diff --git a/modules/shared.py b/modules/shared.py
index 7fc61e63..eb4035a2 100644
--- a/modules/shared.py
+++ b/modules/shared.py
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ settings = {
     'name1': 'You',
     'name2': 'Assistant',
     'context': 'This is a conversation with your Assistant. The Assistant is very helpful and is eager to chat with you and answer your questions.',
-    'greeting': 'Hello there!',
+    'greeting': '',
     'end_of_turn': '',
     'custom_stopping_strings': '',
     'stop_at_newline': False,
diff --git a/settings-template.json b/settings-template.json
index 7bd393ea..8ada0ea6 100644
--- a/settings-template.json
+++ b/settings-template.json
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
     "custom_stopping_strings": "",
     "stop_at_newline": false,
     "add_bos_token": true,
-    "ban_eos_token": true,
+    "ban_eos_token": false,
     "truncation_length": 2048,
     "truncation_length_min": 0,
     "truncation_length_max": 4096,