diff --git a/server.py b/server.py
index 02ef8ebe..37e45cc6 100644
--- a/server.py
+++ b/server.py
@@ -364,6 +364,8 @@ if args.chat or args.cai_chat:
 
     def extract_message_from_reply(question, reply, current, other, check, extensions=False):
         next_character_found = False
+        substring_found = False
+
         previous_idx = [m.start() for m in re.finditer(f"(^|\n){current}:", question)]
         idx = [m.start() for m in re.finditer(f"(^|\n){current}:", reply)]
         idx = idx[len(previous_idx)-1]
@@ -372,8 +374,6 @@ if args.chat or args.cai_chat:
             reply = reply[idx + 1 + len(apply_extensions(f"{current}:", "bot_prefix")):]
         else:
             reply = reply[idx + 1 + len(f"{current}:"):]
-
-        substring_found = False
         
         if check:
             reply = reply.split('\n')[0].strip()