diff --git a/pageindex/page_index.py b/pageindex/page_index.py
index 882fb5dea..2d2bebaf2 100644
--- a/pageindex/page_index.py
+++ b/pageindex/page_index.py
@@ -180,19 +180,22 @@ def extract_toc_content(content, model=None):
     response = response + new_response
     if_complete = check_if_toc_transformation_is_complete(content, response, model)
     
+    attempt = 0
+    max_attempts = 5
+
     while not (if_complete == "yes" and finish_reason == "finished"):
+        attempt += 1
+        if attempt > max_attempts:
+            raise Exception('Failed to complete table of contents after maximum retries')
+
         chat_history = [
-            {"role": "user", "content": prompt}, 
-            {"role": "assistant", "content": response},    
+            {"role": "user", "content": prompt},
+            {"role": "assistant", "content": response},
         ]
         prompt = f"""please continue the generation of table of contents , directly output the remaining part of the structure"""
         new_response, finish_reason = ChatGPT_API_with_finish_reason(model=model, prompt=prompt, chat_history=chat_history)
         response = response + new_response
         if_complete = check_if_toc_transformation_is_complete(content, response, model)
-        
-        # Optional: Add a maximum retry limit to prevent infinite loops
-        if len(chat_history) > 5:  # Arbitrary limit of 10 attempts
-            raise Exception('Failed to complete table of contents after maximum retries')
     
     return response