diff --git a/app.py b/app.py
index a104a02..773ba6c 100644
--- a/app.py
+++ b/app.py
@@ -2281,6 +2281,7 @@ def handle_activity_response(room_name, user_response, username):
                     category
                     not in [
                         "partial_understanding",
+                        "limited_effort",
                         "asking_clarifying_questions",
                         "set_language",
                         "off_topic",
diff --git a/research/guarded_ai.py b/research/guarded_ai.py
index 4595bfb..b764210 100644
--- a/research/guarded_ai.py
+++ b/research/guarded_ai.py
@@ -272,6 +272,7 @@ def simulate_activity(yaml_file_path):
 
             if category not in [
                 "partial_understanding",
+                "limited_effort",
                 "asking_clarifying_questions",
                 "set_language",
                 "off_topic",