diff --git a/extensions/gallery/script.py b/extensions/gallery/script.py
index 1bb8068a..ff0242c8 100644
--- a/extensions/gallery/script.py
+++ b/extensions/gallery/script.py
@@ -3,9 +3,14 @@ from pathlib import Path
 import gradio as gr
 
 from modules.html_generator import get_image_cache
-from modules.shared import gradio, settings
+from modules.shared import gradio
 
 
+params = {
+    'items_per_page': 50,
+    'open': False,
+}
+
 cards = []
 
 
@@ -104,7 +109,7 @@ def custom_js():
 
 
 def ui():
-    with gr.Accordion("Character gallery", open=settings["gallery-open"], elem_id='gallery-extension'):
+    with gr.Accordion("Character gallery", open=params["open"], elem_id='gallery-extension'):
         gr.HTML(value="<style>" + generate_css() + "</style>")
         with gr.Row():
             filter_box = gr.Textbox(label='', placeholder='Filter', lines=1, max_lines=1, container=False, elem_id='gallery-filter-box')
@@ -116,7 +121,7 @@ def ui():
             label="",
             samples=generate_html(),
             elem_classes=["character-gallery"],
-            samples_per_page=settings["gallery-items_per_page"]
+            samples_per_page=params["items_per_page"]
         )
 
     filter_box.change(lambda: None, None, None, js=f'() => {{{custom_js()}; gotoFirstPage()}}').success(
diff --git a/js/main.js b/js/main.js
index 219d860e..a5e98aef 100644
--- a/js/main.js
+++ b/js/main.js
@@ -464,3 +464,12 @@ function handleVisibilityChange(isVisible) {
 }
 
 respondToRenameVisibility(renameTextArea, handleVisibilityChange);
+
+//------------------------------------------------
+// Adjust the chat tab margin if no extension UI
+// is present at the bottom
+//------------------------------------------------
+
+if (document.getElementById('extensions') === null) {
+  document.getElementById("chat-tab").style.marginBottom = "-29px";
+}
diff --git a/modules/shared.py b/modules/shared.py
index a48b281c..46b6ef47 100644
--- a/modules/shared.py
+++ b/modules/shared.py
@@ -62,9 +62,7 @@ settings = {
     'chat_template_str': "{%- for message in messages %}\n    {%- if message['role'] == 'system' -%}\n        {%- if message['content'] -%}\n            {{- message['content'] + '\\n\\n' -}}\n        {%- endif -%}\n        {%- if user_bio -%}\n            {{- user_bio + '\\n\\n' -}}\n        {%- endif -%}\n    {%- else -%}\n        {%- if message['role'] == 'user' -%}\n            {{- name1 + ': ' + message['content'] + '\\n'-}}\n        {%- else -%}\n            {{- name2 + ': ' + message['content'] + '\\n' -}}\n        {%- endif -%}\n    {%- endif -%}\n{%- endfor -%}",
     'chat-instruct_command': 'Continue the chat dialogue below. Write a single reply for the character "<|character|>".\n\n<|prompt|>',
     'autoload_model': False,
-    'gallery-items_per_page': 50,
-    'gallery-open': False,
-    'default_extensions': ['gallery'],
+    'default_extensions': [],
 }
 
 default_settings = copy.deepcopy(settings)
diff --git a/settings-template.yaml b/settings-template.yaml
index c239057f..31a0f614 100644
--- a/settings-template.yaml
+++ b/settings-template.yaml
@@ -74,5 +74,4 @@ chat-instruct_command: |-
 autoload_model: false
 gallery-items_per_page: 50
 gallery-open: false
-default_extensions:
-- gallery
+default_extensions: []