With just six weeks left before the deadline to submit a city for the 2024 games, United States Olympic Committee leaders have gotten in touch with D.C., Los Angeles, and San Francisco about reviving their bids.

Boston was chosen way back in January, but the city bowed out late last month amid a lack of public support. “Everybody thinks it’s unfortunate,” USOC chairman Larry Probst told the AP. “When we chose Boston, we thought that it was going to be a strong bid. … But at the end of the day we couldn’t get the support of the local community. If you can’t get the public to support a bid, you’re not going to win.”

According to Probst, they will make a decision by the end of August about the replacement city. He was confident that the Boston debacle won’t hurt the United States’ chances. “I think that episode will be ancient history by the time that we get to Lima in 2017,” he said, referring to the meeting when the International Olympic Committee will choose the host of the 2024 games.

Although Los Angeles has been considered the front-runner, Probst said they are talking to all three of the remaining cities. “We’ve got to determine what their level of interest is in pursuing a bid and take that feedback and gather our board together and discuss that feedback with our board and make a decision.”