diff --git a/api/apps/dialog_app.py b/api/apps/dialog_app.py
index a77e355b5..42fde4f9f 100644
--- a/api/apps/dialog_app.py
+++ b/api/apps/dialog_app.py
@@ -58,11 +58,6 @@ def set_dialog():
 
     if not prompt_config["system"]:
         prompt_config["system"] = default_prompt["system"]
-    # if len(prompt_config["parameters"]) < 1:
-    #     prompt_config["parameters"] = default_prompt["parameters"]
-    # for p in prompt_config["parameters"]:
-    #     if p["key"] == "knowledge":break
-    # else: prompt_config["parameters"].append(default_prompt["parameters"][0])
 
     for p in prompt_config["parameters"]:
         if p["optional"]:
@@ -75,23 +70,19 @@ def set_dialog():
         e, tenant = TenantService.get_by_id(current_user.id)
         if not e:
             return get_data_error_result(message="Tenant not found!")
-        kbs = KnowledgebaseService.get_by_ids(req.get("kb_ids"))
+        kbs = KnowledgebaseService.get_by_ids(req.get("kb_ids", []))
         embd_ids = [TenantLLMService.split_model_name_and_factory(kb.embd_id)[0] for kb in kbs]  # remove vendor suffix for comparison
         embd_count = len(set(embd_ids))
-        if embd_count != 1:
+        if embd_count > 1:
             return get_data_error_result(message=f'Datasets use different embedding models: {[kb.embd_id for kb in kbs]}"')
 
         llm_id = req.get("llm_id", tenant.llm_id)
         if not dialog_id:
-            if not req.get("kb_ids"):
-                return get_data_error_result(
-                    message="Fail! Please select knowledgebase!")
-
             dia = {
                 "id": get_uuid(),
                 "tenant_id": current_user.id,
                 "name": name,
-                "kb_ids": req["kb_ids"],
+                "kb_ids": req.get("kb_ids", []),
                 "description": description,
                 "llm_id": llm_id,
                 "llm_setting": llm_setting,
diff --git a/api/db/services/dialog_service.py b/api/db/services/dialog_service.py
index 3b68ca1b4..937626764 100644
--- a/api/db/services/dialog_service.py
+++ b/api/db/services/dialog_service.py
@@ -170,8 +170,40 @@ def label_question(question, kbs):
     return tags
 
 
+def chat_solo(dialog, messages, stream=True):
+    if llm_id2llm_type(dialog.llm_id) == "image2text":
+        chat_mdl = LLMBundle(dialog.tenant_id, LLMType.IMAGE2TEXT, dialog.llm_id)
+    else:
+        chat_mdl = LLMBundle(dialog.tenant_id, LLMType.CHAT, dialog.llm_id)
+
+    prompt_config = dialog.prompt_config
+    tts_mdl = None
+    if prompt_config.get("tts"):
+        tts_mdl = LLMBundle(dialog.tenant_id, LLMType.TTS)
+    msg = [{"role": m["role"], "content": re.sub(r"##\d+\$\$", "", m["content"])}
+                for m in messages if m["role"] != "system"]
+    if stream:
+        last_ans = ""
+        for ans in chat_mdl.chat_streamly(prompt_config.get("system", ""), msg, dialog.llm_setting):
+            answer = ans
+            delta_ans = ans[len(last_ans):]
+            if num_tokens_from_string(delta_ans) < 16:
+                continue
+            last_ans = answer
+            yield {"answer": answer, "reference": {}, "audio_binary": tts(tts_mdl, delta_ans), "prompt":"", "created_at": time.time()}
+    else:
+        answer = chat_mdl.chat(prompt_config.get("system", ""), msg, dialog.llm_setting)
+        user_content = msg[-1].get("content", "[content not available]")
+        logging.debug("User: {}|Assistant: {}".format(user_content, answer))
+        yield {"answer": answer, "reference": {}, "audio_binary": tts(tts_mdl, answer), "prompt": "", "created_at": time.time()}
+
+
 def chat(dialog, messages, stream=True, **kwargs):
     assert messages[-1]["role"] == "user", "The last content of this conversation is not from user."
+    if not dialog.kb_ids:
+        for ans in chat_solo(dialog, messages, stream):
+            yield ans
+        return
 
     chat_start_ts = timer()