diff --git a/extensions/model-extension/src/index.ts b/extensions/model-extension/src/index.ts
index 3855ff73d..980218f21 100644
--- a/extensions/model-extension/src/index.ts
+++ b/extensions/model-extension/src/index.ts
@@ -749,9 +749,17 @@ export default class JanModelExtension extends ModelExtension {
     const updatedModel: Model = {
       ...model,
       ...modelInfo,
+      parameters: {
+        ...model.parameters,
+        ...modelInfo.parameters,
+      },
+      settings: {
+        ...model.settings,
+        ...modelInfo.settings,
+      },
       metadata: {
         ...model.metadata,
-        tags: modelInfo.metadata?.tags ?? [],
+        ...modelInfo.metadata,
       },
     }
 
diff --git a/web/containers/ModelDropdown/index.tsx b/web/containers/ModelDropdown/index.tsx
index 13d0ff6ff..07c2cba3a 100644
--- a/web/containers/ModelDropdown/index.tsx
+++ b/web/containers/ModelDropdown/index.tsx
@@ -171,11 +171,11 @@ const ModelDropdown = ({
           : 2048
         const overriddenSettings =
           model?.settings.ctx_len && model.settings.ctx_len > 2048
-            ? { ctx_len: defaultContextLength }
+            ? { ctx_len: defaultContextLength ?? 2048 }
             : {}
         const overriddenParameters =
           model?.parameters.max_tokens && model.parameters.max_tokens
-            ? { max_tokens: defaultMaxTokens }
+            ? { max_tokens: defaultMaxTokens ?? 2048 }
             : {}
 
         const modelParams = {
diff --git a/web/hooks/useCreateNewThread.ts b/web/hooks/useCreateNewThread.ts
index e26696919..2e4760051 100644
--- a/web/hooks/useCreateNewThread.ts
+++ b/web/hooks/useCreateNewThread.ts
@@ -110,20 +110,19 @@ export const useCreateNewThread = () => {
       settings: assistant.tools && assistant.tools[0].settings,
     }
     const defaultContextLength = preserveModelSettings
-      ? model?.metadata?.default_ctx_len
+      ? defaultModel?.metadata?.default_ctx_len
       : 2048
     const defaultMaxTokens = preserveModelSettings
-      ? model?.metadata?.default_max_tokens
+      ? defaultModel?.metadata?.default_max_tokens
       : 2048
     const overriddenSettings =
       defaultModel?.settings.ctx_len && defaultModel.settings.ctx_len > 2048
-        ? { ctx_len: defaultContextLength }
+        ? { ctx_len: defaultContextLength ?? 2048 }
         : {}
 
-    const overriddenParameters =
-      defaultModel?.parameters.max_tokens && defaultModel.parameters.max_tokens
-        ? { max_tokens: defaultMaxTokens }
-        : {}
+    const overriddenParameters = defaultModel?.parameters.max_tokens
+      ? { max_tokens: defaultMaxTokens ?? 2048 }
+      : {}
 
     const createdAt = Date.now()
     let instructions: string | undefined = undefined
diff --git a/web/hooks/useRecommendedModel.ts b/web/hooks/useRecommendedModel.ts
index 8474aa3c5..21a9c69e7 100644
--- a/web/hooks/useRecommendedModel.ts
+++ b/web/hooks/useRecommendedModel.ts
@@ -95,5 +95,9 @@ export default function useRecommendedModel() {
     getRecommendedModel()
   }, [getRecommendedModel])
 
-  return { recommendedModel, downloadedModels: sortedModels }
+  return {
+    recommendedModel,
+    downloadedModels: sortedModels,
+    setRecommendedModel,
+  }
 }
diff --git a/web/hooks/useUpdateModelParameters.ts b/web/hooks/useUpdateModelParameters.ts
index 610613cfe..838617020 100644
--- a/web/hooks/useUpdateModelParameters.ts
+++ b/web/hooks/useUpdateModelParameters.ts
@@ -14,6 +14,8 @@ import { useAtom, useAtomValue, useSetAtom } from 'jotai'
 
 import { toRuntimeParams, toSettingParams } from '@/utils/modelParam'
 
+import useRecommendedModel from './useRecommendedModel'
+
 import { extensionManager } from '@/extension'
 import { preserveModelSettingsAtom } from '@/helpers/atoms/AppConfig.atom'
 import {
@@ -38,6 +40,7 @@ export default function useUpdateModelParameters() {
   const setThreadModelParams = useSetAtom(setThreadModelParamsAtom)
   const updateDownloadedModel = useSetAtom(updateDownloadedModelAtom)
   const preserveModelFeatureEnabled = useAtomValue(preserveModelSettingsAtom)
+  const { recommendedModel, setRecommendedModel } = useRecommendedModel()
 
   const updateModelParameter = useCallback(
     async (thread: Thread, settings: UpdateModelParameter) => {
@@ -75,29 +78,35 @@ export default function useUpdateModelParameters() {
 
       // Persists default settings to model file
       // Do not overwrite ctx_len and max_tokens
-      if (preserveModelFeatureEnabled && selectedModel) {
+      if (preserveModelFeatureEnabled) {
+        const defaultContextLength = settingParams.ctx_len
+        const defaultMaxTokens = runtimeParams.max_tokens
+
+        // eslint-disable-next-line  @typescript-eslint/naming-convention
+        const { ctx_len, ...toSaveSettings } = settingParams
+        // eslint-disable-next-line  @typescript-eslint/naming-convention
+        const { max_tokens, ...toSaveParams } = runtimeParams
+
         const updatedModel = {
-          ...selectedModel,
+          id: settings.modelId ?? selectedModel?.id,
           parameters: {
-            ...runtimeParams,
-            max_tokens: selectedModel.parameters.max_tokens,
+            ...toSaveSettings,
           },
           settings: {
-            ...settingParams,
-            ctx_len: selectedModel.settings.ctx_len,
+            ...toSaveParams,
           },
           metadata: {
-            ...selectedModel.metadata,
-            default_ctx_len: settingParams.ctx_len,
-            default_max_tokens: runtimeParams.max_tokens,
+            default_ctx_len: defaultContextLength,
+            default_max_tokens: defaultMaxTokens,
           },
-        } as Model
+        } as Partial<Model>
 
-        await extensionManager
+        const model = await extensionManager
           .get<ModelExtension>(ExtensionTypeEnum.Model)
-          ?.saveModel(updatedModel)
-        setSelectedModel(updatedModel)
-        updateDownloadedModel(updatedModel)
+          ?.updateModelInfo(updatedModel)
+        if (model) updateDownloadedModel(model)
+        if (selectedModel?.id === model?.id) setSelectedModel(model)
+        if (recommendedModel?.id === model?.id) setRecommendedModel(model)
       }
     },
     [
@@ -105,15 +114,17 @@ export default function useUpdateModelParameters() {
       selectedModel,
       setThreadModelParams,
       preserveModelFeatureEnabled,
-      setSelectedModel,
       updateDownloadedModel,
+      setSelectedModel,
     ]
   )
 
   const processStopWords = (params: ModelParams): ModelParams => {
     if ('stop' in params && typeof params['stop'] === 'string') {
       // Input as string but stop words accept an array of strings (space as separator)
-      params['stop'] = (params['stop'] as string).split(' ')
+      params['stop'] = (params['stop'] as string)
+        .split(' ')
+        .filter((e) => e.trim().length)
     }
     return params
   }