diff --git a/aiserver.py b/aiserver.py
index ae9b1f67..c8d0d1f0 100644
--- a/aiserver.py
+++ b/aiserver.py
@@ -657,6 +657,7 @@ logger.add(UI_2_log_history, serialize=True, colorize=True, enqueue=True, level=
 
 #logger.add("log_file_1.log", rotation="500 MB")    # Automatically rotate too big file
 koboldai_vars = koboldai_settings.koboldai_vars(socketio)
+koboldai_settings.koboldai_vars_main = koboldai_vars
 utils.koboldai_vars = koboldai_vars
 utils.socketio = socketio
 
@@ -7992,7 +7993,7 @@ def model_info():
 @require_allowed_ip
 @logger.catch
 def show_vars():
-    if args.no_ui:
+    if args.no_ui or koboldai_vars.host:
         return redirect('/api/latest')
     json_data = {}
     json_data['story_settings'] = json.loads(koboldai_vars.to_json("story_settings"))
diff --git a/koboldai_settings.py b/koboldai_settings.py
index f447f3ee..38570783 100644
--- a/koboldai_settings.py
+++ b/koboldai_settings.py
@@ -37,12 +37,12 @@ def clean_var_for_emit(value):
         return value
 
 def process_variable_changes(socketio, classname, name, value, old_value, debug_message=None):
-    global multi_story
+    global multi_story, koboldai_vars_main
     if serverstarted and name != "serverstarted":
         transmit_time = str(datetime.datetime.now())
         if debug_message is not None:
             print("{} {}: {} changed from {} to {}".format(debug_message, classname, name, old_value, value))
-        if value != old_value:
+        if value != old_value and (not koboldai_vars_main.host or name not in ["horde_api_key", "privacy_password", "img_gen_api_password"]):
             #Get which room we'll send the messages to
             if multi_story:
                 if classname != 'story':