diff --git a/embd_res/klite.embd b/embd_res/klite.embd
index d0e2e6c29..62f771063 100644
--- a/embd_res/klite.embd
+++ b/embd_res/klite.embd
@@ -4882,7 +4882,7 @@ Current version indicated by LITEVER below.
 		"system_end": "<|eot|>",
 		"user_start": "<|start|>user<|message|>",
 		"user_end": "<|eot|>",
-		"assistant_start": "<|start|>assistant<|message|>",
+		"assistant_start": "<|start|>assistant to=user<|message|>",
 		"assistant_end": "<|eot|>"
 	},
 	{
diff --git a/kcpp_adapters/AutoGuess.json b/kcpp_adapters/AutoGuess.json
index 32eec7cac..9f71a2435 100644
--- a/kcpp_adapters/AutoGuess.json
+++ b/kcpp_adapters/AutoGuess.json
@@ -342,7 +342,7 @@
 		"system_end": "<|eot|>",
 		"user_start": "<|start|>user<|message|>",
 		"user_end": "<|eot|>",
-		"assistant_start": "<|start|>assistant<|message|>",
+		"assistant_start": "<|start|>assistant to=user<|message|>",
 		"assistant_end": "<|eot|>"
     }
 }
diff --git a/kcpp_adapters/Muse-Glimmer.json b/kcpp_adapters/Muse-Glimmer.json
index 70533f1af..38f563315 100644
--- a/kcpp_adapters/Muse-Glimmer.json
+++ b/kcpp_adapters/Muse-Glimmer.json
@@ -3,6 +3,6 @@
   "system_end": "<|eot|>",
   "user_start": "<|start|>user<|message|>",
   "user_end": "<|eot|>",
-  "assistant_start": "<|start|>assistant<|message|>",
+  "assistant_start": "<|start|>assistant to=user<|message|>",
   "assistant_end": "<|eot|>"
 }
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