diff --git a/common/models/user.json b/common/models/user.json
index 58744194515..521b36f9bf1 100644
--- a/common/models/user.json
+++ b/common/models/user.json
@@ -182,6 +182,7 @@
         {
           "completedDate": "number",
           "lastUpdated": "number",
+          "numOfAttempts": "number",
           "id": "string",
           "name": "string",
           "completedWith": "string",
diff --git a/server/boot/challenge.js b/server/boot/challenge.js
index fb7da84af76..a4d15b3412b 100644
--- a/server/boot/challenge.js
+++ b/server/boot/challenge.js
@@ -21,13 +21,15 @@ function buildUserUpdate(
   const oldChallenge = challengeMap[challengeId];
   const alreadyCompleted = !!oldChallenge;
 
-
   if (alreadyCompleted) {
     // add data from old challenge
-    finalChallenge = {
+      const attempts = oldChallenge.numOfAttempts;
+      const numOfAttempts = attempts ? attempts + 1 : 0;
+      finalChallenge = {
       ...completedChallenge,
       completedDate: oldChallenge.completedDate,
-      lastUpdated: completedChallenge.completedDate
+      lastUpdated: completedChallenge.completedDate,
+      numOfAttempts: numOfAttempts
     };
   } else {
     updateData.$push = {
@@ -36,7 +38,10 @@ function buildUserUpdate(
         completedChallenge: challengeId
       }
     };
-    finalChallenge = completedChallenge;
+    finalChallenge = {
+      ...completedChallenge,
+      numOfAttempts: 1
+    };
   }
 
   updateData.$set = {