diff --git a/codeflash/optimization/function_optimizer.py b/codeflash/optimization/function_optimizer.py
index 3f8cdcfd6..9933751b7 100644
--- a/codeflash/optimization/function_optimizer.py
+++ b/codeflash/optimization/function_optimizer.py
@@ -1028,6 +1028,7 @@ def find_and_process_best_optimization(
             if candidates is None:
                 continue
 
+            self.valid_optimizations = []  # reset for each experiment
             best_optimization = self.determine_best_candidate(
                 candidates=candidates,
                 code_context=code_context,