diff --git a/public/script.js b/public/script.js
index 73aefe7fb..941626660 100644
--- a/public/script.js
+++ b/public/script.js
@@ -5303,7 +5303,7 @@ function formatMessageHistoryItem(chatItem, isInstruct, forceOutputSequence) {
 
     // If this flag is set, completely ignore the message.
     // This can be used to hide messages without affecting the number of messages in the chat.
-    if (chatItem.ignore_formatting) {
+    if (chatItem.extra?.ignore) {
         return '';
     }
 
diff --git a/public/scripts/openai.js b/public/scripts/openai.js
index 695db39a0..d2d4d978e 100644
--- a/public/scripts/openai.js
+++ b/public/scripts/openai.js
@@ -527,6 +527,12 @@ function setOpenAIMessages(chat) {
         let role = chat[j]['is_user'] ? 'user' : 'assistant';
         let content = chat[j]['mes'];
 
+        // If this flag is set, completely ignore the message
+        if (chat[j].extra?.ignore) {
+            j++;
+            continue;
+        }
+
         // 100% legal way to send a message as system
         if (chat[j].extra?.type === system_message_types.NARRATOR) {
             role = 'system';