diff --git a/common/CMakeLists.txt b/common/CMakeLists.txt
index a07566c0e..f34249532 100644
--- a/common/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/common/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -65,8 +65,7 @@ add_library(${TARGET} STATIC
     train.cpp
     ngram-cache.h
     ngram-cache.cpp
-    chaton.hpp
-    groupkv.hpp
+    chaton_meta.cpp
     )
 
 if (BUILD_SHARED_LIBS)
diff --git a/common/chaton.hpp b/common/chaton.hpp
index 17bd59be7..b2046d198 100644
--- a/common/chaton.hpp
+++ b/common/chaton.hpp
@@ -537,9 +537,8 @@ public:
 
 };
 
-// The compiled-in configurable template data (the meta)
-#include "chaton_meta.hpp"
-//ChatTemplates gCT = {{}};
+// The compiled-in configurable template data (the meta) from chaton_meta.cpp
+extern ChatTemplates gCT;
 
 
 inline bool chaton_tmpl_exists(const std::string &tmpl) {
diff --git a/common/chaton_meta.hpp b/common/chaton_meta.cpp
similarity index 99%
rename from common/chaton_meta.hpp
rename to common/chaton_meta.cpp
index 3516d5bb9..d0013b519 100644
--- a/common/chaton_meta.hpp
+++ b/common/chaton_meta.cpp
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
 //This is auto created/converted from chaton-meta-json file
-#pragma once
 
 #include "chaton.hpp"
 
diff --git a/scripts/chaton-meta-json-to-hpp.py b/scripts/chaton-meta-json-to-hpp.py
index d72c4cdf5..3329b9b7f 100755
--- a/scripts/chaton-meta-json-to-hpp.py
+++ b/scripts/chaton-meta-json-to-hpp.py
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env python3
-# Convert chaton meta json file to c++ hpp file
+# Convert chaton meta json file to equivalent c++ cpp format
 # by Humans for All
 
 import sys
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ def kv_bool(j, tmpl, k1, comma):
 fp=open(sys.argv[1])
 j=json.load(fp)
 print("//This is auto created/converted from chaton-meta-json file")
-print("#pragma once\n\n#include \"chaton.hpp\"\n\nChatTemplates gCT = {{")
+print("\n\n#include \"chaton.hpp\"\n\nChatTemplates gCT = {{")
 
 for tmpl in j:
     print("\t{{ \"{}\", {{".format(tmpl))