diff --git a/telegram-bot/index.ts b/telegram-bot/index.ts
index f528da3..0fb9ce7 100644
--- a/telegram-bot/index.ts
+++ b/telegram-bot/index.ts
@@ -20,8 +20,8 @@ const SSH_PORT = process.env.SSH_PORT || "22";
 const PI_MODEL = process.env.PI_MODEL || "claude-sonnet-4-6";
 const PI_TIMEOUT_MS = 10 * 60 * 1000; // 10 min
 const SESSION_DIR = join(import.meta.dir, "sessions");
-const SESSION_WARN_KB = 80;
-const SESSION_MAX_KB = 100;
+const SESSION_WARN_KB = 80_000;
+const SESSION_MAX_KB = 100_000;
 const MAX_RETRY = 1;
 const RATE_LIMIT_WINDOW = 60_000;
 const RATE_LIMIT_MAX = 15;
@@ -523,6 +523,8 @@ let pollOffset = 0;
 let running = true;
 
 async function pollLoop() {
+  // Grammy requires bot.init() before handleUpdate() can work
+  await bot.init();
   console.log("✅ Bot online — polling for messages");
 
   while (running) {