diff --git a/cogs/user_interactions.py b/cogs/user_interactions.py
index 9102da9..ba452b6 100644
--- a/cogs/user_interactions.py
+++ b/cogs/user_interactions.py
@@ -208,7 +208,6 @@ async def github_profile(self, ctx):
                 await ctx.send("Oops! It seems you aren't currently registered")
             elif len(user) == 1:
                 data = user[0]
-                data["points"]=0
                 if data["points"] == 0:
                     await ctx.send(embed=noPointsGithubProfileEmbed)
                 else: