diff --git a/src/auto-reply/reply.ts b/src/auto-reply/reply.ts
index e59f2c683..f8e499d63 100644
--- a/src/auto-reply/reply.ts
+++ b/src/auto-reply/reply.ts
@@ -201,7 +201,6 @@ export async function getReplyFromConfig(
       systemSent: true,
     };
     await saveSessionStore(storePath, sessionStore);
-    systemSent = true;
   }
 
   const prefixedBody =