diff --git a/scripts/prompts_from_file.py b/scripts/prompts_from_file.py
index 1fe10a7c5..f3e711d73 100644
--- a/scripts/prompts_from_file.py
+++ b/scripts/prompts_from_file.py
@@ -146,11 +146,7 @@ class Script(scripts.Script):
             else:
                 args = {"prompt": line}
 
-            n_iter = args.get("n_iter", p.n_iter)
-            if n_iter != 1:
-                job_count += n_iter
-            else:
-                job_count += 1
+            job_count += args.get("n_iter", p.n_iter)
 
             jobs.append(args)