diff --git a/examples/server/server.cpp b/examples/server/server.cpp
index ec59307b2881b..f9a86961f9c8e 100644
--- a/examples/server/server.cpp
+++ b/examples/server/server.cpp
@@ -1594,7 +1594,7 @@ struct server_context {
                     } else {
                         std::string prompt;
                         if (task.data.contains("prompt") && task.data.at("prompt").is_string()) {
-                            json_value(task.data, "prompt", std::string());
+                            prompt = json_value(task.data, "prompt", std::string());
                         }
 
                         slot = get_available_slot(prompt);