diff --git a/gpt4all-chat/chat.cpp b/gpt4all-chat/chat.cpp
index fe762648..046e7246 100644
--- a/gpt4all-chat/chat.cpp
+++ b/gpt4all-chat/chat.cpp
@@ -184,46 +184,44 @@ void Chat::responseStopped()
     m_tokenSpeed = QString();
     emit tokenSpeedChanged();
 
-    if (MySettings::globalInstance()->localDocsShowReferences()) {
-        const QString chatResponse = response();
-        QList<QString> references;
-        QList<QString> referencesContext;
-        int validReferenceNumber = 1;
-        for (const ResultInfo &info : databaseResults()) {
-            if (info.file.isEmpty())
-                continue;
-            if (validReferenceNumber == 1)
-                references.append((!chatResponse.endsWith("\n") ? "\n" : QString()) + QStringLiteral("\n---"));
-            QString reference;
-            {
-                QTextStream stream(&reference);
-                stream << (validReferenceNumber++) << ". ";
-                if (!info.title.isEmpty())
-                    stream << "\"" << info.title << "\". ";
-                if (!info.author.isEmpty())
-                    stream << "By " << info.author << ". ";
-                if (!info.date.isEmpty())
-                    stream << "Date: " << info.date << ". ";
-                stream << "In " << info.file << ". ";
-                if (info.page != -1)
-                    stream << "Page " << info.page << ". ";
-                if (info.from != -1) {
-                    stream << "Lines " << info.from;
-                    if (info.to != -1)
-                        stream << "-" << info.to;
-                    stream << ". ";
-                }
-                stream << "[Context](context://" << validReferenceNumber - 1 << ")";
+    const QString chatResponse = response();
+    QList<QString> references;
+    QList<QString> referencesContext;
+    int validReferenceNumber = 1;
+    for (const ResultInfo &info : databaseResults()) {
+        if (info.file.isEmpty())
+            continue;
+        if (validReferenceNumber == 1)
+            references.append((!chatResponse.endsWith("\n") ? "\n" : QString()) + QStringLiteral("\n---"));
+        QString reference;
+        {
+            QTextStream stream(&reference);
+            stream << (validReferenceNumber++) << ". ";
+            if (!info.title.isEmpty())
+                stream << "\"" << info.title << "\". ";
+            if (!info.author.isEmpty())
+                stream << "By " << info.author << ". ";
+            if (!info.date.isEmpty())
+                stream << "Date: " << info.date << ". ";
+            stream << "In " << info.file << ". ";
+            if (info.page != -1)
+                stream << "Page " << info.page << ". ";
+            if (info.from != -1) {
+                stream << "Lines " << info.from;
+                if (info.to != -1)
+                    stream << "-" << info.to;
+                stream << ". ";
             }
-            references.append(reference);
-            referencesContext.append(info.text);
+            stream << "[Context](context://" << validReferenceNumber - 1 << ")";
         }
-
-        const int index = m_chatModel->count() - 1;
-        m_chatModel->updateReferences(index, references.join("\n"), referencesContext);
-        emit responseChanged();
+        references.append(reference);
+        referencesContext.append(info.text);
     }
 
+    const int index = m_chatModel->count() - 1;
+    m_chatModel->updateReferences(index, references.join("\n"), referencesContext);
+    emit responseChanged();
+
     m_responseInProgress = false;
     m_responseState = Chat::ResponseStopped;
     emit responseInProgressChanged();
diff --git a/gpt4all-chat/qml/ChatView.qml b/gpt4all-chat/qml/ChatView.qml
index bbe8d18b..26893ee6 100644
--- a/gpt4all-chat/qml/ChatView.qml
+++ b/gpt4all-chat/qml/ChatView.qml
@@ -885,7 +885,7 @@ Rectangle {
 
                     delegate: TextArea {
                         id: myTextArea
-                        text: value + references
+                        text: value + (MySettings.localDocsShowReferences ? references : "")
                         anchors.horizontalCenter: listView.contentItem.horizontalCenter
                         width: Math.min(1280, listView.contentItem.width)
                         color: {