diff --git a/fjerkroa_bot/ai_responder.py b/fjerkroa_bot/ai_responder.py
index a7aab7a..5e7b87e 100644
--- a/fjerkroa_bot/ai_responder.py
+++ b/fjerkroa_bot/ai_responder.py
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ class AIResponder(object):
         return messages, history
 
     async def draw(self, description: str) -> BytesIO:
-        while True:
+        for _ in range(7):
             try:
                 response = await openai.Image.acreate(prompt=description, n=1, size="512x512")
                 async with aiohttp.ClientSession() as session:
@@ -55,10 +55,11 @@ class AIResponder(object):
                         return BytesIO(await image.read())
             except Exception as err:
                 logging.warning(f"Failed to generate image {repr(description)}: {repr(err)}")
+        raise RuntimeError(f"Failed to generate image {repr(description)} after multiple retries")
 
     async def send(self, message: AIMessage) -> AIResponse:
         limit = self.config["history-limit"]
-        while True:
+        for _ in range(14):
             messages, history = self._message(message, limit)
             try:
                 result = await openai.ChatCompletion.acreate(model=self.config["model"],
@@ -84,3 +85,4 @@ class AIResponder(object):
                               response['staff'],
                               response['picture'],
                               response['hack'])
+        raise RuntimeError(f"Failed to generate answer after multiple retries")