diff --git a/src/utils.py b/src/utils.py
index db6a95c..8a66205 100644
--- a/src/utils.py
+++ b/src/utils.py
@@ -44,7 +44,11 @@ def __init__(self, job):
         self.max_batch_size = job.get("max_batch_size")
         self.apply_chat_template = job.get("apply_chat_template", False)
         self.use_openai_format = job.get("use_openai_format", False)
-        self.sampling_params = SamplingParams(max_tokens=100, **job.get("sampling_params", {}))
+        samp_param = job.get("sampling_params", {})
+        if "max_tokens" not in samp_param:
+            samp_param["max_tokens"] = 100
+        self.sampling_params = SamplingParams(**samp_param)
+        # self.sampling_params = SamplingParams(max_tokens=100, **job.get("sampling_params", {}))
         self.request_id = random_uuid()
         batch_size_growth_factor = job.get("batch_size_growth_factor")
         self.batch_size_growth_factor = float(batch_size_growth_factor) if batch_size_growth_factor else None