diff --git a/lynx_bot-config.yml b/lynx_bot-config.yml
index ea1a1ab..9804f22 100644
--- a/lynx_bot-config.yml
+++ b/lynx_bot-config.yml
@@ -345,7 +345,8 @@ matchmaking:
   opponent_allow_tos_violation: false # Set to 'false' to prevent challenging bots that violated Lichess Terms of Service.
   challenge_mode: "rated"    # Set it to the mode in which challenges are sent. Possible options are 'casual', 'rated' and 'random'.
   challenge_filter: fine  # If a bot declines a challenge, do not issue a similar challenge to that bot. Possible options are 'none', 'coarse', and 'fine'.
-
+  include_challenge_block_list: true    # Do not challenge bots in the challenge: block_list in addition to the matchmaking block list.
+  
   overrides:                        # List of overrides for the matchmaking specifications above. When a challenge is created, either the default specification above or one of the overrides will be randomly chosen.
     classical:                      # Name of the override. Can be anything as long as each override has a unique name ("bullet_only_horde" and "easy_chess960" in these examples).
       challenge_initial_time:
@@ -369,173 +370,7 @@ matchmaking:
     #     - 1
 
   block_list:                 # The list of bots that will not be challenged
-  # Stockfish/Leela clones/derivatives
-    - VariantsBot
-    - CocopikachuBOT
-    - ResoluteBot
-    - YoBot_v2
-    - RaspFish
-    - FlamingDragon_9000
-    - caissa-x
-    - caissa-ai
-    - caissa-test
-    - Shineshou90_BOT
-    - Official_bot
-    - Bot_master_india
-    - unrevealed-Bot
-    - Nikitosikbot
-    - Nikitosik-ai
-    - NikitosikVariantsbot
-    - Perfect-Bot
-    - MrChessTheBot
-    - blundar_bot
-    - FireFishBOT
-    - FireFishBOT_v2
-    - ToromBot
-    - pangubot
-    - faith_bot
-    - FishFingersMcGee
-    - EmptikBot247
-    - OpeningsBot
-    - Viet-AI
-    - Try_To_Beat_Me_Kid
-    - stockfish12_Johan
-    - Bot_AOOP11
-    - WillBoChessEngine
-    - TeamChelsie
-    - SkyBlaster
-    - blue_lightningdragon
-    - lord-bot
-    - VishyNotAnand_TheBot
-    - The_Stockfish_14_Pro
-    - StockSergio
-    - beckapplebot
-    - Chess_Champion12
-    - StockfishPower
-    - Stockfish-MEDIUM
-    - VariantTourneysBot
-    - chesshyperbot
-    - BufferUnderflow
-    - THE_STRONGEST_BOT
-    - bot_bigbrain
-    - Test_God_50_BOT
-    - LoseisnotAvailablehe
-    - Botdefoin
-    - EmptikBot
-    - EmptikVariantsBot
-    - EmptikBotEman
-    - VariantsONTop
-    - ProteusSF
-    - ProteusSF-lite
-    - ProteusSF-Open
-    - ProteusSF-Turbo
-    - ProteusSF-Aureo
-    - ProteusSF-Godot
-    - ProteusSFX-AI
-    - ttBOT
-    - BRAINLEARN11_NNUE
-    - HansNiemannBot
-    - ReinforcementTrial
-    - Mate-AI
-    - TheFreshman1902
-    - TheFreshmanLc0
-    - HappyFarmerChallenge
-    - HappyFarmer3000
-    - DaBestFARMER
-    - Anand_bot
-    - TheMatrix2025
-    - TheMatrix2029
-    - StockFish16_2023
-    - LiliGirlPlay
-    - HackerChessBot
-    - mayhem23111
-    - LeelaMultiPoss
-    - ShashChess_MsP
-    - AnonymousBotter
-    - LioCT
-    - ararimbelami
-    - FantacticEman
-    - Leela8-Test
-    - LC0-Bot
-    - Leelabotmaster
-    - Zas_en_toda_la_boca
-    - LeelaMultiPoss
-    - Occhessadvanced
-    - EmanPureNN
-    - EmanBot
-    - Africaata
-    - RipTorn
-    - kdpchess
-    - KQRBNPkqrbnp
-    - UnbalanceBot
-    - ShashChessBot
-    - Unreal-Chess
-    - SolistaBot
-    - KhalidOmar
-    - Starfaith
-    - Intron014
-    - Nam-stockfish
-    - Brabemachess-BOT
-    - ThisIsntABot
-    - CPU2002
-    - CPU2006
-    - CPU2010
-    - No-StockFish-Bots
-    - MacUser60
-    - duythong1402
-    - The_Devansh117
-    - BOT5431
-    - Botkingteam33
-    - botteam-com
-    - Major-Maxy
-    - BOT-Feline
-    - Karpov_bot
-    - que-encrypt
-    - Leela420
-    - LBOT007
-    - Fast_Checkmate_ALL
-    - meomeous
-    - MyNameIsLeela
-    - MegaChessRBOT
-    - CheemsChungusBOT
-    - FlixBot
-    - libarychesscoffee
-    - isaac_terminator
-    - opentalbot2023
-    - PurpleHunter
-    - FireChessX
-    - TasmanRevenge
-    - AlexaGarry-BOT
-    - uai-bot-sf-005
-    - simbelmyne-bot
-    - bird_xx
-    - uai-bot-test-3
-    - M2-MY
-    - PetersBot
-    - Botyuliirma
-    - Nikitosikbot_v2
-    - Nikitosik-ai
-    - zlatana75
-    - magnusglad_bot
-    - SOLIDOR59
-    - Ultron81
-    - ZAXAZAXA
-    - CoderDen732
-    - Puztel-bot
-    - Mr-Chess-Berserk
-    - good_bot223344
-    - KunkkaBot
-    - Lenya228_BOT
-    - sora3-stockfish
-    - IA_Horus
-    - chessbot2880
-    - ChessBot2156
-    - MateAI
-    - WoodStyleEngine
-    - R4033
-    - EslamFishV99
-    - droidfish07
-    - Minchesterbot
+  # include_challenge_block_list is set to true, so we can have this empty
   # Don't want to receive challenges
     - openingsexercise
     - turochamp-1ply