diff --git a/runware/types.py b/runware/types.py
index f2cb329..b67cb25 100644
--- a/runware/types.py
+++ b/runware/types.py
@@ -1319,7 +1319,7 @@ def serialize(self) -> Dict[str, Any]:
 @dataclass
 class IInputs(SerializableMixin):
     references: Optional[List[Union[str, File]]] = None
-    referenceImages: Optional[List[Union[str, File, IInputReference]]] = None
+    referenceImages: Optional[List[Union[str, File, IInputReference, Dict[str, Any]]]] = None
     fonts: Optional[List[Union[IInputFont, Dict[str, Any]]]] = None
     image: Optional[Union[str, File]] = None
     images: Optional[List[Union[str, File]]] = None
@@ -1339,6 +1339,19 @@ def __post_init__(self):
             )
             if self.referenceImages is None:
                 self.referenceImages = self.references
+        if self.referenceImages is not None:
+            coerced_reference_images: List[Union[str, File, IInputReference]] = []
+            for item in self.referenceImages:
+                if isinstance(item, dict):
+                    d = dict(item)
+                    if "type" in d:
+                        if "refType" not in d:
+                            d["refType"] = d["type"]
+                        d.pop("type", None)
+                    coerced_reference_images.append(IInputReference(**d))
+                else:
+                    coerced_reference_images.append(item)
+            self.referenceImages = coerced_reference_images
         if self.fonts is not None:
             self.fonts = [
                 IInputFont(**item) if isinstance(item, dict) else item