diff --git a/src/coastseg/common.py b/src/coastseg/common.py
index efa0f6a2..552f6cb7 100644
--- a/src/coastseg/common.py
+++ b/src/coastseg/common.py
@@ -460,6 +460,7 @@ def initialize_gee(
     # Authenticate and initialize
     authenticate_and_initialize(print_mode, force, auth_args, kwargs)
 
+
 def authenticate_and_initialize(print_mode: bool, force: bool, auth_args: dict, kwargs: dict, attempt: int = 1, max_attempts: int = 2):
     """
     Handles the authentication and initialization of Google Earth Engine.
@@ -490,14 +491,13 @@ def authenticate_and_initialize(print_mode: bool, force: bool, auth_args: dict,
         else:
             print(f"An error occurred: {error_message}\n")
 
-        # Re-attempt authentication only if not already attempted and attempts are less than max_attempts
+        # Re-attempt authentication only if attempts are less than max_attempts
         if attempt < max_attempts:
             print(f"Re-attempting authentication (Attempt {attempt + 1}/{max_attempts})...\n")
             authenticate_and_initialize(print_mode, True, auth_args, kwargs, attempt + 1, max_attempts)  # Force re-authentication on retry
         else:
             raise Exception(f"Failed to initialize Google Earth Engine after {attempt} attempts: {error_message}")
 
-
 def create_new_config(roi_ids: list, settings: dict, roi_settings: dict) -> dict:
     """
     Creates a new configuration dictionary by combining the given settings and ROI settings.
diff --git a/tests/test_common.py b/tests/test_common.py
index c7cfc933..d924f1c8 100644
--- a/tests/test_common.py
+++ b/tests/test_common.py
@@ -68,9 +68,9 @@ def test_authenticate_and_initialize_max_attempts():
         with pytest.raises(Exception) as excinfo:
             common.authenticate_and_initialize(print_mode=True, force=False, auth_args={}, kwargs={})
         
-        assert "Failed to initialize Google Earth Engine after 3 attempts" in str(excinfo.value)
-        assert mock_authenticate.call_count == 3
-        assert mock_initialize.call_count == 3
+        assert "Failed to initialize Google Earth Engine after 2 attempts" in str(excinfo.value)
+        assert mock_authenticate.call_count == 2
+        assert mock_initialize.call_count == 2
 
 
 def test_order_linestrings_gdf_empty():