diff --git a/llm/server.go b/llm/server.go
index d395cc7f..69398c26 100644
--- a/llm/server.go
+++ b/llm/server.go
@@ -33,14 +33,14 @@ type LlamaServer struct {
 	cmd     *exec.Cmd
 	done    chan error // Channel to signal when the process exits
 	status  *StatusWriter
-	options *api.Options
+	options api.Options
 }
 
 var cpuOnlyFamilies = []string{
 	"mamba",
 }
 
-func NewLlamaServer(model string, adapters, projectors []string, opts *api.Options) (*LlamaServer, error) {
+func NewLlamaServer(model string, adapters, projectors []string, opts api.Options) (*LlamaServer, error) {
 	if _, err := os.Stat(model); err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
diff --git a/server/routes.go b/server/routes.go
index d5b61d6f..c05f1942 100644
--- a/server/routes.go
+++ b/server/routes.go
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ var loaded struct {
 var defaultSessionDuration = 5 * time.Minute
 
 // load a model into memory if it is not already loaded, it is up to the caller to lock loaded.mu before calling this function
-func load(c *gin.Context, model *Model, opts *api.Options, sessionDuration time.Duration) error {
+func load(c *gin.Context, model *Model, opts api.Options, sessionDuration time.Duration) error {
 	ctx, cancel := context.WithTimeout(c, 10*time.Second)
 	defer cancel()
 
@@ -107,7 +107,7 @@ func load(c *gin.Context, model *Model, opts *api.Options, sessionDuration time.
 		loaded.adapters = model.AdapterPaths
 		loaded.projectors = model.ProjectorPaths
 		loaded.llama = llama
-		loaded.Options = opts
+		loaded.Options = &opts
 	}
 
 	if loaded.expireTimer == nil {
@@ -220,7 +220,7 @@ func GenerateHandler(c *gin.Context) {
 		sessionDuration = req.KeepAlive.Duration
 	}
 
-	if err := load(c, model, &opts, sessionDuration); err != nil {
+	if err := load(c, model, opts, sessionDuration); err != nil {
 		c.JSON(http.StatusInternalServerError, gin.H{"error": err.Error()})
 		return
 	}
@@ -465,7 +465,7 @@ func EmbeddingsHandler(c *gin.Context) {
 		sessionDuration = req.KeepAlive.Duration
 	}
 
-	if err := load(c, model, &opts, sessionDuration); err != nil {
+	if err := load(c, model, opts, sessionDuration); err != nil {
 		c.JSON(http.StatusInternalServerError, gin.H{"error": err.Error()})
 		return
 	}
@@ -1272,7 +1272,7 @@ func ChatHandler(c *gin.Context) {
 		sessionDuration = req.KeepAlive.Duration
 	}
 
-	if err := load(c, model, &opts, sessionDuration); err != nil {
+	if err := load(c, model, opts, sessionDuration); err != nil {
 		c.JSON(http.StatusInternalServerError, gin.H{"error": err.Error()})
 		return
 	}