diff --git a/modules/models_settings.py b/modules/models_settings.py
index aecb7a89..4c5b2f94 100644
--- a/modules/models_settings.py
+++ b/modules/models_settings.py
@@ -91,6 +91,10 @@ def get_model_metadata(model):
             if 'desc_act' in metadata:
                 model_settings['desc_act'] = metadata['desc_act']
 
+    # Ignore rope_freq_base if set to the default value
+    if model_settings['rope_freq_base'] == 10000:
+        model_settings.pop('rope_freq_base')
+
     # Apply user settings from models/config-user.yaml
     settings = shared.user_config
     for pat in settings: