diff --git a/memgpt/agent.py b/memgpt/agent.py
index 43cdc96d..6e5de9f7 100644
--- a/memgpt/agent.py
+++ b/memgpt/agent.py
@@ -50,6 +50,7 @@ def construct_system_with_memory(
 
 
 def initialize_message_sequence(
+        model,
         system,
         memory,
         archival_memory=None,
@@ -64,8 +65,10 @@ def initialize_message_sequence(
     first_user_message = get_login_event()  # event letting MemGPT know the user just logged in
 
     if include_initial_boot_message:
-        # initial_boot_messages = get_initial_boot_messages('startup_with_send_message')
-        initial_boot_messages = get_initial_boot_messages('startup_with_send_message_gpt35')
+        if 'gpt-3.5' in model:
+            initial_boot_messages = get_initial_boot_messages('startup_with_send_message_gpt35')
+        else:
+            initial_boot_messages = get_initial_boot_messages('startup_with_send_message')
         messages = [
             {"role": "system", "content": full_system_message},
         ] + initial_boot_messages + [
@@ -126,6 +129,7 @@ class AgentAsync(object):
         self.memory = initialize_memory(persona_notes, human_notes)
         # Once the memory object is initialize, use it to "bake" the system message
         self._messages = initialize_message_sequence(
+            self.model,
             self.system,
             self.memory,
         )
@@ -212,6 +216,7 @@ class AgentAsync(object):
         """Rebuilds the system message with the latest memory object"""
         curr_system_message = self.messages[0]  # this is the system + memory bank, not just the system prompt
         new_system_message = initialize_message_sequence(
+            self.model,
             self.system,
             self.memory,
             archival_memory=self.persistence_manager.archival_memory,
diff --git a/memgpt/system.py b/memgpt/system.py
index 2dc93a09..116090a5 100644
--- a/memgpt/system.py
+++ b/memgpt/system.py
@@ -33,21 +33,6 @@ def get_initial_boot_messages(version='startup'):
 
     elif version == 'startup_with_send_message_gpt35':
         messages = [
-            # first message includes both inner monologue and function call to send_message
-            # {
-            #     "role": "assistant",
-            #     "content": INITIAL_BOOT_MESSAGE_SEND_MESSAGE_THOUGHT,
-            #     "function_call": {
-            #         "name": "send_message",
-            #         "arguments": "{\n  \"message\": \"" + f"{INITIAL_BOOT_MESSAGE_SEND_MESSAGE_FIRST_MSG}" + "\"\n}"
-            #     }
-            # },
-            # # obligatory function return message
-            # {
-            #     "role": "function",
-            #     "name": "send_message",
-            #     "content": package_function_response(True, None)
-            # },
             # first message includes both inner monologue and function call to send_message
             {
                 "role": "assistant",