diff --git a/src/evaluate_params.py b/src/evaluate_params.py
index 1619cf6ab..d65ac0ef0 100644
--- a/src/evaluate_params.py
+++ b/src/evaluate_params.py
@@ -83,6 +83,7 @@
 
                          'image_file',
                          'image_control',
+                         'base_model'
                          ]
 
 # form evaluate defaults for submit_nochat_api
diff --git a/src/gen.py b/src/gen.py
index c35a6f9dc..484f8bcd5 100644
--- a/src/gen.py
+++ b/src/gen.py
@@ -4529,7 +4529,7 @@ def evaluate(
                 if not stream_output and img_file == 1:
                     from src.vision.utils_vision import get_llava_response
                     response, _ = get_llava_response(**llava_kwargs)
-
+                    
                     yield dict(response=response, sources=[], save_dict={}, error='', llm_answers={},
                                response_no_refs=response, sources_str='', prompt_raw='')
                 else:
@@ -4665,6 +4665,7 @@ def evaluate(
 
                                          image_file=img_file,
                                          image_control=None,  # already stuffed into image_file
+                                         base_model=base_model,
                                          )
                     assert len(set(list(client_kwargs.keys())).symmetric_difference(eval_func_param_names)) == 0
                     api_name = '/submit_nochat_api'  # NOTE: like submit_nochat but stable API for string dict passing
@@ -5396,6 +5397,7 @@ def mean(a):""", ''] + params_list,
                     tts_speed,
                     image_file,
                     image_control,
+                    None,
                     ]
         # adjust examples if non-chat mode
         if not chat: