diff --git a/default/content/presets/instruct/Adventure.json b/default/content/presets/instruct/Adventure.json
index a4093dff7..ad9e86da8 100644
--- a/default/content/presets/instruct/Adventure.json
+++ b/default/content/presets/instruct/Adventure.json
@@ -7,8 +7,7 @@
     "stop_sequence": "",
     "wrap": true,
     "macro": true,
-    "names": false,
-    "names_force_groups": false,
+    "names_behavior": "none",
     "activation_regex": "",
     "system_sequence_prefix": "",
     "system_sequence_suffix": "",
diff --git a/default/content/presets/instruct/Alpaca-Roleplay.json b/default/content/presets/instruct/Alpaca-Roleplay.json
index b5aec1c92..21891c340 100644
--- a/default/content/presets/instruct/Alpaca-Roleplay.json
+++ b/default/content/presets/instruct/Alpaca-Roleplay.json
@@ -7,8 +7,7 @@
     "stop_sequence": "",
     "wrap": true,
     "macro": true,
-    "names": true,
-    "names_force_groups": true,
+    "names_behavior": "always",
     "activation_regex": "",
     "system_sequence_prefix": "",
     "system_sequence_suffix": "",
diff --git a/default/content/presets/instruct/Alpaca-Single-Turn.json b/default/content/presets/instruct/Alpaca-Single-Turn.json
index 9baca108c..3ed20775d 100644
--- a/default/content/presets/instruct/Alpaca-Single-Turn.json
+++ b/default/content/presets/instruct/Alpaca-Single-Turn.json
@@ -7,8 +7,7 @@
     "stop_sequence": "",
     "wrap": true,
     "macro": true,
-    "names": false,
-    "names_force_groups": true,
+    "names_behavior": "force",
     "activation_regex": "",
     "system_sequence_prefix": "",
     "system_sequence_suffix": "",
diff --git a/default/content/presets/instruct/Alpaca.json b/default/content/presets/instruct/Alpaca.json
index 28b2065fb..830c87972 100644
--- a/default/content/presets/instruct/Alpaca.json
+++ b/default/content/presets/instruct/Alpaca.json
@@ -7,8 +7,7 @@
     "stop_sequence": "",
     "wrap": true,
     "macro": true,
-    "names": false,
-    "names_force_groups": true,
+    "names_behavior": "force",
     "activation_regex": "",
     "system_sequence_prefix": "",
     "system_sequence_suffix": "",
diff --git a/default/content/presets/instruct/ChatML-Names.json b/default/content/presets/instruct/ChatML-Names.json
index d79682005..8237b3d31 100644
--- a/default/content/presets/instruct/ChatML-Names.json
+++ b/default/content/presets/instruct/ChatML-Names.json
@@ -7,8 +7,7 @@
     "stop_sequence": "<|im_end|>",
     "wrap": true,
     "macro": true,
-    "names": false,
-    "names_force_groups": false,
+    "names_behavior": "none",
     "activation_regex": "",
     "system_sequence_prefix": "",
     "system_sequence_suffix": "",
diff --git a/default/content/presets/instruct/ChatML.json b/default/content/presets/instruct/ChatML.json
index 513a72820..dd32badd3 100644
--- a/default/content/presets/instruct/ChatML.json
+++ b/default/content/presets/instruct/ChatML.json
@@ -7,8 +7,7 @@
     "stop_sequence": "<|im_end|>",
     "wrap": true,
     "macro": true,
-    "names": true,
-    "names_force_groups": true,
+    "names_behavior": "always",
     "activation_regex": "",
     "system_sequence_prefix": "",
     "system_sequence_suffix": "",
diff --git a/default/content/presets/instruct/Command R.json b/default/content/presets/instruct/Command R.json
index 1035ddb75..a70972d86 100644
--- a/default/content/presets/instruct/Command R.json	
+++ b/default/content/presets/instruct/Command R.json	
@@ -9,8 +9,7 @@
     "stop_sequence": "<|END_OF_TURN_TOKEN|>",
     "wrap": false,
     "macro": true,
-    "names": true,
-    "names_force_groups": true,
+    "names_behavior": "always",
     "activation_regex": "",
     "skip_examples": false,
     "output_suffix": "<|END_OF_TURN_TOKEN|>",
@@ -21,4 +20,4 @@
     "last_system_sequence": "",
     "system_same_as_user": false,
     "name": "Command R"
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}
diff --git a/default/content/presets/instruct/DreamGen Role-Play V1 ChatML.json b/default/content/presets/instruct/DreamGen Role-Play V1 ChatML.json
index 0bca83455..08e4258d8 100644
--- a/default/content/presets/instruct/DreamGen Role-Play V1 ChatML.json	
+++ b/default/content/presets/instruct/DreamGen Role-Play V1 ChatML.json	
@@ -7,8 +7,7 @@
     "stop_sequence": "\n<|im_start|>",
     "wrap": false,
     "macro": true,
-    "names": false,
-    "names_force_groups": false,
+    "names_behavior": "none",
     "activation_regex": "",
     "system_sequence_prefix": "",
     "system_sequence_suffix": "",
diff --git a/default/content/presets/instruct/DreamGen Role-Play V1 Llama3.json b/default/content/presets/instruct/DreamGen Role-Play V1 Llama3.json
index ca1e285f3..08a659beb 100644
--- a/default/content/presets/instruct/DreamGen Role-Play V1 Llama3.json	
+++ b/default/content/presets/instruct/DreamGen Role-Play V1 Llama3.json	
@@ -10,9 +10,8 @@
     "separator_sequence": "",
     "wrap": false,
     "macro": true,
-    "names": false,
-    "names_force_groups": false,
+    "names_behavior": "none",
     "activation_regex": "",
     "skip_examples": false,
     "name": "DreamGen Role-Play V1 Llama3"
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}
diff --git a/default/content/presets/instruct/Gemma 2.json b/default/content/presets/instruct/Gemma 2.json
index a399b8e89..cb777122e 100644
--- a/default/content/presets/instruct/Gemma 2.json	
+++ b/default/content/presets/instruct/Gemma 2.json	
@@ -7,8 +7,7 @@
     "stop_sequence": "<end_of_turn>",
     "wrap": true,
     "macro": true,
-    "names": false,
-    "names_force_groups": false,
+    "names_behavior": "none",
     "activation_regex": "",
     "system_sequence_prefix": "",
     "system_sequence_suffix": "",
diff --git a/default/content/presets/instruct/Koala.json b/default/content/presets/instruct/Koala.json
index f5db8ff48..798bcafb4 100644
--- a/default/content/presets/instruct/Koala.json
+++ b/default/content/presets/instruct/Koala.json
@@ -7,8 +7,7 @@
     "stop_sequence": "",
     "wrap": false,
     "macro": true,
-    "names": false,
-    "names_force_groups": true,
+    "names_behavior": "force",
     "activation_regex": "",
     "system_sequence_prefix": "BEGINNING OF CONVERSATION: ",
     "system_sequence_suffix": "",
diff --git a/default/content/presets/instruct/Libra-32B.json b/default/content/presets/instruct/Libra-32B.json
index c665eb364..cde79d642 100644
--- a/default/content/presets/instruct/Libra-32B.json
+++ b/default/content/presets/instruct/Libra-32B.json
@@ -7,8 +7,7 @@
     "stop_sequence": "",
     "wrap": true,
     "macro": true,
-    "names": true,
-    "names_force_groups": true,
+    "names_behavior": "always",
     "activation_regex": "",
     "system_sequence_prefix": "",
     "system_sequence_suffix": "",
diff --git a/default/content/presets/instruct/Lightning 1.1.json b/default/content/presets/instruct/Lightning 1.1.json
index 9f9bd7ccf..a4cc86ba4 100644
--- a/default/content/presets/instruct/Lightning 1.1.json	
+++ b/default/content/presets/instruct/Lightning 1.1.json	
@@ -7,8 +7,7 @@
     "stop_sequence": "",
     "wrap": true,
     "macro": true,
-    "names": false,
-    "names_force_groups": true,
+    "names_behavior": "force",
     "activation_regex": "",
     "system_sequence_prefix": "",
     "system_sequence_suffix": "",
diff --git a/default/content/presets/instruct/Llama 2 Chat.json b/default/content/presets/instruct/Llama 2 Chat.json
index dc507b777..0a03a5444 100644
--- a/default/content/presets/instruct/Llama 2 Chat.json	
+++ b/default/content/presets/instruct/Llama 2 Chat.json	
@@ -7,8 +7,7 @@
     "stop_sequence": "",
     "wrap": false,
     "macro": true,
-    "names": false,
-    "names_force_groups": true,
+    "names_behavior": "force",
     "activation_regex": "",
     "system_sequence_prefix": "",
     "system_sequence_suffix": "",
diff --git a/default/content/presets/instruct/Llama 3 Instruct.json b/default/content/presets/instruct/Llama 3 Instruct.json
index 0a84b852d..87e6e049e 100644
--- a/default/content/presets/instruct/Llama 3 Instruct.json	
+++ b/default/content/presets/instruct/Llama 3 Instruct.json	
@@ -7,8 +7,7 @@
     "stop_sequence": "<|eot_id|>",
     "wrap": false,
     "macro": true,
-    "names": true,
-    "names_force_groups": true,
+    "names_behavior": "always",
     "activation_regex": "",
     "system_sequence_prefix": "",
     "system_sequence_suffix": "",
diff --git a/default/content/presets/instruct/Llama-3-Instruct-Names.json b/default/content/presets/instruct/Llama-3-Instruct-Names.json
index 0df661835..e44bc117b 100644
--- a/default/content/presets/instruct/Llama-3-Instruct-Names.json
+++ b/default/content/presets/instruct/Llama-3-Instruct-Names.json
@@ -7,8 +7,7 @@
     "stop_sequence": "<|eot_id|>",
     "wrap": false,
     "macro": true,
-    "names": false,
-    "names_force_groups": false,
+    "names_behavior": "none",
     "activation_regex": "",
     "system_sequence_prefix": "",
     "system_sequence_suffix": "",
diff --git a/default/content/presets/instruct/Metharme.json b/default/content/presets/instruct/Metharme.json
index 195fe5260..c49f908aa 100644
--- a/default/content/presets/instruct/Metharme.json
+++ b/default/content/presets/instruct/Metharme.json
@@ -7,8 +7,7 @@
     "stop_sequence": "</s>",
     "wrap": false,
     "macro": true,
-    "names": false,
-    "names_force_groups": true,
+    "names_behavior": "force",
     "activation_regex": "",
     "system_sequence_prefix": "<|system|>",
     "system_sequence_suffix": "",
diff --git a/default/content/presets/instruct/Mistral.json b/default/content/presets/instruct/Mistral.json
index bd3a9ff3c..2aeebbe44 100644
--- a/default/content/presets/instruct/Mistral.json
+++ b/default/content/presets/instruct/Mistral.json
@@ -7,8 +7,7 @@
     "stop_sequence": "",
     "wrap": false,
     "macro": true,
-    "names": true,
-    "names_force_groups": true,
+    "names_behavior": "always",
     "activation_regex": "",
     "system_sequence_prefix": "",
     "system_sequence_suffix": "",
diff --git a/default/content/presets/instruct/OpenOrca-OpenChat.json b/default/content/presets/instruct/OpenOrca-OpenChat.json
index 04d526d4d..4ee8eae2f 100644
--- a/default/content/presets/instruct/OpenOrca-OpenChat.json
+++ b/default/content/presets/instruct/OpenOrca-OpenChat.json
@@ -7,8 +7,7 @@
     "stop_sequence": "",
     "wrap": false,
     "macro": true,
-    "names": false,
-    "names_force_groups": true,
+    "names_behavior": "force",
     "activation_regex": "",
     "system_sequence_prefix": "",
     "system_sequence_suffix": "",
diff --git a/default/content/presets/instruct/Phi.json b/default/content/presets/instruct/Phi.json
index 79c320cab..6b5ade784 100644
--- a/default/content/presets/instruct/Phi.json
+++ b/default/content/presets/instruct/Phi.json
@@ -9,8 +9,7 @@
     "stop_sequence": "<|end|>",
     "wrap": false,
     "macro": true,
-    "names": true,
-    "names_force_groups": true,
+    "names_behavior": "always",
     "activation_regex": "",
     "skip_examples": false,
     "output_suffix": "<|end|>\n",
@@ -21,4 +20,4 @@
     "last_system_sequence": "",
     "system_same_as_user": false,
     "name": "Phi"
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}
diff --git a/default/content/presets/instruct/Pygmalion.json b/default/content/presets/instruct/Pygmalion.json
index cb5b60d8a..d47aa4656 100644
--- a/default/content/presets/instruct/Pygmalion.json
+++ b/default/content/presets/instruct/Pygmalion.json
@@ -7,8 +7,7 @@
     "stop_sequence": "<|user|>",
     "wrap": false,
     "macro": true,
-    "names": true,
-    "names_force_groups": true,
+    "names_behavior": "always",
     "activation_regex": "",
     "system_sequence_prefix": "<|system|>",
     "system_sequence_suffix": "",
diff --git a/default/content/presets/instruct/Story.json b/default/content/presets/instruct/Story.json
index 5c6b00cf0..1f6694946 100644
--- a/default/content/presets/instruct/Story.json
+++ b/default/content/presets/instruct/Story.json
@@ -7,8 +7,7 @@
     "stop_sequence": "",
     "wrap": true,
     "macro": true,
-    "names": false,
-    "names_force_groups": false,
+    "names_behavior": "none",
     "activation_regex": "",
     "system_sequence_prefix": "",
     "system_sequence_suffix": "",
diff --git a/default/content/presets/instruct/Synthia.json b/default/content/presets/instruct/Synthia.json
index 21fa535c0..216ebbd70 100644
--- a/default/content/presets/instruct/Synthia.json
+++ b/default/content/presets/instruct/Synthia.json
@@ -7,8 +7,7 @@
     "stop_sequence": "",
     "wrap": false,
     "macro": true,
-    "names": false,
-    "names_force_groups": true,
+    "names_behavior": "force",
     "activation_regex": "",
     "system_sequence_prefix": "SYSTEM: ",
     "system_sequence_suffix": "",
diff --git a/default/content/presets/instruct/Vicuna 1.0.json b/default/content/presets/instruct/Vicuna 1.0.json
index d96bf4cb2..b93f91a24 100644
--- a/default/content/presets/instruct/Vicuna 1.0.json	
+++ b/default/content/presets/instruct/Vicuna 1.0.json	
@@ -7,8 +7,7 @@
     "stop_sequence": "",
     "wrap": true,
     "macro": true,
-    "names": false,
-    "names_force_groups": true,
+    "names_behavior": "force",
     "activation_regex": "",
     "system_sequence_prefix": "",
     "system_sequence_suffix": "",
diff --git a/default/content/presets/instruct/Vicuna 1.1.json b/default/content/presets/instruct/Vicuna 1.1.json
index a42e4fbfc..63a9340de 100644
--- a/default/content/presets/instruct/Vicuna 1.1.json	
+++ b/default/content/presets/instruct/Vicuna 1.1.json	
@@ -7,8 +7,7 @@
     "stop_sequence": "",
     "wrap": false,
     "macro": true,
-    "names": false,
-    "names_force_groups": true,
+    "names_behavior": "force",
     "activation_regex": "",
     "system_sequence_prefix": "BEGINNING OF CONVERSATION:",
     "system_sequence_suffix": "",
diff --git a/default/content/presets/instruct/WizardLM-13B.json b/default/content/presets/instruct/WizardLM-13B.json
index b15fea56f..7f94b7dc2 100644
--- a/default/content/presets/instruct/WizardLM-13B.json
+++ b/default/content/presets/instruct/WizardLM-13B.json
@@ -7,8 +7,7 @@
     "stop_sequence": "",
     "wrap": true,
     "macro": true,
-    "names": false,
-    "names_force_groups": true,
+    "names_behavior": "force",
     "activation_regex": "",
     "system_sequence_prefix": "",
     "system_sequence_suffix": "",
diff --git a/default/content/presets/instruct/WizardLM.json b/default/content/presets/instruct/WizardLM.json
index 18e808da4..2488310e3 100644
--- a/default/content/presets/instruct/WizardLM.json
+++ b/default/content/presets/instruct/WizardLM.json
@@ -7,8 +7,7 @@
     "stop_sequence": "",
     "wrap": true,
     "macro": true,
-    "names": false,
-    "names_force_groups": true,
+    "names_behavior": "force",
     "activation_regex": "",
     "system_sequence_prefix": "",
     "system_sequence_suffix": "",
diff --git a/default/content/presets/instruct/simple-proxy-for-tavern.json b/default/content/presets/instruct/simple-proxy-for-tavern.json
index 986da1697..f184c8dfe 100644
--- a/default/content/presets/instruct/simple-proxy-for-tavern.json
+++ b/default/content/presets/instruct/simple-proxy-for-tavern.json
@@ -7,8 +7,7 @@
     "stop_sequence": "",
     "wrap": true,
     "macro": true,
-    "names": false,
-    "names_force_groups": false,
+    "names_behavior": "none",
     "activation_regex": "",
     "system_sequence_prefix": "",
     "system_sequence_suffix": "",
diff --git a/default/content/settings.json b/default/content/settings.json
index f5c81f325..ebe51a22f 100644
--- a/default/content/settings.json
+++ b/default/content/settings.json
@@ -162,8 +162,7 @@
             "stop_sequence": "",
             "wrap": true,
             "macro": true,
-            "names": false,
-            "names_force_groups": true,
+            "names_behavior": "force",
             "activation_regex": "",
             "system_sequence_prefix": "",
             "system_sequence_suffix": "",
diff --git a/public/index.html b/public/index.html
index 9d2b136e2..45053b2ce 100644
--- a/public/index.html
+++ b/public/index.html
@@ -3297,14 +3297,23 @@
                                     <input id="instruct_skip_examples" type="checkbox" />
                                     <small data-i18n="Skip Example Dialogues Formatting">Skip Example Dialogues Formatting</small>
                                 </label>
-                                <label for="instruct_names" class="checkbox_label">
-                                    <input id="instruct_names" type="checkbox" />
-                                    <small data-i18n="Include Names">Include Names</small>
-                                </label>
-                                <label for="instruct_names_force_groups" class="checkbox_label indent20p">
-                                    <input id="instruct_names_force_groups" type="checkbox" />
-                                    <small data-i18n="Force for Groups and Personas">Force for Groups and Personas</small>
-                                </label>
+                                <div id="instruct_names_behavior">
+                                    <small data-i18n="Include Names">
+                                        Include Names
+                                    </small>
+                                    <label for="instruct_names_behavior_none" class="checkbox_label" title="Do not add name prefixes before the message contents.">
+                                        <input id="instruct_names_behavior_none" name="names_behavior" value="none" type="radio" />
+                                        <small data-i18n="Never">Never</small>
+                                    </label>
+                                    <label for="instruct_names_behavior_force" class="checkbox_label" title="Only add name prefixes to messages from group characters and past personas.">
+                                        <input id="instruct_names_behavior_force" name="names_behavior" value="force" type="radio" />
+                                        <small data-i18n="Groups and Past Personas">Groups and Past Personas</small>
+                                    </label>
+                                    <label for="instruct_names_behavior_always" class="checkbox_label" title="Always add name prefixes to messages.">
+                                        <input id="instruct_names_behavior_always" name="names_behavior" value="always" type="radio" />
+                                        <small data-i18n="Always">Always</small>
+                                    </label>
+                                </div>
                             </div>
                         </div>
                         <div name="tokenizerSettingsBlock">
diff --git a/public/scripts/instruct-mode.js b/public/scripts/instruct-mode.js
index d22c82ee2..193a9cbc3 100644
--- a/public/scripts/instruct-mode.js
+++ b/public/scripts/instruct-mode.js
@@ -14,6 +14,12 @@ import { regexFromString, resetScrollHeight } from './utils.js';
  */
 export let instruct_presets = [];
 
+export const names_behavior_types = {
+    NONE: 'none',
+    FORCE: 'force',
+    ALWAYS: 'always',
+};
+
 const controls = [
     { id: 'instruct_enabled', property: 'enabled', isCheckbox: true },
     { id: 'instruct_wrap', property: 'wrap', isCheckbox: true },
@@ -30,8 +36,6 @@ const controls = [
     { id: 'instruct_user_alignment_message', property: 'user_alignment_message', isCheckbox: false },
     { id: 'instruct_stop_sequence', property: 'stop_sequence', isCheckbox: false },
     { id: 'instruct_names', property: 'names', isCheckbox: true },
-    { id: 'instruct_macro', property: 'macro', isCheckbox: true },
-    { id: 'instruct_names_force_groups', property: 'names_force_groups', isCheckbox: true },
     { id: 'instruct_first_output_sequence', property: 'first_output_sequence', isCheckbox: false },
     { id: 'instruct_last_output_sequence', property: 'last_output_sequence', isCheckbox: false },
     { id: 'instruct_first_input_sequence', property: 'first_input_sequence', isCheckbox: false },
@@ -39,6 +43,7 @@ const controls = [
     { id: 'instruct_activation_regex', property: 'activation_regex', isCheckbox: false },
     { id: 'instruct_bind_to_context', property: 'bind_to_context', isCheckbox: true },
     { id: 'instruct_skip_examples', property: 'skip_examples', isCheckbox: true },
+    { id: 'instruct_names_behavior input[name="names_behavior"]', property: 'names_behavior', isCheckbox: false },
     { id: 'instruct_system_same_as_user', property: 'system_same_as_user', isCheckbox: true, trigger: true },
 ];
 
@@ -54,6 +59,15 @@ function migrateInstructModeSettings(settings) {
         delete settings.separator_sequence;
     }
 
+    // names, names_force_groups => names_behavior
+    if (settings.names !== undefined) {
+        settings.names_behavior = settings.names
+            ? names_behavior_types.ALWAYS
+            : (settings.names_force_groups ? names_behavior_types.FORCE : names_behavior_types.NONE);
+        delete settings.names;
+        delete settings.names_force_groups;
+    }
+
     const defaults = {
         input_suffix: '',
         system_sequence: '',
@@ -65,6 +79,7 @@ function migrateInstructModeSettings(settings) {
         names_force_groups: true,
         skip_examples: false,
         system_same_as_user: false,
+        names_behavior: names_behavior_types.FORCE,
     };
 
     for (let key in defaults) {
@@ -94,6 +109,9 @@ export async function loadInstructMode(data) {
 
         if (control.isCheckbox) {
             $element.prop('checked', power_user.instruct[control.property]);
+        } else if (control.property === 'names_behavior') {
+            const behavior = power_user.instruct[control.property];
+            $element.filter(`[value="${behavior}"]`).prop('checked', true);
         } else {
             $element.val(power_user.instruct[control.property]);
         }
@@ -311,9 +329,9 @@ export const force_output_sequence = {
  * @returns {string} Formatted instruct mode chat message.
  */
 export function formatInstructModeChat(name, mes, isUser, isNarrator, forceAvatar, name1, name2, forceOutputSequence) {
-    let includeNames = isNarrator ? false : power_user.instruct.names;
+    let includeNames = isNarrator ? false : power_user.instruct.names_behavior === names_behavior_types.ALWAYS;
 
-    if (!isNarrator && power_user.instruct.names_force_groups && (selected_group || forceAvatar)) {
+    if (!isNarrator && power_user.instruct.names_behavior === names_behavior_types.FORCE && ((selected_group && name !== name1) || (forceAvatar && name !== name1))) {
         includeNames = true;
     }
 
@@ -416,7 +434,7 @@ export function formatInstructModeExamples(mesExamplesArray, name1, name2) {
         return mesExamplesArray.map(x => x.replace(/<START>\n/i, blockHeading));
     }
 
-    const includeNames = power_user.instruct.names || (!!selected_group && power_user.instruct.names_force_groups);
+    const includeNames = power_user.instruct.names_behavior === names_behavior_types.ALWAYS || (!!selected_group && power_user.instruct.names_behavior === names_behavior_types.FORCE);
 
     let inputPrefix = power_user.instruct.input_sequence || '';
     let outputPrefix = power_user.instruct.output_sequence || '';
@@ -460,7 +478,7 @@ export function formatInstructModeExamples(mesExamplesArray, name1, name2) {
 
         for (const example of blockExamples) {
             // If force group/persona names is set, we should override the include names for the user placeholder
-            const includeThisName = includeNames || (power_user.instruct.names_force_groups && example.name == 'example_user');
+            const includeThisName = includeNames || (power_user.instruct.names_behavior === names_behavior_types.FORCE && example.name == 'example_user');
 
             const prefix = example.name == 'example_user' ? inputPrefix : outputPrefix;
             const suffix = example.name == 'example_user' ? inputSuffix : outputSuffix;
@@ -490,7 +508,7 @@ export function formatInstructModeExamples(mesExamplesArray, name1, name2) {
  * @returns {string} Formatted instruct mode last prompt line.
  */
 export function formatInstructModePrompt(name, isImpersonate, promptBias, name1, name2, isQuiet, isQuietToLoud) {
-    const includeNames = name && (power_user.instruct.names || (!!selected_group && power_user.instruct.names_force_groups)) && !(isQuiet && !isQuietToLoud);
+    const includeNames = name && (power_user.instruct.names_behavior === names_behavior_types.ALWAYS || (!!selected_group && power_user.instruct.names_behavior === names_behavior_types.FORCE)) && !(isQuiet && !isQuietToLoud);
 
     function getSequence() {
         // User impersonation prompt
@@ -668,6 +686,9 @@ jQuery(() => {
 
                 if (control.isCheckbox) {
                     $element.prop('checked', power_user.instruct[control.property]).trigger('input');
+                } else if (control.property === 'names_behavior') {
+                    const behavior = power_user.instruct[control.property];
+                    $element.filter(`[value="${behavior}"]`).prop('checked', true).trigger('input');
                 } else {
                     $element.val(power_user.instruct[control.property]);
                     $element.trigger('input');
diff --git a/public/scripts/openai.js b/public/scripts/openai.js
index 1c558e9ae..fd2d76559 100644
--- a/public/scripts/openai.js
+++ b/public/scripts/openai.js
@@ -541,7 +541,7 @@ function setOpenAIMessages(chat) {
             case character_names_behavior.NONE:
                 break;
             case character_names_behavior.DEFAULT:
-                if (selected_group || (chat[j].force_avatar && chat[j].name !== name1 && chat[j].extra?.type !== system_message_types.NARRATOR)) {
+                if ((selected_group && chat[j].name !== name1) || (chat[j].force_avatar && chat[j].name !== name1 && chat[j].extra?.type !== system_message_types.NARRATOR)) {
                     content = `${chat[j].name}: ${content}`;
                 }
                 break;
diff --git a/public/scripts/power-user.js b/public/scripts/power-user.js
index 4239b4fc9..ca0bfe4f9 100644
--- a/public/scripts/power-user.js
+++ b/public/scripts/power-user.js
@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@ import {
 import {
     instruct_presets,
     loadInstructMode,
+    names_behavior_types,
     selectInstructPreset,
 } from './instruct-mode.js';
 
@@ -224,8 +225,7 @@ let power_user = {
         stop_sequence: '',
         wrap: true,
         macro: true,
-        names: false,
-        names_force_groups: true,
+        names_behavior: names_behavior_types.FORCE,
         activation_regex: '',
         bind_to_context: false,
         user_alignment_message: '',