diff --git a/ldm/dream/server.py b/ldm/dream/server.py
index 22a60412f1..384cbc37a8 100644
--- a/ldm/dream/server.py
+++ b/ldm/dream/server.py
@@ -75,8 +75,8 @@ class DreamServer(BaseHTTPRequestHandler):
         seamless = 'seamless' in post_data
         cfgscale = float(post_data['cfgscale'])
         sampler_name  = post_data['sampler']
-        variation_amount = float(post_data['variation_amount'])
-        with_variations = post_data['with_variations']
+        variation_amount = float(post_data['variation_amount']) if int(post_data['seed']) == -1 else 0.0
+        with_variations = post_data['with_variations'] if int(post_data['seed']) == -1 else ''
         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']
@@ -129,7 +129,8 @@ class DreamServer(BaseHTTPRequestHandler):
             name = f'{prefix}.{seed}.png'
             path = pngwriter.save_image_and_prompt_to_png(image, f'{prompt} -S{seed}', name)
 
-            config['seed'] = seed
+            if int(config['seed']) == -1:
+                config['seed'] = seed
             # Append post_data to log, but only once!
             if not upscaled:
                 with open(os.path.join(self.outdir, "dream_web_log.txt"), "a") as log:
diff --git a/static/dream_web/index.js b/static/dream_web/index.js
index 2d2dce1452..de70661b67 100644
--- a/static/dream_web/index.js
+++ b/static/dream_web/index.js
@@ -9,7 +9,13 @@ function toBase64(file) {
 
 function appendOutput(src, seed, config) {
     let outputNode = document.createElement("figure");
-    let altText = seed.toString() + " | " + config.prompt;
+    
+    let variations = config.with_variations;
+    if (config.variation_amount > 0) {
+        variations = (variations ? variations + ',' : '') + seed + ':' + config.variation_amount;
+    }
+    let baseseed = (config.with_variations || config.variation_amount > 0) ? config.seed : seed;
+    let altText = baseseed + ' | ' + (variations ? variations + ' | ' : '') + config.prompt;
 
     const figureContents = `
         <a href="${src}" target="_blank">
@@ -19,7 +25,7 @@ function appendOutput(src, seed, config) {
     `;
 
     outputNode.innerHTML = figureContents;
-    let figcaption = outputNode.querySelector('figcaption')
+    let figcaption = outputNode.querySelector('figcaption');
 
     // Reload image config
     figcaption.addEventListener('click', () => {
@@ -28,21 +34,11 @@ function appendOutput(src, seed, config) {
             if (k == 'initimg') { continue; }
             form.querySelector(`*[name=${k}]`).value = config[k];
         }
-        if (config.variation_amount > 0 || config.with_variations != '') {
-            document.querySelector("#seed").value = config.seed;
-        } else {
-            document.querySelector("#seed").value = seed;
-        }
 
-        if (config.variation_amount > 0) {
-            let oldVarAmt = document.querySelector("#variation_amount").value
-            let oldVariations = document.querySelector("#with_variations").value
-            let varSep = ''
-            document.querySelector("#variation_amount").value = 0;
-            if (document.querySelector("#with_variations").value != '') {
-                varSep = ","
-            }
-            document.querySelector("#with_variations").value = oldVariations + varSep + seed + ':' + config.variation_amount
+        document.querySelector("#seed").value = baseseed;
+        document.querySelector("#with_variations").value = variations || '';
+        if (document.querySelector("#variation_amount").value <= 0) {
+            document.querySelector("#variation_amount").value = 0.2;
         }
 
         saveFields(document.querySelector("#generate-form"));