diff --git a/src/cogs/ollama.py b/src/cogs/ollama.py
index 7828bf9..e5a40b3 100644
--- a/src/cogs/ollama.py
+++ b/src/cogs/ollama.py
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ import typing
 import base64
 import io
 import redis
+from discord import Interaction
 
 from discord.ui import View, button
 from fnmatch import fnmatch
@@ -89,7 +90,7 @@ class ChatHistory:
             "threads:" + thread_id, json.dumps(self._internal[thread_id])
         )
 
-    def create_thread(self, member: discord.Member) -> str:
+    def create_thread(self, member: discord.Member, default: str | None = None) -> str:
         """
         Creates a thread, returns its ID.
         """
@@ -100,7 +101,7 @@ class ChatHistory:
             "messages": []
         }
         with open("./assets/ollama-prompt.txt") as file:
-            system_prompt = file.read()
+            system_prompt = default or file.read()
         self.add_message(
             key,
             "system",
@@ -190,6 +191,32 @@ class ChatHistory:
 SERVER_KEYS = list(CONFIG["ollama"].keys())
 
 
+class OllamaGetPrompt(discord.ui.Modal):
+
+    def __init__(self, ctx: discord.ApplicationContext, prompt_type: str = "User"):
+        super().__init__(
+            discord.ui.InputText(
+                style=discord.InputTextStyle.long,
+                label="%s prompt" % prompt_type,
+                placeholder="Enter your prompt here.",
+            ),
+            timeout=300,
+            title="Ollama %s prompt" % prompt_type,
+        )
+        self.ctx = ctx
+        self.prompt_type = prompt_type
+        self.value = None
+
+    async def interaction_check(self, interaction: discord.Interaction) -> bool:
+        return interaction.user == self.ctx.user
+
+    async def callback(self, interaction: Interaction):
+        await interaction.response.defer()
+        self.ctx.interaction = interaction
+        self.value = self.children[0].value
+        self.stop()
+
+
 class Ollama(commands.Cog):
     def __init__(self, bot: commands.Bot):
         self.bot = bot
@@ -286,7 +313,28 @@ class Ollama(commands.Cog):
             if not self.history.get_thread(context):
                 await ctx.respond("Invalid context key.")
                 return
-        await ctx.defer()
+
+        if query.startswith("$$"):
+            prompt = OllamaGetPrompt(ctx, "System")
+            await ctx.send_modal(prompt)
+            await prompt.wait()
+            system_query = prompt.value
+            if not system_query:
+                return await ctx.respond("No prompt provided. Aborting.")
+        else:
+            system_query = None
+        if query == "$":
+            prompt = OllamaGetPrompt(ctx)
+            await ctx.send_modal(prompt)
+            await prompt.wait()
+            query = prompt.value
+            if not query:
+                return await ctx.respond("No prompt provided. Aborting.")
+
+        try:
+            await ctx.defer()
+        except discord.HTTPException:
+            pass
 
         model = model.casefold()
         try:
@@ -294,7 +342,7 @@ class Ollama(commands.Cog):
             model = model + ":" + tag
             self.log.debug("Model %r already has a tag", model)
         except ValueError:
-            model = model + ":latest"
+            model += ":latest"
             self.log.debug("Resolved model to %r" % model)
 
         if image:
@@ -315,7 +363,7 @@ class Ollama(commands.Cog):
                 data = io.BytesIO()
                 await image.save(data)
                 data.seek(0)
-                image_data = base64.b64encode(data.read()).decode("utf-8")
+                image_data = base64.b64encode(data.read()).decode()
         else:
             image_data = None
 
@@ -336,7 +384,12 @@ class Ollama(commands.Cog):
 
         async with aiohttp.ClientSession(
                 base_url=server_config["base_url"],
-                timeout=aiohttp.ClientTimeout(0)
+                timeout=aiohttp.ClientTimeout(
+                    connect=30,
+                    sock_read=10800,
+                    sock_connect=30,
+                    total=10830
+                )
         ) as session:
             embed = discord.Embed(
                 title="Checking server...",
@@ -482,7 +535,7 @@ class Ollama(commands.Cog):
             self.log.debug("Beginning to generate response with key %r.", key)
 
             if context is None:
-                context = self.history.create_thread(ctx.user)
+                context = self.history.create_thread(ctx.user, system_query)
             elif context is not None and self.history.get_thread(context) is None:
                 __thread = self.history.find_thread(context)
                 if not __thread: