diff --git a/src/lib/components/chat/Chat.svelte b/src/lib/components/chat/Chat.svelte
index c63fd0243..7f3c435a4 100644
--- a/src/lib/components/chat/Chat.svelte
+++ b/src/lib/components/chat/Chat.svelte
@@ -264,6 +264,8 @@
 			messages: {},
 			currentId: null
 		};
+
+		chatFiles = [];
 		params = {};
 
 		if ($page.url.searchParams.get('models')) {