diff --git a/modules/shared.py b/modules/shared.py
index 08e7a881..28481a85 100644
--- a/modules/shared.py
+++ b/modules/shared.py
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ settings = {
     'name2': 'Assistant',
     'context': 'This is a conversation with your Assistant. It is a computer program designed to help you with various tasks such as answering questions, providing recommendations, and helping with decision making. You can ask it anything you want and it will do its best to give you accurate and relevant information.',
     'greeting': '',
-    'instruction_template': 'None',
+    'instruction_template': 'Alpaca',
     'chat-instruct_command': 'Continue the chat dialogue below. Write a single reply for the character "<|character|>".\n\n<|prompt|>',
     'autoload_model': False,
     'default_extensions': ['gallery'],
diff --git a/settings-template.yaml b/settings-template.yaml
index b2526df1..b819eb39 100644
--- a/settings-template.yaml
+++ b/settings-template.yaml
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ name1: You
 name2: Assistant
 context: This is a conversation with your Assistant. It is a computer program designed to help you with various tasks such as answering questions, providing recommendations, and helping with decision making. You can ask it anything you want and it will do its best to give you accurate and relevant information.
 greeting: ''
-instruction_template: None
+instruction_template: Alpaca
 chat-instruct_command: |-
   Continue the chat dialogue below. Write a single reply for the character "<|character|>".