diff --git a/internal/callers/contentgen.go b/internal/callers/contentgen.go
index 0b18dac..4ae67b5 100644
--- a/internal/callers/contentgen.go
+++ b/internal/callers/contentgen.go
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ import (
 )
 
 // Loads the intent detection response & selects the appropriate workflow
-func LoadIntentDetectionResponse(JSONData []byte) {
+func LoadIntentDetectionResponse(JSONData []byte, originalInput string, numRetrys int) {
 	// Read JSON data from intent detection
 	var intentDetectionResponse structs.IntentDetectionResponse
 	if err := json.Unmarshal(JSONData, &intentDetectionResponse); err != nil {
@@ -32,10 +32,10 @@ func LoadIntentDetectionResponse(JSONData []byte) {
 	}
 
 	// Pass intent detection response & workflow to HandleWorkflow
-	HandleWorkflow(intentDetectionResponse, workflow)
+	HandleWorkflow(intentDetectionResponse, workflow, originalInput, numRetrys)
 }
 
-func HandleWorkflow(intentDetectionResponse structs.IntentDetectionResponse, workflow structs.Workflow) {
+func HandleWorkflow(intentDetectionResponse structs.IntentDetectionResponse, workflow structs.Workflow, originalInput string, numRetrys int) {
 	// Storage for previous step results (ensures placeholders are accessible)
 	dataStore := make(map[string]interface{})
 
@@ -67,11 +67,11 @@ func HandleWorkflow(intentDetectionResponse structs.IntentDetectionResponse, wor
 			payload = deepReplace(step.Body, dataStore).(map[string]interface{}) // Replace placeholders for later steps
 		}
 		logrus.Debugf("\n📦 API Call Configuration for Step '%s': \nURL: %s,\n Method: %s,\n Headers: %+s\n\n", step.Name, workflowConfig.Endpoint, workflowConfig.Method, workflowConfig.Headers)
-		logrus.Debugf("\n📦 API Call Paylowd for Step '%s': %+s\n\n", step.Name, PrettyPrintJSON(payload))
+		logrus.Debugf("\n📦 API Call Payload for Step '%s': %+s\n\n", step.Name, PrettyPrintJSON(payload))
 
 		// Make the API call passing what we jsut created above
 		var responseData map[string]interface{}
-		responseData, err := makeAPICall(workflowConfig, payload)
+		responseData, err := makeAPICall(workflowConfig, payload, originalInput, numRetrys)
 		if err != nil {
 			logrus.Errorf("\n❌ Error in step '%s': %v\n", step.Name, err)
 			return
@@ -143,7 +143,7 @@ func buildPayload(intentDetectionResponse structs.IntentDetectionResponse) map[s
 }
 
 // Makes the API request & returns the response
-func makeAPICall(apiConfig structs.APIConfig, payload map[string]interface{}) (map[string]interface{}, error) {
+func makeAPICall(apiConfig structs.APIConfig, payload map[string]interface{}, originalInput string, numRetrys int) (map[string]interface{}, error) {
 	client := &http.Client{}
 
 	// Convert payload to JSON
@@ -193,6 +193,16 @@ func makeAPICall(apiConfig structs.APIConfig, payload map[string]interface{}) (m
 		var jsonResponse map[string]interface{}
 		if err := json.Unmarshal(body, &jsonResponse); err == nil {
 			logrus.Errorf("\n🔍 API Response:\n%s\n", PrettyPrintJSON(jsonResponse))
+			if numRetrys < config.General.NumIntentDetectionRetries {
+				// Retry intent detection
+				logrus.Warn("🔄 Unnecessary data detected. Retrying intent detection...")
+				numRetrys++
+				go StartIntentDetection(originalInput, numRetrys)
+				return nil, fmt.Errorf("retrying due to unnecessary data")
+			} else {
+				logrus.Error("\n❌ Max retries reached. Unable to process the request. To Increase the number of retries, please update the general.yaml file.")
+				return nil, fmt.Errorf("max retries reached")
+			}
 		} else {
 			// If response is not JSON, print it as a raw string
 			logrus.Errorf("\n🔍 API Raw Response:\n%s\n", string(body))
diff --git a/internal/callers/loadprompt.go b/internal/callers/loadprompt.go
index fc34c08..1caed20 100644
--- a/internal/callers/loadprompt.go
+++ b/internal/callers/loadprompt.go
@@ -13,14 +13,15 @@ import (
 	"github.com/sirupsen/logrus"
 )
 
-func StartIntentDetection(input string) {
+func StartIntentDetection(input string, numRetrys int) {
 	jsonData, err := LoadPrompt(input)
 	if err != nil {
 		logrus.Warn("Error running intent detection:", err)
 		return
 	}
 	// Pass JSON data from intent detection to contentget.go for the call
-	LoadIntentDetectionResponse(jsonData)
+	// Also pass user text input through for potential retrying in makeAPICall in contentgen.go
+	LoadIntentDetectionResponse(jsonData, input, numRetrys)
 }
 
 // LoadPrompt sends the prompt to chat ai, then saves and returns the JSON response
diff --git a/internal/config/structs/general_struct.go b/internal/config/structs/general_struct.go
index 4a93757..2a34a43 100644
--- a/internal/config/structs/general_struct.go
+++ b/internal/config/structs/general_struct.go
@@ -3,7 +3,8 @@ package structs
 import _ "gopkg.in/yaml.v3"
 
 type GeneralSettings struct {
-	DataDir       string `yaml:"dataDir"`
-	OpenWebsocket bool   `yaml:"openWebsocket"`
-	Log_Level     string `yaml:"log_level"`
+	DataDir                   string `yaml:"dataDir"`
+	OpenWebsocket             bool   `yaml:"openWebsocket"`
+	Log_Level                 string `yaml:"log_level"`
+	NumIntentDetectionRetries int    `yaml:"numIntentDetectionRetries"`
 }
diff --git a/internal/endpoints/websocket/websocket.go b/internal/endpoints/websocket/websocket.go
index 70964fe..80e2680 100644
--- a/internal/endpoints/websocket/websocket.go
+++ b/internal/endpoints/websocket/websocket.go
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ func wsHandler(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 			select {
 			case text := <-voskResponse:
 				if keywordActive {
-					go callers.StartIntentDetection(text)
+					go callers.StartIntentDetection(text, 0)
 					keywordActive = false
 					err = conn.WriteMessage(websocket.TextMessage, []byte("Finished recording"))
 					if err != nil {
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ func wsHandler(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 				// Keep going
 			}
 		} else if messageType == websocket.TextMessage {
-			go callers.StartIntentDetection(string(message))
+			go callers.StartIntentDetection(string(message), 0)
 		}
 	}
 
diff --git a/internal/listeners/text.go b/internal/listeners/text.go
index 1c95ae9..94f33f6 100644
--- a/internal/listeners/text.go
+++ b/internal/listeners/text.go
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ func StartTextListener() {
 			config.LoadYaml()
 			fmt.Println("Reloaded yaml...")
 		} else { // Call intent detection
-			go callers.StartIntentDetection(input)
+			go callers.StartIntentDetection(input, 0)
 		}
 
 		fmt.Println()