From d45aa6606a439b42e053345abd3e053bd45e2487 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: oobabooga <112222186+oobabooga@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Wed, 4 Mar 2026 19:07:55 -0800
Subject: [PATCH] Fix blank prompt dropdown in Notebook/Default tabs on first
 startup

---
 modules/utils.py |  6 ++++++
 server.py        | 14 ++++++++------
 2 files changed, 14 insertions(+), 6 deletions(-)

diff --git a/modules/utils.py b/modules/utils.py
index d3667847..1490019c 100644
--- a/modules/utils.py
+++ b/modules/utils.py
@@ -209,6 +209,12 @@ def get_available_prompts():
     notebook_dir.mkdir(parents=True, exist_ok=True)
 
     prompt_files = list(notebook_dir.glob('*.txt'))
+    if not prompt_files:
+        new_name = current_time()
+        new_path = notebook_dir / f"{new_name}.txt"
+        new_path.write_text("In this story,", encoding='utf-8')
+        prompt_files = [new_path]
+
     sorted_files = sorted(prompt_files, key=lambda x: x.stat().st_mtime, reverse=True)
     prompts = [file.stem for file in sorted_files]
     return prompts
diff --git a/server.py b/server.py
index 2d0e5671..000ea9fb 100644
--- a/server.py
+++ b/server.py
@@ -109,12 +109,14 @@ def create_interface():
         'filter_by_loader': (shared.args.loader or 'All') if not shared.args.portable else 'llama.cpp'
     })
 
-    if shared.settings['prompt-notebook']:
-        prompt = load_prompt(shared.settings['prompt-notebook'])
-        shared.persistent_interface_state.update({
-            'textbox-default': prompt,
-            'textbox-notebook': prompt
-        })
+    if not shared.settings['prompt-notebook']:
+        shared.settings['prompt-notebook'] = utils.get_available_prompts()[0]
+
+    prompt = load_prompt(shared.settings['prompt-notebook'])
+    shared.persistent_interface_state.update({
+        'textbox-default': prompt,
+        'textbox-notebook': prompt
+    })
 
     # Clear existing cache files
     for cache_file in ['pfp_character.png', 'pfp_character_thumb.png']: