diff --git a/klite.embd b/klite.embd
index ec4ed5960..db3120a74 100644
--- a/klite.embd
+++ b/klite.embd
@@ -6224,6 +6224,10 @@ Current version: 75
 				document.getElementById('instruct_starttag').value = "\\nQuestion: ";
 				document.getElementById('instruct_endtag').value = "\\nAnswer: ";
 				break;
+			case "6": //ChatML
+				document.getElementById('instruct_starttag').value = "<|im_start|>user";
+				document.getElementById('instruct_endtag').value = "<|im_start|>assistant";
+				break;
 			default:
 				break;
 		}
@@ -9208,7 +9212,7 @@ Current version: 75
 			this.bubbleColor_AI = 'rgb(20, 20, 40)';
 
 			this.background_margin = [5, 5, 5, 0];
-			this.background_padding = [15, 15, 10, 10];
+			this.background_padding = [15, 15, 10, 5];
 			this.background_minHeight = 80;
 			this.centerHorizontally = false;
 
@@ -10216,6 +10220,7 @@ Current version: 75
 								<option value="3">Metharme</option>
 								<option value="4">Llama 2 Chat</option>
 								<option value="5">Q & A</option>
+								<option value="6">ChatML</option>
 							</select>
 							<table class="settingsmall text-center" style="border-spacing: 4px 2px;	border-collapse: separate;">
 								<tr>
diff --git a/koboldcpp.py b/koboldcpp.py
index e8db68360..f8f6f2634 100755
--- a/koboldcpp.py
+++ b/koboldcpp.py
@@ -791,7 +791,6 @@ def show_new_gui():
         args.model_param = askopenfilename(title="Select ggml model .bin or .gguf file or .kcpps config")
         root.destroy()
         if args.model_param and args.model_param!="" and args.model_param.lower().endswith('.kcpps'):
-            print("\nLoading configuration...")
             loadconfigfile(args.model_param)
         if not args.model_param:
             print("\nNo ggml model or kcpps file was selected. Exiting.")
@@ -1585,6 +1584,7 @@ def unload_libs():
         handle = None
 
 def loadconfigfile(filename):
+    print("Loading kcpps configuration file...")
     with open(filename, 'r') as f:
         config = json.load(f)
         for key, value in config.items():
@@ -1601,8 +1601,14 @@ def main(launch_args,start_server=True):
             print("Specified kcpp config file invalid or not found.")
             time.sleep(3)
             sys.exit(2)
+
+    #positional handling for kcpps files (drag and drop)
+    if args.model_param and args.model_param!="" and args.model_param.lower().endswith('.kcpps'):
+        loadconfigfile(args.model_param)
+
     if not args.model_param:
         args.model_param = args.model
+
     if not args.model_param:
         #give them a chance to pick a file
         print("For command line arguments, please refer to --help")