diff --git a/examples/server/tests/unit/test_chat_completion.py b/examples/server/tests/unit/test_chat_completion.py
index 5a42c5133..76cab4ef9 100644
--- a/examples/server/tests/unit/test_chat_completion.py
+++ b/examples/server/tests/unit/test_chat_completion.py
@@ -11,17 +11,19 @@ def create_server():
 
 
 @pytest.mark.parametrize(
-    "model,system_prompt,user_prompt,max_tokens,re_content,n_prompt,n_predicted,finish_reason,jinja",
+    "model,system_prompt,user_prompt,max_tokens,re_content,n_prompt,n_predicted,finish_reason,jinja,chat_template",
     [
-        (None, "Book", "What is the best book", 8, "(Suddenly)+", 77, 8, "length", False),
-        (None, "Book", "What is the best book", 8, "(Suddenly)+", 77, 8, "length", True),
-        ("codellama70b", "You are a coding assistant.", "Write the fibonacci function in c++.", 128, "(Aside|she|felter|alonger)+", 104, 64, "length", False),
-        ("codellama70b", "You are a coding assistant.", "Write the fibonacci function in c++.", 128, "(Aside|she|felter|alonger)+", 104, 64, "length", True),
+        (None, "Book", "What is the best book", 8, "(Suddenly)+", 77, 8, "length", False, None),
+        (None, "Book", "What is the best book", 8, "(Suddenly)+", 77, 8, "length", True, None),
+        (None, "Book", "What is the best book", 8, " blue and shin", 23, 8, "length", True, "This is not a chat template, it is"),
+        ("codellama70b", "You are a coding assistant.", "Write the fibonacci function in c++.", 128, "(Aside|she|felter|alonger)+", 104, 64, "length", False, None),
+        ("codellama70b", "You are a coding assistant.", "Write the fibonacci function in c++.", 128, "(Aside|she|felter|alonger)+", 104, 64, "length", True, None),
     ]
 )
-def test_chat_completion(model, system_prompt, user_prompt, max_tokens, re_content, n_prompt, n_predicted, finish_reason, jinja):
+def test_chat_completion(model, system_prompt, user_prompt, max_tokens, re_content, n_prompt, n_predicted, finish_reason, jinja, chat_template):
     global server
     server.jinja = jinja
+    server.chat_template = chat_template
     server.start()
     res = server.make_request("POST", "/chat/completions", data={
         "model": model,
diff --git a/examples/server/tests/utils.py b/examples/server/tests/utils.py
index d1c198063..48474a0ce 100644
--- a/examples/server/tests/utils.py
+++ b/examples/server/tests/utils.py
@@ -70,13 +70,13 @@ class ServerProcess:
     draft: int | None = None
     api_key: str | None = None
     lora_files: List[str] | None = None
-    chat_template_file: str | None = None
-    jinja: bool | None = None
     disable_ctx_shift: int | None = False
     draft_min: int | None = None
     draft_max: int | None = None
     no_webui: bool | None = None
+    jinja: bool | None = None
     chat_template: str | None = None
+    chat_template_file: str | None = None
 
     # session variables
     process: subprocess.Popen | None = None
@@ -157,10 +157,6 @@ class ServerProcess:
         if self.lora_files:
             for lora_file in self.lora_files:
                 server_args.extend(["--lora", lora_file])
-        if self.chat_template_file:
-            server_args.extend(["--chat-template-file", self.chat_template_file])
-        if self.jinja:
-            server_args.append("--jinja")
         if self.disable_ctx_shift:
             server_args.extend(["--no-context-shift"])
         if self.api_key:
@@ -171,9 +167,13 @@ class ServerProcess:
             server_args.extend(["--draft-min", self.draft_min])
         if self.no_webui:
             server_args.append("--no-webui")
+        if self.jinja:
+            server_args.append("--jinja")
         if self.chat_template:
             server_args.extend(["--chat-template", self.chat_template])
-
+        if self.chat_template_file:
+            server_args.extend(["--chat-template-file", self.chat_template_file])
+        
         args = [str(arg) for arg in [server_path, *server_args]]
         print(f"bench: starting server with: {' '.join(args)}")