diff --git a/prompting/agent.py b/prompting/agent.py
index 65f1bdb5e..143861021 100644
--- a/prompting/agent.py
+++ b/prompting/agent.py
@@ -27,8 +27,6 @@
 
 from transformers import Pipeline
 
-RETRY_LIMIT = 3
-
 
 class HumanAgent(vLLM_LLM):
     "Agent that impersonates a human user and makes queries based on its goal."
@@ -83,14 +81,7 @@ def __init__(
         if begin_conversation:
             bt.logging.info("🤖 Generating challenge query...")
             # initiates the conversation with the miner
-            for i in range(RETRY_LIMIT):
-                self.challenge = self.challenge_time()
-                if not self.challenge:
-                    bt.logging.error("❌ Generated an empty challenge. Retrying...")
-                else:
-                    break
-            if not self.challenge:
-                bt.logging.error("Max retries reached. Skipping task.")
+            self.challenge = self.create_challenge()
 
     def create_challenge(self) -> str:
         """Creates the opening question of the conversation which is based on the task query but dressed in the persona of the user."""