diff --git a/utils/SydneyAIClient.js b/utils/SydneyAIClient.js
index d68193c..57ade8e 100644
--- a/utils/SydneyAIClient.js
+++ b/utils/SydneyAIClient.js
@@ -136,6 +136,9 @@ export default class SydneyAIClient {
         } catch (err) {
           logger.warn(err)
           retryTimes--
+          if (retryTimes === 0) {
+            throw new Error(err)
+          }
         }
       } while (retryTimes > 0)
       ws.on('error', console.error)
@@ -288,7 +291,9 @@ export default class SydneyAIClient {
     conversation.messages.push(userMessage)
 
     const ws = await this.createWebSocketConnection()
-
+    if (Config.debug) {
+      logger.mark('sydney websocket constructed successful')
+    }
     const obj = {
       arguments: [
         {
@@ -369,7 +374,7 @@ export default class SydneyAIClient {
           reject('Request aborted')
         }
       })
-
+      let apology = false
       ws.on('message', (data) => {
         const objects = data.toString().split('')
         const events = objects.map((object) => {
@@ -385,13 +390,28 @@ export default class SydneyAIClient {
         const event = events[0]
         switch (event.type) {
           case 1: {
-            if (stopTokenFound) {
+            if (stopTokenFound || apology) {
               return
             }
             const messages = event?.arguments?.[0]?.messages
             if (!messages?.length || messages[0].author !== 'bot') {
               return
             }
+            const message = messages.length ? messages[messages.length - 1] : null
+            if (messages[0].contentOrigin === 'Apology') {
+              console.log('Apology found')
+              stopTokenFound = true
+              clearTimeout(messageTimeout)
+              clearTimeout(firstTimeout)
+              this.cleanupWebSocketConnection(ws)
+              message.adaptiveCards[0].body[0].text = replySoFar
+              message.text = replySoFar
+              resolve({
+                message,
+                conversationExpiryTime: event?.item?.conversationExpiryTime
+              })
+              return
+            }
             const updatedText = messages[0].text
             if (!updatedText || updatedText === replySoFar) {
               return
@@ -400,7 +420,7 @@ export default class SydneyAIClient {
             const difference = updatedText.substring(replySoFar.length)
             onProgress(difference)
             if (updatedText.trim().endsWith(stopToken)) {
-              stopTokenFound = true
+              apology = true
               // remove stop token from updated text
               replySoFar = updatedText.replace(stopToken, '').trim()
               return
@@ -409,7 +429,11 @@ export default class SydneyAIClient {
             return
           }
           case 2: {
+            if (apology) {
+              return
+            }
             clearTimeout(messageTimeout)
+            clearTimeout(firstTimeout)
             this.cleanupWebSocketConnection(ws)
             if (event.item?.result?.value === 'InvalidSession') {
               reject(`${event.item.result.value}: ${event.item.result.message}`)
diff --git a/utils/config.js b/utils/config.js
index 3018b9e..a4be56f 100644
--- a/utils/config.js
+++ b/utils/config.js
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ const defaultConfig = {
   noiseScaleW: 0.668,
   lengthScale: 1.2,
   initiativeChatGroups: [],
-  version: 'v2.1.1'
+  version: 'v2.1.2'
 }
 const _path = process.cwd()
 let config = {}