diff --git a/public/instruct/Llama 2 Chat.json b/public/instruct/Llama 2 Chat.json
index 98cc04c4d..f7d035277 100644
--- a/public/instruct/Llama 2 Chat.json	
+++ b/public/instruct/Llama 2 Chat.json	
@@ -1,10 +1,10 @@
 {
     "name": "Llama 2 Chat",
-    "system_prompt": "[INST] <<SYS>>\nWrite {{char}}'s next reply in this fictional roleplay with {{user}}.\n<</SYS>>\n",
+    "system_prompt": "Write {{char}}'s next reply in this fictional roleplay with {{user}}.",
     "input_sequence": "[INST] ",
     "output_sequence": " [/INST] ",
     "last_output_sequence": "",
-    "system_sequence": "[INST] <<SYS>>\n",
+    "system_sequence": "[INST] <<SYS>>\n{{sys}}\n<</SYS>>\n",
     "stop_sequence": "",
     "separator_sequence": "\n",
     "wrap": false,
diff --git a/public/scripts/instruct-mode.js b/public/scripts/instruct-mode.js
index 85b66ca48..86bcbac8a 100644
--- a/public/scripts/instruct-mode.js
+++ b/public/scripts/instruct-mode.js
@@ -256,7 +256,12 @@ export function formatInstructModeChat(name, mes, isUser, isNarrator, forceAvata
 export function formatInstructModeSystemPrompt(systemPrompt){
     if (power_user.instruct.system_sequence) {
         const separator = power_user.instruct.wrap ? '\n' : '';
-        return power_user.instruct.system_sequence + separator + systemPrompt;
+
+        if (power_user.instruct.system_sequence.includes("{{sys}}")) {
+            return power_user.instruct.system_sequence.replace(/{{sys}}/gi, systemPrompt) + separator;
+        } else {
+            return power_user.instruct.system_sequence + separator + systemPrompt;
+        }
     }
 
     return systemPrompt;