diff --git a/modules/chat.py b/modules/chat.py
index 1b3e27d2..db1f069b 100644
--- a/modules/chat.py
+++ b/modules/chat.py
@@ -117,6 +117,11 @@ def extract_message_from_reply(reply, state):
 
 def chatbot_wrapper(text, state, regenerate=False, _continue=False):
 
+    if shared.model_name == 'None':
+        print("No model is loaded! Select one in the Model tab.")
+        yield shared.history['visible']
+        return
+
     # Defining some variables
     cumulative_reply = ''
     last_reply = [shared.history['internal'][-1][1], shared.history['visible'][-1][1]] if _continue else None
@@ -190,6 +195,11 @@ def chatbot_wrapper(text, state, regenerate=False, _continue=False):
 
 def impersonate_wrapper(text, state):
 
+    if shared.model_name == 'None':
+        print("No model is loaded! Select one in the Model tab.")
+        yield ''
+        return
+
     # Defining some variables
     cumulative_reply = ''
     eos_token = '\n' if state['stop_at_newline'] else None
diff --git a/modules/text_generation.py b/modules/text_generation.py
index 15b88264..259e959b 100644
--- a/modules/text_generation.py
+++ b/modules/text_generation.py
@@ -124,6 +124,12 @@ def stop_everything_event():
 
 
 def generate_reply(question, state, eos_token=None, stopping_strings=[]):
+
+    if shared.model_name == 'None':
+        print("No model is loaded! Select one in the Model tab.")
+        yield formatted_outputs(question, shared.model_name)
+        return
+
     clear_torch_cache()
     seed = set_manual_seed(state['seed'])
     shared.stop_everything = False