diff --git a/ldm/dream/server.py b/ldm/dream/server.py
index 4170547be0..e64eefd2c9 100644
--- a/ldm/dream/server.py
+++ b/ldm/dream/server.py
@@ -15,6 +15,16 @@ class DreamServer(BaseHTTPRequestHandler):
             self.end_headers()
             with open("./static/dream_web/index.html", "rb") as content:
                 self.wfile.write(content.read())
+        elif self.path == "/config.js":
+            # unfortunately this import can't be at the top level, since that would cause a circular import
+            from ldm.gfpgan.gfpgan_tools import gfpgan_model_exists
+            self.send_response(200)
+            self.send_header("Content-type", "application/javascript")
+            self.end_headers()
+            config = {
+                'gfpgan_model_exists': gfpgan_model_exists
+            }
+            self.wfile.write(bytes("let config = " + json.dumps(config) + ";\n", "utf-8"))
         else:
             path = "." + self.path
             cwd = os.path.realpath(os.getcwd())
@@ -37,6 +47,9 @@ class DreamServer(BaseHTTPRequestHandler):
         self.send_header("Content-type", "application/json")
         self.end_headers()
 
+        # unfortunately this import can't be at the top level, since that would cause a circular import
+        from ldm.gfpgan.gfpgan_tools import gfpgan_model_exists
+
         content_length = int(self.headers['Content-Length'])
         post_data = json.loads(self.rfile.read(content_length))
         prompt = post_data['prompt']
@@ -47,7 +60,7 @@ class DreamServer(BaseHTTPRequestHandler):
         height = int(post_data['height'])
         cfgscale = float(post_data['cfgscale'])
         sampler_name  = post_data['sampler']
-        gfpgan_strength = float(post_data['gfpgan_strength'])
+        gfpgan_strength = float(post_data['gfpgan_strength']) if gfpgan_model_exists else 0
         upscale_level    = post_data['upscale_level']
         upscale_strength = post_data['upscale_strength']
         upscale = [int(upscale_level),float(upscale_strength)] if upscale_level != '' else None
@@ -70,7 +83,7 @@ class DreamServer(BaseHTTPRequestHandler):
         # the images are first generated, and then again when after upscaling
         # is complete. The upscaling replaces the original file, so the second
         # entry should not be inserted into the image list.
-        def image_done(image, seed, upscaled=False):  
+        def image_done(image, seed, upscaled=False):
             pngwriter.write_image(image, seed, upscaled)
 
             # Append post_data to log, but only once!
diff --git a/ldm/gfpgan/gfpgan_tools.py b/ldm/gfpgan/gfpgan_tools.py
index f775e33a45..29786342a5 100644
--- a/ldm/gfpgan/gfpgan_tools.py
+++ b/ldm/gfpgan/gfpgan_tools.py
@@ -10,16 +10,18 @@ from scripts.dream import create_argv_parser
 arg_parser = create_argv_parser()
 opt = arg_parser.parse_args()
 
+model_path = os.path.join(opt.gfpgan_dir, opt.gfpgan_model_path)
+gfpgan_model_exists = os.path.isfile(model_path)
 
 def _run_gfpgan(image, strength, prompt, seed, upsampler_scale=4):
     print(f'\n* GFPGAN - Restoring Faces: {prompt} : seed:{seed}')
+    gfpgan = None
     with warnings.catch_warnings():
         warnings.filterwarnings('ignore', category=DeprecationWarning)
         warnings.filterwarnings('ignore', category=UserWarning)
 
         try:
-            model_path = os.path.join(opt.gfpgan_dir, opt.gfpgan_model_path)
-            if not os.path.isfile(model_path):
+            if not gfpgan_model_exists:
                 raise Exception('GFPGAN model not found at path ' + model_path)
 
             sys.path.append(os.path.abspath(opt.gfpgan_dir))
diff --git a/static/dream_web/index.html b/static/dream_web/index.html
index 158e559314..459e78b035 100644
--- a/static/dream_web/index.html
+++ b/static/dream_web/index.html
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@
     <meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1.0">
 
     <link rel="stylesheet" href="static/dream_web/index.css">
+    <script src="config.js"></script>
     <script src="static/dream_web/index.js"></script>
   </head>
   <body>
@@ -66,18 +67,19 @@
           <button type="button" id="reset-seed">&olarr;</button>
           <span>&bull;</span>
           <button type="button" id="reset-all">Reset to Defaults</button>
-          <br>
-          <p><em>The options below require the GFPGAN and ESRGAN packages to be installed</em></p>
-          <label title="Strength of the gfpgan (face fixing) algorithm." for="gfpgan_strength">GPFGAN Strength:</label>
-          <input value="0.8" min="0" max="1" type="number" id="gfpgan_strength" name="gfpgan_strength" step="0.05">
-          <label title="Upscaling to perform using ESRGAN." for="upscale_level">Upscaling Level</label>
-          <select id="upscale_level" name="upscale_level" value="">
-            <option value="" selected>None</option>
-            <option value="2">2x</option>
-            <option value="4">4x</option>
-          </select>
-          <label title="Strength of the esrgan (upscaling) algorithm." for="upscale_strength">Upscale Strength:</label>
-          <input value="0.75" min="0" max="1" type="number" id="upscale_strength" name="upscale_strength" step="0.05">
+          <div id="gfpgan">
+            <p><em>The options below require the GFPGAN and ESRGAN packages to be installed</em></p>
+            <label title="Strength of the gfpgan (face fixing) algorithm." for="gfpgan_strength">GPFGAN Strength:</label>
+            <input value="0.8" min="0" max="1" type="number" id="gfpgan_strength" name="gfpgan_strength" step="0.05">
+            <label title="Upscaling to perform using ESRGAN." for="upscale_level">Upscaling Level</label>
+            <select id="upscale_level" name="upscale_level" value="">
+              <option value="" selected>None</option>
+              <option value="2">2x</option>
+              <option value="4">4x</option>
+            </select>
+            <label title="Strength of the esrgan (upscaling) algorithm." for="upscale_strength">Upscale Strength:</label>
+            <input value="0.75" min="0" max="1" type="number" id="upscale_strength" name="upscale_strength" step="0.05">
+          </div>
         </fieldset>
       </form>
       <div id="about">For news and support for this web service, visit our <a href="http://github.com/lstein/stable-diffusion">GitHub site</a></div>
diff --git a/static/dream_web/index.js b/static/dream_web/index.js
index ec9626f327..0ac3374b93 100644
--- a/static/dream_web/index.js
+++ b/static/dream_web/index.js
@@ -126,4 +126,8 @@ window.onload = () => {
         clearFields(e.target.form);
     });
     loadFields(document.querySelector("#generate-form"));
+
+    if (!config.gfpgan_model_exists) {
+        document.querySelector("#gfpgan").style.display = 'none';
+    }
 };