diff --git a/aiserver.py b/aiserver.py
index 8c8d2bbe..782fbfed 100644
--- a/aiserver.py
+++ b/aiserver.py
@@ -9112,9 +9112,7 @@ def UI_2_generate_image(data):
     eventlet.sleep(0)
     
     art_guide = '{}'.format(koboldai_vars.img_gen_art_guide)
-    steps = '{}'.format(koboldai_vars.img_gen_steps)
-    cfg_scale = '{}'.format(koboldai_vars.img_gen_cfg_scale)
-    
+    print("Generating image using data:{} and art guide:{}".format(data,art_guide))
     #get latest action
     if len(koboldai_vars.actions) > 0:
         action = koboldai_vars.actions[-1]
@@ -9193,11 +9191,11 @@ def UI_2_generate_image(data):
     
 
 @logger.catch
-def text2img_local(prompt, art_guide="", filename="new.png"):
+def text2img_local(prompt,
+                    art_guide="",
+                    filename="new.png"):
     start_time = time.time()
     logger.debug("Generating Image")
-    steps = '{}'.format(koboldai_vars.img_gen_steps)
-    cfg_scale = '{}'.format(koboldai_vars.img_gen_cfg_scale)
     koboldai_vars.aibusy = True
     koboldai_vars.generating_image = True
     from diffusers import StableDiffusionPipeline
@@ -9214,7 +9212,7 @@ def text2img_local(prompt, art_guide="", filename="new.png"):
         from torch import autocast
         with autocast("cuda"):
             return pipe(prompt, num_inference_steps=num_inference_steps).images[0]
-    image = tpool.execute(get_image, pipe, prompt, num_inference_steps=steps)
+    image = tpool.execute(get_image, pipe, prompt, num_inference_steps=koboldai_vars.img_gen_steps)
     buffered = BytesIO()
     image.save(buffered, format="JPEG")
     img_str = base64.b64encode(buffered.getvalue()).decode('ascii')
@@ -9235,11 +9233,8 @@ def text2img_local(prompt, art_guide="", filename="new.png"):
 
 @logger.catch
 def text2img_horde(prompt,
-             #art_guide = '{}'.format(koboldai_vars.img_gen_art_guide),
              art_guide = "",
              filename = "story_art.png"):
-    steps = '{}'.format(koboldai_vars.img_gen_steps)
-    cfg_scale = '{}'.format(koboldai_vars.img_gen_cfg_scale)
     logger.debug("Generating Image using Horde")
     koboldai_vars.generating_image = True
     
@@ -9255,8 +9250,8 @@ def text2img_horde(prompt,
             "nsfw": True,
             "sampler_name": "k_euler_a",
             "karras": True,
-            "cfg_scale": cfg_scale,
-            "steps":steps, 
+            "cfg_scale": koboldai_vars.img_gen_cfg_scale,
+            "steps":koboldai_vars.img_gen_steps, 
             "width":512, 
             "height":512}
     }
@@ -9286,11 +9281,8 @@ def text2img_horde(prompt,
 
 @logger.catch
 def text2img_api(prompt,
-             #art_guide = '{}'.format(koboldai_vars.img_gen_art_guide),
              art_guide = "",
              filename = "story_art.png"):
-    steps = '{}'.format(koboldai_vars.img_gen_steps)
-    cfg_scale = '{}'.format(koboldai_vars.img_gen_cfg_scale)
     logger.debug("Generating Image using Local SD-WebUI API")
     koboldai_vars.generating_image = True
     #The following list are valid properties with their defaults, to add/modify in final_imgen_params. Will refactor configuring values into UI element in future.
@@ -9324,22 +9316,19 @@ def text2img_api(prompt,
       #"override_settings": {},
       #"sampler_index": "Euler"
     final_imgen_params = {
-        "n": 1,
+        "prompt": "{}, {}".format(prompt, art_guide),
+        "n_iter": 1,
         "width": 512,
         "height": 512,
-        "steps": steps,
-        "cfg_scale": cfg_scale,
+        "steps": koboldai_vars.img_gen_steps,
+        "cfg_scale": koboldai_vars.img_gen_cfg_scale,
         "negative_prompt": "{}".format(koboldai_vars.img_gen_negative_prompt),
         "sampler_index": "Euler a"
     }
-
-    final_submit_dict = {
-        "prompt": "{}, {}".format(prompt, art_guide),
-        "params": final_imgen_params,
-    }
     apiaddress = '{}/sdapi/v1/txt2img'.format(koboldai_vars.img_gen_api_url)
-    payload_json = json.dumps(final_submit_dict)
-    logger.debug(final_submit_dict)
+    payload_json = json.dumps(final_imgen_params)
+    logger.debug(final_imgen_params)
+    #print("payload_json contains " + payload_json)
     submit_req = requests.post(url=f'{apiaddress}', data=payload_json).json()
     if submit_req:
         results = submit_req
diff --git a/gensettings.py b/gensettings.py
index 420dc901..2cd7ac6a 100644
--- a/gensettings.py
+++ b/gensettings.py
@@ -601,12 +601,12 @@ gensettingstf = [
     {
     "UI_V2_Only": True,
  	"uitype": "slider",
-	"unit": "int",
+	"unit": "float",
 	"label": "Cfg Scale",
 	"id": "img_gen_cfg_scale",
     "min": 1,
 	"max": 30,
-	"step": 1,
+	"step": 0.5,
 	"default": "7",
     "tooltip": "Set how strictly the AI will follow prompts, 5-15 are good values.\nDefault:7",
     "menu_path": "Interface",
diff --git a/koboldai_settings.py b/koboldai_settings.py
index c92f1fdd..9c7a359d 100644
--- a/koboldai_settings.py
+++ b/koboldai_settings.py
@@ -997,7 +997,7 @@ class user_settings(settings):
         self.img_gen_art_guide = "fantasy illustration, artstation, by jason felix by steve argyle by tyler jacobson by peter mohrbacher, cinematic lighting"
         self.img_gen_negative_prompt = "lowres, bad anatomy, bad hands, text, error, missing fingers, extra digit, fewer digits, cropped, worst quality, low quality, normal quality, jpeg artifacts, signature, watermark, username, blurry, artist name"
         self.img_gen_steps = 30
-        self.img_gen_cfg_scale = 7
+        self.img_gen_cfg_scale = 7.0
         self.cluster_requested_models = [] # The models which we allow to generate during cluster mode