diff --git a/examples/server/server.cpp b/examples/server/server.cpp
index 9cdf2058f..3cb1065f4 100644
--- a/examples/server/server.cpp
+++ b/examples/server/server.cpp
@@ -1318,6 +1318,8 @@ struct server_slot {
 
         if (params.n_predict != -1) {
             n_remaining = params.n_predict - n_decoded;
+        } else if (global_params.n_predict == -2) {
+            n_remaining = n_ctx - n_past;
         } else if (global_params.n_predict != -1) {
             n_remaining = global_params.n_predict - n_decoded;
         }