diff --git a/generate.py b/generate.py
index a542afe..1fe9474 100644
--- a/generate.py
+++ b/generate.py
@@ -5,23 +5,11 @@
 
 import json
 import os
+
 import requests
 
-MANIFEST_URL = "https://null.formulatrix.dev/Contest/stitch-a-ton-answer/raw/branch/main/answer.json"
-API_ENDPOINT_URL = os.getenv("CONTEST_HOST")+ os.getenv("CONTEST_ENDPOINT")
-DOWNLOAD_DIR = os.getenv("CONTEST_OUTPUT")
+API_ENDPOINT_URL = os.getenv("CONTEST_HOST") + os.getenv("CONTEST_ENDPOINT")
 
-def fetch_manifest(url):
-    print(f"fetching manifest from {url}...")
-    try:
-        response = requests.get(url)
-        response.raise_for_status()
-        return response.json()
-    except requests.exceptions.RequestException as e:
-        print(f"  ERROR: Could not fetch manifest. Reason: {e}")
-    except json.JSONDecodeError:
-        print("  ERROR: Failed to parse JSON from manifest. The content may not be valid JSON.")
-    return None
 
 def download_image(url, payload, filepath):
     try:
@@ -31,21 +19,26 @@ def download_image(url, payload, filepath):
                 response.raise_for_status()
 
                 # Write the content to the file in chunks
-                with open(filepath, 'wb') as f:
+                with open(filepath, "wb") as f:
                     for chunk in response.iter_content(chunk_size=8192):
                         f.write(chunk)
-                
+
                 print(f"  SUCCESS: Saved '{os.path.basename(filepath)}'")
 
     except requests.exceptions.HTTPError as e:
-        print(f"  ERROR: HTTP error for '{os.path.basename(filepath)}': {e.response.status_code} {e.response.reason}")
+        print(
+            f"  ERROR: HTTP error for '{os.path.basename(filepath)}': {e.response.status_code} {e.response.reason}"
+        )
     except requests.exceptions.RequestException as e:
-        print(f"  ERROR: Could not download '{os.path.basename(filepath)}'. Reason: {e}")
+        print(
+            f"  ERROR: Could not download '{os.path.basename(filepath)}'. Reason: {e}"
+        )
+
 
 def main():
-    os.makedirs(DOWNLOAD_DIR, exist_ok=True)
+    with open("answer.json", "r") as file:
+        manifest_data = json.load(file)
 
-    manifest_data = fetch_manifest(MANIFEST_URL)
     if not manifest_data:
         return
 
@@ -58,8 +51,8 @@ def main():
             continue
 
         print(f"Requesting '{filename}'...")
-        output_filepath = os.path.join(DOWNLOAD_DIR, filename)
-        download_image(API_ENDPOINT_URL, request_payload, output_filepath)
+        download_image(API_ENDPOINT_URL, request_payload, filename)
+
 
 if __name__ == "__main__":
-    main()
\ No newline at end of file
+    main()