diff --git a/api_webchat/controller.js b/api_webchat/controller.js
index 18b1bd48..54d37d0a 100644
--- a/api_webchat/controller.js
+++ b/api_webchat/controller.js
@@ -73,13 +73,13 @@ messageInput.setMessagesArea(messagesArea);
 
 switch (llm) {
     case "chatgpt_api": {
-        let prefs_api = await browser.storage.sync.get({chatgpt_api_key: '', chatgpt_model: '', chatgpt_developer_messages:'', do_debug: false});
+        let prefs_api = await browser.storage.sync.get({chatgpt_api_key: '', chatgpt_model: '', chatgpt_developer_messages:'', chatgpt_api_store: false, do_debug: false});
         let i18nStrings = {};
         i18nStrings["chatgpt_api_request_failed"] = browser.i18n.getMessage('chatgpt_api_request_failed');
         i18nStrings["error_connection_interrupted"] = browser.i18n.getMessage('error_connection_interrupted');
         messageInput.setModel(prefs_api.chatgpt_model);
         messagesArea.setLLMName("ChatGPT");
-        worker.postMessage({ type: 'init', chatgpt_api_key: prefs_api.chatgpt_api_key, chatgpt_model: prefs_api.chatgpt_model, chatgpt_developer_messages: prefs_api.chatgpt_developer_messages, do_debug: prefs_api.do_debug, i18nStrings: i18nStrings});
+        worker.postMessage({ type: 'init', chatgpt_api_key: prefs_api.chatgpt_api_key, chatgpt_model: prefs_api.chatgpt_model, chatgpt_developer_messages: prefs_api.chatgpt_developer_messages, chatgpt_api_store: prefs_api.chatgpt_api_store, do_debug: prefs_api.do_debug, i18nStrings: i18nStrings});
         messagesArea.appendUserMessage(getAPIsInitMessageString("ChatGPT API", prefs_api.chatgpt_model), "info");
         browser.runtime.sendMessage({command: "openai_api_ready_" + call_id, window_id: (await browser.windows.getCurrent()).id});
         break;
diff --git a/js/workers/model-worker-openai.js b/js/workers/model-worker-openai.js
index ac5e51da..61e4bc22 100644
--- a/js/workers/model-worker-openai.js
+++ b/js/workers/model-worker-openai.js
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ self.onmessage = async function(event) {
     if (event.data.type === 'init') {
         chatgpt_api_key = event.data.chatgpt_api_key;
         chatgpt_model = event.data.chatgpt_model;
-        openai = new OpenAI(chatgpt_api_key, chatgpt_model, event.data.chatgpt_developer_messages, true);
+        openai = new OpenAI(chatgpt_api_key, chatgpt_model, event.data.chatgpt_developer_messages, true, event.data.chatgpt_api_store);
         do_debug = event.data.do_debug;
         i18nStrings = event.data.i18nStrings;
         taLog = new taLogger('model-worker-openai', do_debug);