diff --git a/api/types.go b/api/types.go
index 0c7ebf21f..178f6f68d 100644
--- a/api/types.go
+++ b/api/types.go
@@ -382,7 +382,7 @@ type EmbedRequest struct {
 	// this request.
 	KeepAlive *Duration `json:"keep_alive,omitempty"`
 
-	Truncate *bool `json:"truncate,omitempty"`
+	Truncate types.Null[bool] `json:"truncate,omitempty"`
 
 	// Options lists model-specific options.
 	Options map[string]any `json:"options"`
diff --git a/server/routes.go b/server/routes.go
index fe06f5538..84c63271f 100644
--- a/server/routes.go
+++ b/server/routes.go
@@ -487,12 +487,6 @@ func (s *Server) EmbedHandler(c *gin.Context) {
 		return
 	}
 
-	truncate := true
-
-	if req.Truncate != nil && !*req.Truncate {
-		truncate = false
-	}
-
 	var input []string
 
 	switch i := req.Input.(type) {
@@ -541,6 +535,7 @@ func (s *Server) EmbedHandler(c *gin.Context) {
 	}
 
 	var count int
+	truncate := req.Truncate.Value(true)
 	for i, s := range input {
 		tokens, err := r.Tokenize(c.Request.Context(), s)
 		if err != nil {