diff --git a/llgtrt/src/startup.rs b/llgtrt/src/startup.rs
index 3d46f94..a0ccbdc 100644
--- a/llgtrt/src/startup.rs
+++ b/llgtrt/src/startup.rs
@@ -158,12 +158,27 @@ pub async fn run_server(mut cli_config: CliConfig) -> anyhow::Result<()> {
 
     AsyncExecutor::set_global(executor);
 
+    let trie = tok_env.tok_trie();
+
+    let state = AppState {
+        tok_bos: trie.info().tok_bos,
+        tok_eos_chat: Some(trie.info().tok_eos),
+        tok_eos_completions: Some(trie.info().tok_eos),
+        json_start_token_name: config.tokenizer.json_start_token.clone(),
+        tok_env,
+        next_client_req_id: std::sync::atomic::AtomicUsize::new(1000),
+        chat_builder,
+        constraint_mgr,
+    };
+
     // warmup request
     log::info!("Warming up executor");
-    let mut resp = tok_env.tokenize("The ultimate answer to life, the universe and everything is");
+    let mut warmup_tokens =
+        state.tokenize_with_bos("The ultimate answer to life, the universe and everything is");
+    log::debug!("Warmup tokens: {:?}", warmup_tokens);
     let (_, mut rx) = AsyncExecutor::lock().add_request(
         RequestInit {
-            tokens: resp.clone(),
+            tokens: warmup_tokens.clone(),
             params: RequestParams {
                 max_new_tokens: 10,
                 ..Default::default()
@@ -174,22 +189,12 @@ pub async fn run_server(mut cli_config: CliConfig) -> anyhow::Result<()> {
         vec![],
     )?;
     while let Some(r) = rx.recv().await {
-        resp.extend_from_slice(&r.response.tokens);
+        warmup_tokens.extend_from_slice(&r.response.tokens);
     }
-    log::info!("Warmup: {}", tok_env.tok_trie().tokens_dbg(&resp));
-
-    let trie = tok_env.tok_trie();
-
-    let state = AppState {
-        tok_bos: trie.info().tok_bos,
-        tok_eos_chat: Some(trie.info().tok_eos),
-        tok_eos_completions: Some(trie.info().tok_eos),
-        json_start_token_name: config.tokenizer.json_start_token.clone(),
-        tok_env,
-        next_client_req_id: std::sync::atomic::AtomicUsize::new(1000),
-        chat_builder,
-        constraint_mgr,
-    };
+    log::info!(
+        "Warmup: {}",
+        state.tok_env.tok_trie().tokens_dbg(&warmup_tokens)
+    );
 
     let api_key = cli_config.api_key.clone();