diff --git a/extensions/api/blocking_api.py b/extensions/api/blocking_api.py
index 8a643c15..a91fd515 100644
--- a/extensions/api/blocking_api.py
+++ b/extensions/api/blocking_api.py
@@ -130,7 +130,7 @@ class Handler(BaseHTTPRequestHandler):
                 unload_model()
 
                 model_settings = get_model_metadata(shared.model_name)
-                shared.settings.update(model_settings)
+                shared.settings.update({k: v for k, v in model_settings.items() if k in shared.settings})
                 update_model_parameters(model_settings, initial=True)
 
                 if shared.settings['mode'] != 'instruct':
diff --git a/extensions/openai/models.py b/extensions/openai/models.py
index 25263e4b..e6715a81 100644
--- a/extensions/openai/models.py
+++ b/extensions/openai/models.py
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ def load_model(model_name: str) -> dict:
         unload_model()
 
         model_settings = get_model_metadata(shared.model_name)
-        shared.settings.update(model_settings)
+        shared.settings.update({k: v for k, v in model_settings.items() if k in shared.settings})
         update_model_parameters(model_settings, initial=True)
 
         if shared.settings['mode'] != 'instruct':
diff --git a/modules/evaluate.py b/modules/evaluate.py
index 609419c8..8044e203 100644
--- a/modules/evaluate.py
+++ b/modules/evaluate.py
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ def calculate_perplexity(models, input_dataset, stride, _max_length):
             try:
                 yield cumulative_log + f"Loading {model}...\n\n"
                 model_settings = get_model_metadata(model)
-                shared.settings.update(model_settings)  # hijacking the interface defaults
+                shared.settings.update({k: v for k, v in model_settings.items() if k in shared.settings})  # hijacking the interface defaults
                 update_model_parameters(model_settings)  # hijacking the command-line arguments
                 shared.model_name = model
                 unload_model()
diff --git a/server.py b/server.py
index 597b47be..ac3bcec1 100644
--- a/server.py
+++ b/server.py
@@ -212,7 +212,7 @@ if __name__ == "__main__":
             model_name = shared.model_name
 
         model_settings = get_model_metadata(model_name)
-        shared.settings.update(model_settings)  # hijacking the interface defaults
+        shared.settings.update({k: v for k, v in model_settings.items() if k in shared.settings})  # hijacking the interface defaults
         update_model_parameters(model_settings, initial=True)  # hijacking the command-line arguments
 
         # Load the model