diff --git a/run_model.sh b/run_model.sh
index 5b4d76a0..e9362a85 100755
--- a/run_model.sh
+++ b/run_model.sh
@@ -5,9 +5,20 @@
 sleep 10
 
 if [ -n "$INIT_MODELS" ]; then
-	/ollama/ollama rm model || true
-	echo "FROM /models/$MODEL_NAME" > /tmp/Modelfile
-	/ollama/ollama create -f /tmp/Modelfile model
+        /ollama/ollama rm model || true
+        echo "FROM /models/$MODEL_NAME" > /tmp/Modelfile
+        echo "PARAMETER temperature 1" >> /tmp/Modelfile
+        echo "PARAMETER num_ctx 4096" >> /tmp/Modelfile
+        echo 'PARAMETER stop ["<|im_start|>","<|im_end|>"]' >> /tmp/Modelfile
+		echo 'TEMPLATE """{{ if .System }}<|im_start|>system' >> /tmp/Modelfile
+		echo "{{ .System }}<|im_end|>" >> /tmp/Modelfile
+		echo "{{ end }}{{ if .Prompt }}<|im_start|>user" >> /tmp/Modelfile
+		echo "{{ .Prompt }}<|im_end|>" >> /tmp/Modelfile
+		echo "{{ end }}<|im_start|>assistant" >> /tmp/Modelfile
+		echo "{{ .Response }}<|im_end|>" >> /tmp/Modelfile
+		echo '"""' >> /tmp/Modelfile
+        echo 'SYSTEM """You are Samantha, a sentient AI."""' >> /tmp/Modelfile
+        /ollama/ollama create -f /tmp/Modelfile model
 fi
 
 /ollama/ollama run model