diff --git a/koboldcpp.py b/koboldcpp.py
index 1e5130a17..f942ec066 100644
--- a/koboldcpp.py
+++ b/koboldcpp.py
@@ -161,13 +161,12 @@ def generate(prompt,max_length=20, max_context_length=512,temperature=0.8,top_k=
     inputs.tfs = tfs
     inputs.rep_pen = rep_pen
     inputs.rep_pen_range = rep_pen_range
-    inputs.seed = seed
-    if stop_sequence: 
-        for n in range(0,stop_token_max):
-            if n >= len(stop_sequence):
-                inputs.stop_sequence[n] = "".encode("UTF-8")
-            else:
-                inputs.stop_sequence[n] = stop_sequence[n].encode("UTF-8")
+    inputs.seed = seed    
+    for n in range(0,stop_token_max):
+        if not stop_sequence or n >= len(stop_sequence):
+            inputs.stop_sequence[n] = "".encode("UTF-8")
+        else:
+            inputs.stop_sequence[n] = stop_sequence[n].encode("UTF-8")
     ret = handle.generate(inputs,outputs)
     if(ret.status==1):
         return ret.text.decode("UTF-8","ignore")