diff --git a/api/types.go b/api/types.go
index 0b8603fe..eda7a992 100644
--- a/api/types.go
+++ b/api/types.go
@@ -30,9 +30,6 @@ func (e StatusError) Error() string {
 }
 
 type GenerateRequest struct {
-	SessionID       int64    `json:"session_id"`
-	SessionDuration Duration `json:"session_duration,omitempty"`
-
 	Model   string `json:"model"`
 	Prompt  string `json:"prompt"`
 	Context []int  `json:"context,omitempty"`
@@ -86,9 +83,6 @@ type ListResponseModel struct {
 }
 
 type GenerateResponse struct {
-	SessionID        int64     `json:"session_id"`
-	SessionExpiresAt time.Time `json:"session_expires_at"`
-
 	Model     string    `json:"model"`
 	CreatedAt time.Time `json:"created_at"`
 	Response  string    `json:"response,omitempty"`
diff --git a/cmd/cmd.go b/cmd/cmd.go
index 61658f87..486dd1c8 100644
--- a/cmd/cmd.go
+++ b/cmd/cmd.go
@@ -260,12 +260,7 @@ func generate(cmd *cobra.Command, model, prompt string) error {
 			generateContext = []int{}
 		}
 
-		generateSession, ok := cmd.Context().Value(generateContextKey("session")).(int64)
-		if !ok {
-			generateSession = 0
-		}
-
-		request := api.GenerateRequest{Model: model, Prompt: prompt, Context: generateContext, SessionID: generateSession}
+		request := api.GenerateRequest{Model: model, Prompt: prompt, Context: generateContext}
 		fn := func(response api.GenerateResponse) error {
 			if !spinner.IsFinished() {
 				spinner.Finish()
@@ -295,7 +290,6 @@ func generate(cmd *cobra.Command, model, prompt string) error {
 
 		ctx := cmd.Context()
 		ctx = context.WithValue(ctx, generateContextKey("context"), latest.Context)
-		ctx = context.WithValue(ctx, generateContextKey("session"), latest.SessionID)
 		cmd.SetContext(ctx)
 	}
 
diff --git a/server/images.go b/server/images.go
index 852c5cdc..17478fd2 100644
--- a/server/images.go
+++ b/server/images.go
@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@ type Model struct {
 	ModelPath string
 	Template  string
 	System    string
+	Digest string
 	Options   api.Options
 }
 
@@ -135,6 +136,7 @@ func GetModel(name string) (*Model, error) {
 
 	model := &Model{
 		Name: mp.GetFullTagname(),
+		Digest: manifest.Config.Digest,
 	}
 
 	for _, layer := range manifest.Layers {
diff --git a/server/routes.go b/server/routes.go
index ec01378c..a7d25357 100644
--- a/server/routes.go
+++ b/server/routes.go
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ import (
 	"net/http"
 	"os"
 	"path/filepath"
+	"reflect"
 	"strings"
 	"sync"
 	"time"
@@ -22,19 +23,21 @@ import (
 	"github.com/jmorganca/ollama/llama"
 )
 
-var activeSession struct {
+var loaded struct {
 	mu sync.Mutex
 
-	id  int64
 	llm *llama.LLM
 
 	expireAt    time.Time
 	expireTimer *time.Timer
+
+	digest string
+	options   api.Options
 }
 
 func GenerateHandler(c *gin.Context) {
-	activeSession.mu.Lock()
-	defer activeSession.mu.Unlock()
+	loaded.mu.Lock()
+	defer loaded.mu.Unlock()
 
 	checkpointStart := time.Now()
 
@@ -50,10 +53,10 @@ func GenerateHandler(c *gin.Context) {
 		return
 	}
 
-	if req.SessionID == 0 || req.SessionID != activeSession.id {
-		if activeSession.llm != nil {
-			activeSession.llm.Close()
-			activeSession.llm = nil
+	if model.Digest != loaded.digest || !reflect.DeepEqual(loaded.options, req.Options) {
+		if loaded.llm != nil {
+			loaded.llm.Close()
+			loaded.llm = nil
 		}
 
 		opts := api.DefaultOptions()
@@ -73,33 +76,31 @@ func GenerateHandler(c *gin.Context) {
 			return
 		}
 
-		activeSession.id = time.Now().UnixNano()
-		activeSession.llm = llm
+		loaded.llm = llm
+		loaded.digest = model.Digest
 	}
 
-	sessionDuration := req.SessionDuration
-	sessionID := activeSession.id
+	sessionDuration := 5 * time.Minute
 
-	activeSession.expireAt = time.Now().Add(sessionDuration.Duration)
-	if activeSession.expireTimer == nil {
-		activeSession.expireTimer = time.AfterFunc(sessionDuration.Duration, func() {
-			activeSession.mu.Lock()
-			defer activeSession.mu.Unlock()
+	loaded.expireAt = time.Now().Add(sessionDuration)
+	if loaded.expireTimer == nil {
+		loaded.expireTimer = time.AfterFunc(sessionDuration, func() {
+			loaded.mu.Lock()
+			defer loaded.mu.Unlock()
 
-			if sessionID != activeSession.id {
+			if time.Now().Before(loaded.expireAt) {
 				return
 			}
 
-			if time.Now().Before(activeSession.expireAt) {
+			if loaded.llm == nil {
 				return
 			}
 
-			activeSession.llm.Close()
-			activeSession.llm = nil
-			activeSession.id = 0
+			loaded.llm.Close()
+			loaded.llm = nil
 		})
 	}
-	activeSession.expireTimer.Reset(sessionDuration.Duration)
+	loaded.expireTimer.Reset(sessionDuration)
 
 	checkpointLoaded := time.Now()
 
@@ -113,13 +114,11 @@ func GenerateHandler(c *gin.Context) {
 	go func() {
 		defer close(ch)
 		fn := func(r api.GenerateResponse) {
-			activeSession.expireAt = time.Now().Add(sessionDuration.Duration)
-			activeSession.expireTimer.Reset(sessionDuration.Duration)
+			loaded.expireAt = time.Now().Add(sessionDuration)
+			loaded.expireTimer.Reset(sessionDuration)
 
 			r.Model = req.Model
 			r.CreatedAt = time.Now().UTC()
-			r.SessionID = activeSession.id
-			r.SessionExpiresAt = activeSession.expireAt.UTC()
 			if r.Done {
 				r.TotalDuration = time.Since(checkpointStart)
 				r.LoadDuration = checkpointLoaded.Sub(checkpointStart)
@@ -128,8 +127,7 @@ func GenerateHandler(c *gin.Context) {
 			ch <- r
 		}
 
-		if err := activeSession.llm.Predict(req.Context, prompt, fn); err != nil {
-			log.Printf("llm.Predict failed with %s", err)
+		if err := loaded.llm.Predict(req.Context, prompt, fn); err != nil {
 			ch <- gin.H{"error": err.Error()}
 		}
 	}()