diff --git a/docs/challenges/building_challenges.md b/docs/challenges/building_challenges.md
index e59cad3e..09ab3bf5 100644
--- a/docs/challenges/building_challenges.md
+++ b/docs/challenges/building_challenges.md
@@ -101,7 +101,6 @@ def input_generator(input_sequence: list) -> Generator[str, None, None]:
 @pytest.mark.skip("This challenge hasn't been beaten yet.")
 @pytest.mark.vcr
 @requires_api_key("OPENAI_API_KEY")
-@run_multiple_times(3)
 def test_information_retrieval_challenge_a(kubernetes_agent, monkeypatch) -> None:
     """
     Test the challenge_a function in a given agent by mocking user inputs
diff --git a/tests/integration/agent_factory.py b/tests/integration/agent_factory.py
index c2f2d4f6..713afb79 100644
--- a/tests/integration/agent_factory.py
+++ b/tests/integration/agent_factory.py
@@ -145,17 +145,18 @@ def get_company_revenue_agent(
 ):
     command_registry = CommandRegistry()
     command_registry.import_commands("autogpt.commands.file_operations")
+    command_registry.import_commands("autogpt.commands.google_search")
     command_registry.import_commands("autogpt.app")
+    command_registry.import_commands("autogpt.commands.task_statuses")
 
     ai_config = AIConfig(
-        ai_name="Get-CompanyRevenue",
-        ai_role="an autonomous agent that specializes in finding the reported revenue of a company.",
+        ai_name="Information Retrieval Agent",
+        ai_role="an autonomous agent that specializes in retrieving information.",
         ai_goals=[
-            "Write the revenue of Tesla in 2022 to a file. You should write the number without commas and you should not use signs like B for billion and M for million.",
+            "Search for 'tesla revenue 2022' and write the revenue of Tesla in 2022 to a file called output.txt. You should write the number without commas and you should not use signs like B for billion and M for million.",
         ],
     )
     ai_config.command_registry = command_registry
-
     system_prompt = ai_config.construct_full_prompt()
     Config().set_continuous_mode(False)
     agent = Agent(
@@ -168,7 +169,6 @@ def get_company_revenue_agent(
         triggering_prompt=DEFAULT_TRIGGERING_PROMPT,
         workspace_directory=workspace.root,
     )
-
     return agent
 
 
diff --git a/tests/integration/challenges/information_retrieval/test_information_retrieval_challenge_a.py b/tests/integration/challenges/information_retrieval/test_information_retrieval_challenge_a.py
index 42e9a993..0a0c634c 100644
--- a/tests/integration/challenges/information_retrieval/test_information_retrieval_challenge_a.py
+++ b/tests/integration/challenges/information_retrieval/test_information_retrieval_challenge_a.py
@@ -4,17 +4,15 @@ import pytest
 
 from autogpt.commands.file_operations import read_file, write_to_file
 from autogpt.config import Config
-from tests.integration.challenges.utils import run_interaction_loop, run_multiple_times
+from tests.integration.challenges.utils import run_interaction_loop
 from tests.utils import requires_api_key
 
 CYCLE_COUNT = 3
 from autogpt.agent import Agent
 
 
-@pytest.mark.skip("This challenge hasn't been beaten yet.")
 @pytest.mark.vcr
 @requires_api_key("OPENAI_API_KEY")
-@run_multiple_times(3)
 def test_information_retrieval_challenge_a(
     get_company_revenue_agent: Agent,
     monkeypatch: pytest.MonkeyPatch,
diff --git a/tests/integration/challenges/kubernetes/test_kubernetes_template_challenge_a.py b/tests/integration/challenges/kubernetes/test_kubernetes_template_challenge_a.py
index b84f5018..10bcfb1c 100644
--- a/tests/integration/challenges/kubernetes/test_kubernetes_template_challenge_a.py
+++ b/tests/integration/challenges/kubernetes/test_kubernetes_template_challenge_a.py
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ import yaml
 from autogpt.agent import Agent
 from autogpt.commands.file_operations import read_file
 from autogpt.config import Config
-from tests.integration.challenges.utils import run_interaction_loop, run_multiple_times
+from tests.integration.challenges.utils import run_interaction_loop
 from tests.utils import requires_api_key
 
 CYCLE_COUNT = 6
@@ -13,7 +13,6 @@ CYCLE_COUNT = 6
 @pytest.mark.skip("This challenge hasn't been beaten yet.")
 @pytest.mark.vcr
 @requires_api_key("OPENAI_API_KEY")
-@run_multiple_times(3)
 def test_kubernetes_template_challenge_a(
     kubernetes_agent: Agent, monkeypatch: pytest.MonkeyPatch, config: Config
 ) -> None:
diff --git a/tests/integration/challenges/utils.py b/tests/integration/challenges/utils.py
index d80ca977..b7bf83fe 100644
--- a/tests/integration/challenges/utils.py
+++ b/tests/integration/challenges/utils.py
@@ -48,24 +48,6 @@ def generate_noise(noise_size: int) -> str:
     )
 
 
-def run_multiple_times(times: int) -> Callable:
-    """
-    Decorator that runs a test function multiple times.
-
-    :param times: The number of times the test function should be executed.
-    """
-
-    def decorator(test_func: Callable[..., Any]) -> Callable[..., Any]:
-        @wraps(test_func)
-        def wrapper(*args: Tuple[Any, ...], **kwargs: Dict[str, Any]) -> None:
-            for _ in range(times):
-                test_func(*args, **kwargs)
-
-        return wrapper
-
-    return decorator
-
-
 def setup_mock_input(monkeypatch: pytest.MonkeyPatch, cycle_count: int) -> None:
     """
     Sets up the mock input for testing.
diff --git a/tests/vcr/vcr_filter.py b/tests/vcr/vcr_filter.py
index 3a58bee9..a86f501a 100644
--- a/tests/vcr/vcr_filter.py
+++ b/tests/vcr/vcr_filter.py
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ REPLACEMENTS: List[Dict[str, str]] = [
 ALLOWED_HOSTNAMES: List[str] = [
     "api.openai.com",
     "localhost:50337",
+    "duckduckgo.com",
 ]
 
 if PROXY: