diff --git a/aiserver.py b/aiserver.py
index 069aeb97..d6e2d46c 100644
--- a/aiserver.py
+++ b/aiserver.py
@@ -2549,7 +2549,7 @@ def load_model(use_gpu=True, gpu_layers=None, disk_layers=None, initial_load=Fal
             tpu_mtj_backend.load_model(koboldai_vars.custmodpth, hf_checkpoint=koboldai_vars.model not in ("TPUMeshTransformerGPTJ", "TPUMeshTransformerGPTNeoX") and koboldai_vars.use_colab_tpu, **koboldai_vars.modelconfig)
             koboldai_vars.modeldim = int(tpu_mtj_backend.params.get("d_embed", tpu_mtj_backend.params["d_model"]))
             tokenizer = tpu_mtj_backend.tokenizer
-            if(koboldai_vars.badwordsids is koboldai_vars.badwordsids_default and koboldai_vars.model_type not in ("gpt2", "gpt_neo", "gptj")):
+            if(koboldai_vars.badwordsids is koboldai_settings.badwordsids_default and koboldai_vars.model_type not in ("gpt2", "gpt_neo", "gptj")):
                 koboldai_vars.badwordsids = [[v] for k, v in tokenizer.get_vocab().items() if any(c in str(k) for c in "<>[]") if koboldai_vars.newlinemode != "s" or str(k) != "</s>"]
         else:
             loadsettings()