diff --git a/packages/backend/src/assets/ai.json b/packages/backend/src/assets/ai.json
index 3d58cc656..17af7945e 100644
--- a/packages/backend/src/assets/ai.json
+++ b/packages/backend/src/assets/ai.json
@@ -118,6 +118,9 @@
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       "memory": 4942856128,
+      "properties": {
+        "chatFormat": "openchat"
+      },
       "sha256": "bb32555f5a0bfa077aa2bfb17d43b7f76d372e7e57d433999592dc32d5310ab8",
       "backend": "llama-cpp"
     },