diff --git a/src/diffusers/pipelines/stable_diffusion/pipeline_stable_diffusion_inpaint.py b/src/diffusers/pipelines/stable_diffusion/pipeline_stable_diffusion_inpaint.py
index 8f36e675987a..389463a39ac0 100644
--- a/src/diffusers/pipelines/stable_diffusion/pipeline_stable_diffusion_inpaint.py
+++ b/src/diffusers/pipelines/stable_diffusion/pipeline_stable_diffusion_inpaint.py
@@ -870,15 +870,24 @@ def __call__(
                     if callback is not None and i % callback_steps == 0:
                         callback(i, t, latents)
 
-        # 11. Post-processing
-        image = self.decode_latents(latents)
+        if output_type == "latent":
+            image = latents
+            has_nsfw_concept = None
+        elif output_type == "pil":
+            # 11. Post-processing
+            image = self.decode_latents(latents)
 
-        # 12. Run safety checker
-        image, has_nsfw_concept = self.run_safety_checker(image, device, prompt_embeds.dtype)
+            # 12. Run safety checker
+            image, has_nsfw_concept = self.run_safety_checker(image, device, prompt_embeds.dtype)
 
-        # 13. Convert to PIL
-        if output_type == "pil":
+            # 13. Convert to PIL
             image = self.numpy_to_pil(image)
+        else:
+            # 11. Post-processing
+            image = self.decode_latents(latents)
+
+            # 12. Run safety checker
+            image, has_nsfw_concept = self.run_safety_checker(image, device, prompt_embeds.dtype)
 
         # Offload last model to CPU
         if hasattr(self, "final_offload_hook") and self.final_offload_hook is not None: