diff --git a/src/aichatassistant.cpp b/src/aichatassistant.cpp
index 2bce15ead..0c63181d4 100644
--- a/src/aichatassistant.cpp
+++ b/src/aichatassistant.cpp
@@ -166,10 +166,18 @@ void AIChatAssistant::slotSend()
 
     QJsonObject dd;
     dd["model"]=config->ai_preferredModel;
-    if(config->ai_provider!=2){
+    if(config->ai_provider==0){
         // work-around for llamafile for now
         dd["temperature"]=config->ai_temperature;
     }
+    if(config->ai_provider==1){
+        // work-around for openai
+        bool ok;
+        float val=config->ai_temperature.toFloat(&ok);
+        if(ok){
+            dd["temperature"]=val;
+        }
+    }
     if(config->ai_streamResults){
         dd["stream"] = "True";
         m_timer=new QTimer();