diff --git a/modules/ui_caption.py b/modules/ui_caption.py
index b65c944a3..49f2e2784 100644
--- a/modules/ui_caption.py
+++ b/modules/ui_caption.py
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@ def create_ui():
                             vlm_keep_thinking = gr.Checkbox(label='Keep Thinking Trace', value=shared.opts.interrogate_vlm_keep_thinking, elem_id='vlm_keep_thinking')
                             vlm_keep_prefill = gr.Checkbox(label='Keep Prefill', value=shared.opts.interrogate_vlm_keep_prefill, elem_id='vlm_keep_prefill')
                         with gr.Row():
-                            vlm_prefill = gr.Textbox(label='Prefill Text', value=vqa.vlm_prefill, lines=1, elem_id='vlm_prefill', placeholder='Optional prefill text for model to continue from')
+                            vlm_prefill = gr.Textbox(label='Prefill Text', value='', lines=1, elem_id='vlm_prefill', placeholder='Optional prefill text for model to continue from')
                         vlm_max_tokens.change(fn=update_vlm_params, inputs=[vlm_max_tokens, vlm_num_beams, vlm_temperature, vlm_do_sample, vlm_top_k, vlm_top_p, vlm_keep_prefill, vlm_keep_thinking], outputs=[])
                         vlm_num_beams.change(fn=update_vlm_params, inputs=[vlm_max_tokens, vlm_num_beams, vlm_temperature, vlm_do_sample, vlm_top_k, vlm_top_p, vlm_keep_prefill, vlm_keep_thinking], outputs=[])
                         vlm_temperature.change(fn=update_vlm_params, inputs=[vlm_max_tokens, vlm_num_beams, vlm_temperature, vlm_do_sample, vlm_top_k, vlm_top_p, vlm_keep_prefill, vlm_keep_thinking], outputs=[])