diff --git a/app/CertificateExcellence.php b/app/CertificateExcellence.php
index b2dd6c212..28aa78e9a 100644
--- a/app/CertificateExcellence.php
+++ b/app/CertificateExcellence.php
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@ class CertificateExcellence
 
     public function __construct($edition, $name_for_certificate, $type, $number_of_activities)
     {
+
         $this->edition = $edition;
         $this->name_of_certificate_holder = $name_for_certificate;
         $this->email_of_certificate_holder = auth()->user()->email ?? '';
@@ -35,8 +36,7 @@ public function __construct($edition, $name_for_certificate, $type, $number_of_a
         $this->resource_path = resource_path() . "/latex";
         $this->pdflatex = config('codeweek.pdflatex_path');
         $this->id = auth()->id() . '-' . str_random(10);
-        $this->number_of_activities = $number_of_activities;
-        $this->type = $type ?? "excellence";
+        $this->type = $type;
 
         $this->templateName = "{$this->type}-{$this->edition}.tex";
 
@@ -139,7 +139,6 @@ protected function customize_and_save_latex()
         if ($this->type == "super-organiser") {
             $template = str_replace('<CERTIFICATE_EMAIL>', $this->tex_escape($this->email_of_certificate_holder), $template);
             $template = str_replace('<CERTIFICATE_DATE>', $this->tex_escape(Carbon::now()->format('d/m/Y')), $template);
-            $template = str_replace('<NUMBER_OF_ACTIVITIES>', $this->tex_escape($this->number_of_activities), $template);
         }
 
         //save it locally
diff --git a/app/Http/Controllers/ExcellenceController.php b/app/Http/Controllers/ExcellenceController.php
index a1aedd901..7ac8e8886 100644
--- a/app/Http/Controllers/ExcellenceController.php
+++ b/app/Http/Controllers/ExcellenceController.php
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ public function generate($edition, Request $request)
 
         $name = $request["name_for_certificate"];
 
-        $certificate_url = (new CertificateExcellence($edition, $name))->generate();
+        $certificate_url = (new CertificateExcellence($edition, $name,'excellence',null))->generate();
 
         ExcellenceQuery::byYear($edition)
             ->update([