diff --git a/koboldcpp.py b/koboldcpp.py
index b1039d843..8dd785117 100644
--- a/koboldcpp.py
+++ b/koboldcpp.py
@@ -9,9 +9,10 @@
 # scenarios and everything Kobold and Kobold Lite have to offer.
 
 import ctypes
-import os, math
+import os, math, re
 import argparse
 import platform
+import base64
 import json, sys, http.server, time, asyncio, socket, threading
 from concurrent.futures import ThreadPoolExecutor
 
@@ -844,6 +845,26 @@ class ServerRequestHandler(http.server.SimpleHTTPRequestHandler):
             super().log_message(format, *args)
         pass
 
+    def extract_b64string_from_file_upload(self, body):
+        try:
+            if 'content-type' in self.headers and self.headers['content-type']:
+                boundary = self.headers['content-type'].split("=")[1].encode()
+                if boundary:
+                    fparts = body.split(boundary)
+                    for fpart in fparts:
+                        detected_upload_filename = re.findall(r'Content-Disposition.*name="file"; filename="(.*)"', fpart.decode('utf-8',errors='ignore'))
+                        if detected_upload_filename and len(detected_upload_filename)>0:
+                            utfprint(f"Detected uploaded file: {detected_upload_filename[0]}")
+                            file_data = fpart.split(b'\r\n\r\n')[1].rsplit(b'\r\n', 1)[0]
+                            file_data_base64 = base64.b64encode(file_data).decode('utf-8')
+                            base64_string = f"data:audio/wav;base64,{file_data_base64}"
+                            return base64_string
+            print("Uploaded file not found.")
+            return None
+        except Exception as e:
+            print(f"File Upload Process Error: {e}")
+            return None
+
     async def generate_text(self, genparams, api_format, stream_flag):
         from datetime import datetime
         global friendlymodelname, chatcompl_adapter, currfinishreason
@@ -1425,7 +1446,7 @@ Enter Prompt:<br>
             if self.path.endswith('/sdapi/v1/txt2img') or self.path.endswith('/sdapi/v1/img2img'):
                 is_imggen = True
 
-            if self.path.endswith('/api/extra/transcribe'):
+            if self.path.endswith('/api/extra/transcribe') or self.path.endswith('/v1/audio/transcriptions'):
                 is_transcribe = True
 
             if is_imggen or is_transcribe or api_format > 0:
@@ -1440,14 +1461,21 @@ Enter Prompt:<br>
                 try:
                     genparams = json.loads(body)
                 except Exception as e:
-                    utfprint("Body Err: " + str(body))
-                    self.send_response(500)
-                    self.end_headers(content_type='application/json')
-                    self.wfile.write(json.dumps({"detail": {
-                    "msg": "Error parsing input.",
-                    "type": "bad_input",
-                    }}).encode())
-                    return
+                    genparams = None
+                    if is_transcribe: #fallback handling of file uploads
+                        b64wav = self.extract_b64string_from_file_upload(body)
+                        if b64wav:
+                            genparams = {"audio_data":b64wav}
+
+                    if not genparams:
+                        utfprint("Body Err: " + str(body))
+                        self.send_response(500)
+                        self.end_headers(content_type='application/json')
+                        self.wfile.write(json.dumps({"detail": {
+                        "msg": "Error parsing input.",
+                        "type": "bad_input",
+                        }}).encode())
+                        return
 
                 is_quiet = args.quiet
                 if (args.debugmode != -1 and not is_quiet) or args.debugmode >= 1:
@@ -3463,7 +3491,7 @@ def main(launch_args,start_server=True):
         from datetime import datetime, timezone
         start_server = False
         save_to_file = (args.benchmark!="stdout" and args.benchmark!="")
-        benchmaxctx =  (16384 if maxctx>16384 else maxctx)
+        benchmaxctx = maxctx
         benchlen = 100
         benchmodel = sanitize_string(os.path.splitext(os.path.basename(modelname))[0])
         if os.path.exists(args.benchmark) and os.path.getsize(args.benchmark) > 1000000:
@@ -3475,7 +3503,7 @@ def main(launch_args,start_server=True):
             print(f"\nRunning benchmark (Not Saved)...")
 
         benchprompt = "1111111111111111"
-        for i in range(0,12): #generate massive prompt
+        for i in range(0,14): #generate massive prompt
             benchprompt += benchprompt
         genout = generate(benchprompt,memory="",images=[],max_length=benchlen,max_context_length=benchmaxctx,temperature=0.1,top_k=1,rep_pen=1,use_default_badwordsids=True)
         result = genout['text']