diff --git a/unsloth/chat_templates.py b/unsloth/chat_templates.py
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+def get_chat_template(mapping):
+    assistant_value = mapping.get("assistant", "default_assistant_value")
+    return (
+        "some_template"
+        .replace("'assistant'", "'" + assistant_value + "'")
+    )