diff --git a/systems/x86_64-linux/halo/llama-server.nix b/systems/x86_64-linux/halo/llama-server.nix
index 8264f3a..22775d0 100644
--- a/systems/x86_64-linux/halo/llama-server.nix
+++ b/systems/x86_64-linux/halo/llama-server.nix
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@
         "--host 0.0.0.0"
         "--port 8000"
         "--models-preset ${./models.ini}"
-        "--models-max 2"
+        "--models-max 3"
       ];
       Restart = "on-failure";
       RestartSec = 10;
diff --git a/systems/x86_64-linux/halo/models.ini b/systems/x86_64-linux/halo/models.ini
index 5fca2f8..be3387e 100644
--- a/systems/x86_64-linux/halo/models.ini
+++ b/systems/x86_64-linux/halo/models.ini
@@ -54,5 +54,6 @@ min-p               = 0.0
 presence-penalty    = 1.5
 parallel            = 1
 c                   = 131072
+load-on-startup     = true
 chat-template-kwargs = {"preserve_thinking": true}