diff --git a/llamabot.js b/llamabot.js
index 3f3365e..5a7d7d4 100644
--- a/llamabot.js
+++ b/llamabot.js
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ client.on('messageCreate', async (message) => {
         });
         conversation.messages.push({
             role: 'assistant',
-            content: `Hello, ${message.author.username}, how may I help you?`
+            content: `Hello, ${message.author.username}, I am here to answer any question you have, how may I help you?`
         });
         conversation.messages.push({
             role: 'user',
@@ -139,6 +139,8 @@ async function generateResponse(conversation) {
         controller.abort();
     }, 900000);
 
+    const messagesCopy = [...conversation.messages]; // create a copy of the messages array
+
     try {
         const response = await fetch(`http://${process.env.ROOT_IP}:${process.env.ROOT_PORT}/v1/chat/completions`, {
             method: 'POST',
@@ -147,7 +149,7 @@ async function generateResponse(conversation) {
                 'Content-Type': 'application/json'
             },
             body: JSON.stringify({
-                messages: conversation.messages
+                messages: messagesCopy // use the copy of the messages array
             }),
             signal: controller.signal
         });
@@ -163,8 +165,7 @@ async function generateResponse(conversation) {
 
         return sanitizedResponse;
     } catch (err) {
-        console.error(err);
-        return 'Oops, something went wrong!';
+        throw err;
     } finally {
         clearTimeout(timeout);
     }