diff --git a/koboldcpp.py b/koboldcpp.py
index 406d0f16f..d954ac605 100755
--- a/koboldcpp.py
+++ b/koboldcpp.py
@@ -282,7 +282,7 @@ def load_model(model_filename):
     ret = handle.load_model(inputs)
     return ret
 
-def generate(prompt,max_length=20, max_context_length=512, temperature=0.8, top_k=120, top_a=0.0, top_p=0.85, typical_p=1.0, tfs=1.0, rep_pen=1.1, rep_pen_range=128, mirostat=0, mirostat_tau=5.0, mirostat_eta=0.1, sampler_order=[6,0,1,3,4,2,5], seed=-1, stop_sequence=[], use_default_badwordsids=True, stream_sse=False, grammar='', grammar_retain_state=False, genkey=''):
+def generate(prompt,max_length=20, max_context_length=512, temperature=0.8, top_k=120, top_a=0.0, top_p=0.85, typical_p=1.0, tfs=1.0, rep_pen=1.1, rep_pen_range=128, mirostat=0, mirostat_tau=5.0, mirostat_eta=0.1, sampler_order=[6,0,1,3,4,2,5], seed=-1, stop_sequence=[], use_default_badwordsids=False, stream_sse=False, grammar='', grammar_retain_state=False, genkey=''):
     global maxctx, args, currentusergenkey, totalgens
     inputs = generation_inputs()
     outputs = ctypes.create_unicode_buffer(ctypes.sizeof(generation_outputs))
@@ -425,7 +425,7 @@ class ServerRequestHandler(http.server.SimpleHTTPRequestHandler):
                 sampler_order=genparams.get('sampler_order', [6,0,1,3,4,2,5]),
                 seed=genparams.get('sampler_seed', -1),
                 stop_sequence=genparams.get('stop_sequence', []),
-                use_default_badwordsids=genparams.get('use_default_badwordsids', True),
+                use_default_badwordsids=genparams.get('use_default_badwordsids', False),
                 stream_sse=stream_flag,
                 grammar=genparams.get('grammar', ''),
                 grammar_retain_state = genparams.get('grammar_retain_state', False),