diff --git a/backends/v3/src/client/grpc_client.rs b/backends/v3/src/client/grpc_client.rs
index c407687b..bfde468f 100644
--- a/backends/v3/src/client/grpc_client.rs
+++ b/backends/v3/src/client/grpc_client.rs
@@ -167,6 +167,7 @@ impl Client {
                     seed: 0,
                     repetition_penalty: 1.2,
                     frequency_penalty: 0.1,
+                    no_repeat_ngram_size: 0, 
                     watermark: true,
                     grammar: String::new(),
                     grammar_type: GrammarType::None as i32,
diff --git a/backends/v3/src/client/sharded_client.rs b/backends/v3/src/client/sharded_client.rs
index afb13cdc..f988b789 100644
--- a/backends/v3/src/client/sharded_client.rs
+++ b/backends/v3/src/client/sharded_client.rs
@@ -232,6 +232,7 @@ impl Health for ShardedClient {
                 seed: 0,
                 repetition_penalty: 1.0,
                 frequency_penalty: 0.0,
+                no_repeat_ngram_size: 0, 
                 watermark: false,
                 grammar: String::new(),
                 grammar_type: GrammarType::None as i32,