diff --git a/controller/agent-process.js b/controller/agent-process.js
index f3439f6..929317e 100644
--- a/controller/agent-process.js
+++ b/controller/agent-process.js
@@ -22,8 +22,8 @@ export class AgentProcess {
             console.log(`Agent process exited with code ${code} and signal ${signal}`);
             
             if (code !== 0) {
-                // agent must run for at least 30 seconds before restarting
-                if (Date.now() - last_restart < 30 * 1000) {
+                // agent must run for at least 10 seconds before restarting
+                if (Date.now() - last_restart < 10000) {
                     console.error('Agent process exited too quickly. Killing entire process. Goodbye.');
                     process.exit(1);
                 }
diff --git a/utils/events.js b/utils/events.js
index 4a64c0e..015cf17 100644
--- a/utils/events.js
+++ b/utils/events.js
@@ -38,8 +38,7 @@ export class Events {
     }
 
     sendThought(agent, message) {
-        agent.history.add(agent.name, message);
-        agent.handleMessage();
+        agent.handleMessage(agent.name, message);
     }
 
     sendChat(agent, message) {