diff --git a/core/interact/interact.py b/core/interact/interact.py
index 127769d..0bccc94 100644
--- a/core/interact/interact.py
+++ b/core/interact/interact.py
@@ -339,7 +339,6 @@ class InteractBase(object):
 
     def input_bool(self, s, default_value, help_message=None, answer_key=None):
         answer_key = answer_key if answer_key is not None else s
-        s_base = s
         s = f"[{yn_str[default_value]}] {s} ( y/n"
 
         if help_message is not None:
@@ -348,7 +347,7 @@ class InteractBase(object):
 
         while True:
             try:
-                inp = self.input(s_base, answer_key)
+                inp = self.input(s, answer_key)
                 if len(inp) == 0:
                     raise ValueError("")
 
@@ -363,7 +362,6 @@ class InteractBase(object):
 
     def input_str(self, s, default_value, valid_list=None, show_default_value=True, help_message=None, answer_key=None):
         answer_key = answer_key if answer_key is not None else s
-        s_base = s
         if show_default_value and default_value is not None:
             s = f"[{default_value}] {s}"
 
@@ -386,7 +384,7 @@ class InteractBase(object):
 
         while True:
             try:
-                inp = self.input(s_base, answer_key)
+                inp = self.input(s, answer_key)
 
                 if len(inp) == 0:
                     if default_value is None:
diff --git a/models/ModelBase.py b/models/ModelBase.py
index d87ef64..3611f32 100644
--- a/models/ModelBase.py
+++ b/models/ModelBase.py
@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@ class ModelBase(object):
                                     s += "- latest"
                                 io.log_info (s)
 
-                            inp = io.input_str(f"", "0", show_default_value=False, "5" )
+                            inp = io.input_str(f"", "0", show_default_value=False, answer_key = "5")
                             model_idx = -1
                             try:
                                 model_idx = np.clip ( int(inp), 0, len(saved_models_names)-1 )