diff --git a/cmd/acb/summarize.go b/cmd/acb/summarize.go
index 78ee2b4..915e87d 100644
--- a/cmd/acb/summarize.go
+++ b/cmd/acb/summarize.go
@@ -29,6 +29,11 @@ type OpenAISummarizer struct{}
 
 // Summarize sends the prompt to an OpenAI-compatible endpoint for summarization
 func (o *OpenAISummarizer) Summarize(fullPrompt string, openaiEndpoint string, openaiToken string, openaiModel string) (string, error) {
+	// Check if required environment variables are set
+	if openaiEndpoint == "" || openaiToken == "" {
+		return "", fmt.Errorf("OpenAI endpoint or token not set")
+	}
+
 	// Create a JSON payload for the OpenAI API
 	payload := struct {
 		Model    string `json:"model"`
@@ -108,15 +113,11 @@ func SummarizeData(employeename string, prs map[string][]contributions.PullReque
 	// Build the prompt
 	fullPrompt := buildPrompt(employeename, prs, issues, tasks, prompt)
 	
-	// Call the summarization endpoint only if OpenAI env vars are set
-	if openaiEndpoint != "" && openaiToken != "" {
-		result, err := summarizer.Summarize(fullPrompt, openaiEndpoint, openaiToken, openaiModel)
-		if err != nil {
-			return "", err
-		}
-		return result, nil
+	// Always call the summarizer's Summarize method
+	result, err := summarizer.Summarize(fullPrompt, openaiEndpoint, openaiToken, openaiModel)
+	if err != nil {
+		return "", err
 	}
 	
-	// Return just the prompt if OpenAI env vars are not set
-	return fullPrompt, nil
+	return result, nil
 }