diff --git a/src/lib/components/chat/Chat.svelte b/src/lib/components/chat/Chat.svelte
index 46b8c365f..232879602 100644
--- a/src/lib/components/chat/Chat.svelte
+++ b/src/lib/components/chat/Chat.svelte
@@ -141,6 +141,21 @@
 		})();
 	}
 
+	$: if (selectedModels) {
+		saveSessionSelectedModels();
+	}
+
+	const saveSessionSelectedModels = () => {
+		if (selectedModels.length === 0 || (selectedModels.length === 1 && selectedModels[0] === '')) {
+			return;
+		}
+		if (chatIdProp === '') {
+			return;
+		}
+		sessionStorage.selectedModels = JSON.stringify(selectedModels);
+		console.log('saveSessionSelectedModels', selectedModels, sessionStorage.selectedModels);
+	};
+
 	const showMessage = async (message) => {
 		const _chatId = JSON.parse(JSON.stringify($chatId));
 		let _messageId = JSON.parse(JSON.stringify(message.id));
@@ -300,6 +315,7 @@
 	};
 
 	onMount(async () => {
+		console.log('mounted');
 		window.addEventListener('message', onMessageHandler);
 		$socket?.on('chat-events', chatEventHandler);
 
@@ -420,6 +436,55 @@
 	//////////////////////////
 
 	const initNewChat = async () => {
+		if (sessionStorage.selectedModels) {
+			selectedModels = JSON.parse(sessionStorage.selectedModels);
+			sessionStorage.removeItem('selectedModels');
+		} else {
+			if ($page.url.searchParams.get('models')) {
+				selectedModels = $page.url.searchParams.get('models')?.split(',');
+			} else if ($page.url.searchParams.get('model')) {
+				const urlModels = $page.url.searchParams.get('model')?.split(',');
+
+				if (urlModels.length === 1) {
+					const m = $models.find((m) => m.id === urlModels[0]);
+					if (!m) {
+						const modelSelectorButton = document.getElementById('model-selector-0-button');
+						if (modelSelectorButton) {
+							modelSelectorButton.click();
+							await tick();
+
+							const modelSelectorInput = document.getElementById('model-search-input');
+							if (modelSelectorInput) {
+								modelSelectorInput.focus();
+								modelSelectorInput.value = urlModels[0];
+								modelSelectorInput.dispatchEvent(new Event('input'));
+							}
+						}
+					} else {
+						selectedModels = urlModels;
+					}
+				} else {
+					selectedModels = urlModels;
+				}
+			} else if ($settings?.models) {
+				selectedModels = $settings?.models;
+			} else if ($config?.default_models) {
+				console.log($config?.default_models.split(',') ?? '');
+				selectedModels = $config?.default_models.split(',');
+			}
+		}
+
+		selectedModels = selectedModels.filter((modelId) => $models.map((m) => m.id).includes(modelId));
+		if (selectedModels.length === 0 || (selectedModels.length === 1 && selectedModels[0] === '')) {
+			if ($models.length > 0) {
+				selectedModels = [$models[0].id];
+			} else {
+				selectedModels = [''];
+			}
+		}
+
+		console.log(selectedModels);
+
 		await showControls.set(false);
 		await showCallOverlay.set(false);
 		await showOverview.set(false);
@@ -442,51 +507,6 @@
 		chatFiles = [];
 		params = {};
 
-		if ($page.url.searchParams.get('models')) {
-			selectedModels = $page.url.searchParams.get('models')?.split(',');
-		} else if ($page.url.searchParams.get('model')) {
-			const urlModels = $page.url.searchParams.get('model')?.split(',');
-
-			if (urlModels.length === 1) {
-				const m = $models.find((m) => m.id === urlModels[0]);
-				if (!m) {
-					const modelSelectorButton = document.getElementById('model-selector-0-button');
-					if (modelSelectorButton) {
-						modelSelectorButton.click();
-						await tick();
-
-						const modelSelectorInput = document.getElementById('model-search-input');
-						if (modelSelectorInput) {
-							modelSelectorInput.focus();
-							modelSelectorInput.value = urlModels[0];
-							modelSelectorInput.dispatchEvent(new Event('input'));
-						}
-					}
-				} else {
-					selectedModels = urlModels;
-				}
-			} else {
-				selectedModels = urlModels;
-			}
-		} else if ($settings?.models) {
-			selectedModels = $settings?.models;
-		} else if ($config?.default_models) {
-			console.log($config?.default_models.split(',') ?? '');
-			selectedModels = $config?.default_models.split(',');
-		}
-
-		selectedModels = selectedModels.filter((modelId) => $models.map((m) => m.id).includes(modelId));
-
-		if (selectedModels.length === 0 || (selectedModels.length === 1 && selectedModels[0] === '')) {
-			if ($models.length > 0) {
-				selectedModels = [$models[0].id];
-			} else {
-				selectedModels = [''];
-			}
-		}
-
-		console.log(selectedModels);
-
 		if ($page.url.searchParams.get('youtube')) {
 			uploadYoutubeTranscription(
 				`https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=${$page.url.searchParams.get('youtube')}`
diff --git a/src/lib/components/chat/Messages/ResponseMessage.svelte b/src/lib/components/chat/Messages/ResponseMessage.svelte
index 83a4b8eba..d3e9b03fd 100644
--- a/src/lib/components/chat/Messages/ResponseMessage.svelte
+++ b/src/lib/components/chat/Messages/ResponseMessage.svelte
@@ -468,7 +468,7 @@
 	}
 
 	onMount(async () => {
-		console.log('ResponseMessage mounted');
+		// console.log('ResponseMessage mounted');
 
 		await tick();
 	});
diff --git a/src/lib/components/chat/Messages/UserMessage.svelte b/src/lib/components/chat/Messages/UserMessage.svelte
index c54b7edf2..cad307421 100644
--- a/src/lib/components/chat/Messages/UserMessage.svelte
+++ b/src/lib/components/chat/Messages/UserMessage.svelte
@@ -83,7 +83,7 @@
 	};
 
 	onMount(() => {
-		console.log('UserMessage mounted');
+		// console.log('UserMessage mounted');
 	});
 </script>