original `config`
-    # argument. This function can mutate it, and we'd
-    # like to keep the original `config` as it is.
     config = deepcopy(config)
+    if config is None:  # see PR #180
+        return dict()
+
+    # preprocess to support kv cache scheme
+    config = process_quantization_config(config)
+
     # build mapping of targets to schemes for easier matching
     # use ordered dict to preserve target ordering in config
     target_to_scheme = OrderedDict()
-    config = process_quantization_config(config)
-    names_to_scheme = dict()
     for scheme in config.config_groups.values():
         for target in scheme.targets:
             target_to_scheme[target] = scheme
 
-    if run_compressed:
-        from compressed_tensors.linear.compressed_linear import CompressedLinear
-
     # mark appropriate layers for quantization by setting their quantization schemes
     for name, submodule in match_named_modules(
         model, target_to_scheme, config.ignore, warn_on_fail=True
@@ -153,7 +149,12 @@ def apply_quantization_config(
         # quant scheme to the matching layers
         matched_targets = match_targets(name, submodule, target_to_scheme)
         scheme = _scheme_from_targets(target_to_scheme, matched_targets, name)
-        if run_compressed:
+        # target matched - add layer and scheme to target list
+        submodule.quantization_scheme = scheme
+
+        # replace with run compressed if applicable
+        # FUTURE: move this to model compressor
+        if isinstance(submodule, torch.nn.Linear) and run_compressed:
             format = config.format
             if format != CompressionFormat.dense.value:
                 if isinstance(submodule, torch.nn.Linear):
@@ -165,14 +166,8 @@ def apply_quantization_config(
                     )
                     replace_module(model, name, compressed_linear)
 
-        # target matched - add layer and scheme to target list
-        submodule.quantization_scheme = scheme
-
-        names_to_scheme[name] = submodule.quantization_scheme
-
     # apply current quantization status across all targeted layers
     apply_quantization_status(model, config.quantization_status)
-    return names_to_scheme
 
 
 def process_quantization_config(config: QuantizationConfig) -> QuantizationConfig: