diff --git a/aiserver.py b/aiserver.py
index aa18166d..743c65f8 100644
--- a/aiserver.py
+++ b/aiserver.py
@@ -1122,7 +1122,7 @@ def loadmodelsettings():
             if setting in js["formatoptns"]:
                 setattr(koboldai_vars, setting, js["formatoptns"][setting])
     if("welcome" in js):
-        koboldai_vars.welcome = js["welcome"]
+        koboldai_vars.welcome = js["welcome"] if js["welcome"] != False else ""
     if("newlinemode" in js):
         koboldai_vars.newlinemode = js["newlinemode"]
     if("antemplate" in js):
@@ -4367,11 +4367,11 @@ def kml(txt):
 #  Send start message and tell Javascript to set UI state
 #==================================================================#
 def setStartState():
-    if koboldai_vars.welcome and isinstance(koboldai_vars.welcome, str):
+    if koboldai_vars.welcome != "":
         txt = kml(koboldai_vars.welcome) + "<br/>"
     else:
         txt = "<span>Welcome to <span class=\"color_cyan\">KoboldAI</span>! You are running <span class=\"color_green\">"+getmodelname()+"</span>.<br/>"
-    if(not koboldai_vars.noai and not koboldai_vars.welcome):
+    if(not koboldai_vars.noai and koboldai_vars.welcome == ""):
         txt = txt + "Please load a game or enter a prompt below to begin!</span>"
     if(koboldai_vars.noai):
         txt = txt + "Please load or import a story to read. There is no AI in this mode."
diff --git a/koboldai_settings.py b/koboldai_settings.py
index 0247c3a2..273c87f8 100644
--- a/koboldai_settings.py
+++ b/koboldai_settings.py
@@ -554,6 +554,7 @@ class model_settings(settings):
         self.oaiapikey   = ""     # API key to use for OpenAI API calls
         self.configname = None
         self.online_model = ''
+        self.welcome     = "" # Custom Welcome Text
         
     def reset_for_model_load(self):
         self.max_length  = 2048    # Maximum number of tokens to submit per action
@@ -956,7 +957,6 @@ class system_settings(settings):
         self.comregex_ui = re.compile(r'(&lt;\|(?:.|\n)*?\|&gt;)')  # Pattern for matching comments in the editor
         self.host        = False
         self.flaskwebgui = False
-        self.welcome     = False # Custom Welcome Text (False is default)
         self.quiet       = False # If set will suppress any story text from being printed to the console (will only be seen on the client web page)
         self.use_colab_tpu  = os.environ.get("COLAB_TPU_ADDR", "") != "" or os.environ.get("TPU_NAME", "") != ""  # Whether or not we're in a Colab TPU instance or Kaggle TPU instance and are going to use the TPU rather than the CPU
         self.aria2_port  = 6799 #Specify the port on which aria2's RPC interface will be open if aria2 is installed (defaults to 6799)
diff --git a/static/koboldai.js b/static/koboldai.js
index cacb1fd7..04093c4b 100644
--- a/static/koboldai.js
+++ b/static/koboldai.js
@@ -170,17 +170,7 @@ function reset_story() {
 	for (const item of temp) { 
 		item.remove();
 	}
-	dummy_span = document.createElement("div");
-	dummy_span.id = "Delete Me";
-	dummy_span.classList.add("noselect");
 	document.getElementById("Selected Text").setAttribute("contenteditable", "false");
-	text = "";
-	for (i=0;i<154;i++) {
-		text += "\xa0 ";
-	}
-	dummy_span.textContent = text;
-	dummy_span.setAttribute("contenteditable", false);
-	story_area.append(dummy_span);
 	var option_area = document.getElementById("Select Options");
 	while (option_area.firstChild) {
 		option_area.removeChild(option_area.firstChild);
@@ -386,10 +376,6 @@ function do_prompt(data) {
 		document.getElementById('input_text').placeholder = "Enter text here (shift+enter for new line)";
 		document.getElementById('themerow').classList.add("hidden");
 		document.getElementById('themetext').value = "";
-		if (document.getElementById("Delete Me")) {
-			document.getElementById("Delete Me").remove();
-			document.getElementById("Selected Text").setAttribute("contenteditable", "true");
-		}
 		//enable editing
 		document.getElementById("Selected Text").setAttribute("contenteditable", "true");
 	} else {
@@ -542,6 +528,11 @@ function var_changed(data) {
 	
 	if ((data.classname == 'actions') && (data.name == 'Action Count')) {
 		current_action = data.value;
+		if (current_action <= 0) {
+			document.getElementById("story_prompt").classList.remove("hidden");
+			scroll_trigger_element = undefined;
+			document.getElementById("Selected Text").onscroll = undefined;
+		}
 	}
 	//Special Case for Actions
 	if ((data.classname == "story") && (data.name == "actions")) {
@@ -2446,7 +2437,7 @@ function select_game_text(event) {
 }
 
 function edit_game_text() {
-	if ((selected_game_chunk != null) && (selected_game_chunk.textContent != selected_game_chunk.original_text) && (selected_game_chunk != document.getElementById("Delete Me"))) {
+	if ((selected_game_chunk != null) && (selected_game_chunk.textContent != selected_game_chunk.original_text) && (selected_game_chunk != document.getElementById("welcome_text"))) {
 		if (selected_game_chunk.id == "story_prompt") {
 			sync_to_server(selected_game_chunk);
 		} else {
diff --git a/templates/index_new.html b/templates/index_new.html
index 661daf66..4462e6bb 100644
--- a/templates/index_new.html
+++ b/templates/index_new.html
@@ -45,6 +45,7 @@
 		<!------------ Game Text Screen--------------------->
 		<div class="gamescreen" id="gamescreen">
 			<div id="disconnect_message"><center><h1>Disconnected</h1></center></div>
+			<div id="welcome_text" class="var_sync_model_welcome"></div>
 			<div class="gametext" id="Selected Text" contenteditable=false onblur="select_game_text(null);" onclick="select_game_text(null);" onkeyup="select_game_text(event);">
 				<span id="story_prompt" class="var_sync_story_prompt var_sync_alt_story_prompt_length var_sync_alt_story_prompt_in_ai rawtext hidden" chunk="-1"></span>
 				<div id="Delete Me" class="noselect" contenteditable=false>