diff --git a/src/routes/api/aiFollowupQuestion.js b/src/routes/api/aiFollowupQuestion.js
index 9991971..3726db4 100644
--- a/src/routes/api/aiFollowupQuestion.js
+++ b/src/routes/api/aiFollowupQuestion.js
@@ -20,7 +20,11 @@ const aiFollowupQuestion = async (req, res) => {
       },
       body: JSON.stringify({
         model: model,
-        messages: messages,
+        // messages: messages,
+        messages: [
+            { role: "system", content: "reply must not exceed 20 words" },
+            { role: "user", content: messages }
+        ],
         max_tokens: max_tokens,
       }),
     });