diff --git a/src/bot/index.js b/src/bot/index.js
index 297525ab..28fde9ef 100644
--- a/src/bot/index.js
+++ b/src/bot/index.js
@@ -235,6 +235,14 @@ export async function initBot(config, api, tools, skills, agents) {
   // ── Create grammy bot ──
   const bot = new Bot(botToken);
   bot.api.config.use(autoRetry({ maxRetryAttempts: 5, maxDelaySeconds: 60 }));
+  
+  // Initialize the bot to get bot info
+  try {
+    await bot.init();
+    logger.info('✓ Bot initialized');
+  } catch (e) {
+    logger.warn('⚠ Bot init failed (webhook will still work):', e.message);
+  }
 
   // Register bot command menu
   const cmdList = [