diff --git a/src/main/java/org/olat/ims/qti21/model/xml/AssessmentTestFactory.java b/src/main/java/org/olat/ims/qti21/model/xml/AssessmentTestFactory.java
index 2b2038051a9441dc6d729ef62bfe6376cd8dc0e7..0e8eddca726dd3e2aac0c4820be75ba004df1543 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/olat/ims/qti21/model/xml/AssessmentTestFactory.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/olat/ims/qti21/model/xml/AssessmentTestFactory.java
@@ -274,6 +274,7 @@ public class AssessmentTestFactory {
 		itemSessionControl.setAllowSkipping(Boolean.TRUE);//default is true
 		itemSessionControl.setShowFeedback(Boolean.FALSE);
 		itemSessionControl.setShowSolution(Boolean.FALSE);
+		itemSessionControl.setMaxAttempts(0);
 		part.setItemSessionControl(itemSessionControl);
 		return part;
 	}