diff --git a/examples/server/tests/features/steps/steps.py b/examples/server/tests/features/steps/steps.py
index f4b1ac1d71840..577b87af34195 100644
--- a/examples/server/tests/features/steps/steps.py
+++ b/examples/server/tests/features/steps/steps.py
@@ -887,6 +887,7 @@ async def oai_chat_completions(user_prompt,
                                base_path,
                                async_client,
                                debug=False,
+                               temperature=None,
                                model=None,
                                n_predict=None,
                                enable_streaming=None,
@@ -913,7 +914,8 @@ async def oai_chat_completions(user_prompt,
         "model": model,
         "max_tokens": n_predict,
         "stream": enable_streaming,
-        "seed": seed
+        "temperature": temperature if temperature is not None else 0.0,
+        "seed": seed,
     }
     if response_format is not None:
         payload['response_format'] = response_format
@@ -978,7 +980,8 @@ async def oai_chat_completions(user_prompt,
                 max_tokens=n_predict,
                 stream=enable_streaming,
                 response_format=payload.get('response_format'),
-                seed=seed
+                seed=seed,
+                temperature=payload['temperature']
             )
         except openai.error.AuthenticationError as e:
             if expect_api_error is not None and expect_api_error:
diff --git a/examples/server/utils.hpp b/examples/server/utils.hpp
index d872b63f537f4..d8a2286e4b1df 100644
--- a/examples/server/utils.hpp
+++ b/examples/server/utils.hpp
@@ -371,7 +371,7 @@ static json oaicompat_completion_params_parse(
     llama_params["presence_penalty"]  = json_value(body,   "presence_penalty",  0.0);
     llama_params["seed"]              = json_value(body,   "seed",              LLAMA_DEFAULT_SEED);
     llama_params["stream"]            = json_value(body,   "stream",            false);
-    llama_params["temperature"]       = json_value(body,   "temperature",       0.0);
+    llama_params["temperature"]       = json_value(body,   "temperature",       1.0);
     llama_params["top_p"]             = json_value(body,   "top_p",             1.0);
 
     // Apply chat template to the list of messages