diff --git a/torchchat/generate.py b/torchchat/generate.py
index a8501328e..4e0980d33 100644
--- a/torchchat/generate.py
+++ b/torchchat/generate.py
@@ -103,7 +103,11 @@ def encode_dialog_prompt(self, dialog) -> List[int]:
         tokens = self.tokenizer.encode(f"{B_INST} ")
         first_message = True  # Bool to handle placing the B_INST token. Behavior is weird - the system prompt should have the B_INST, but not the first user message. All following user messages *should* have it. Also, if there is no system prompt, then the user message should have it.
         for message in dialog:
-            content = message["content"].strip()
+            if isinstance(message["content"], list):
+                content = message["content"][0]["text"]
+            else:
+                content = message["content"]
+            content = content.strip()
             if message["role"] == "system":
                 encoded = self.tokenizer.encode(f"{B_SYS}\n{content}\n{E_SYS}")
                 first_message = False
diff --git a/torchchat/usages/openai_api.py b/torchchat/usages/openai_api.py
index f2d68881a..72a6dfc9b 100644
--- a/torchchat/usages/openai_api.py
+++ b/torchchat/usages/openai_api.py
@@ -376,7 +376,7 @@ def chunked_completion(self, completion_request: CompletionRequest):
             encoded_prompt=encoded,
             temperature=float(completion_request.temperature),
             chat_mode=False,
-            sequential_prefill=False,
+            sequential_prefill=True,
         )
 
         def callback(x, *, done_generating=False):