diff --git a/horde_sdk/ai_horde_api/fields.py b/horde_sdk/ai_horde_api/fields.py
index d9347d7..789b2e4 100644
--- a/horde_sdk/ai_horde_api/fields.py
+++ b/horde_sdk/ai_horde_api/fields.py
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ def __eq__(self, other: Any) -> bool:
             return self.root.__str__() == other
 
         if isinstance(other, uuid.UUID):
-            return self.root == other
+            return str(self.root) == str(other)
 
         return False
 
diff --git a/requirements.txt b/requirements.txt
index d2c9316..01dbb51 100644
--- a/requirements.txt
+++ b/requirements.txt
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-horde_model_reference~=0.4.11
+horde_model_reference~=0.5.1
 
 pydantic
 requests