diff --git a/src/bot.py b/src/bot.py
index 22e5be7..1ff003e 100644
--- a/src/bot.py
+++ b/src/bot.py
@@ -8,9 +8,12 @@ load_dotenv()
 
 bot = telebot.TeleBot(os.getenv("TELEGRAM_TOKEN"))
 
+# remove previous webhook
+bot.remove_webhook()
+
 # configure the webhook for the bot
 bot.set_webhook(
-    "https://{}.herokuapp.com/{}".format(
+    "https://{}.herokuapp.com/{}/".format(
         os.getenv("PROJECT_NAME"), os.getenv("TELEGRAM_TOKEN")
     )
 )
diff --git a/src/server.py b/src/server.py
index 21c3f21..9cfcf81 100644
--- a/src/server.py
+++ b/src/server.py
@@ -10,12 +10,12 @@ app = flask.Flask(__name__)
 WEBHOOK_URL_PATH = "/{}".format(bot.token)
 
 
-@app.route("/")
+@app.route("/", methods=["GET"])
 def index():
     return "<h1>Index page</h1>"
 
 
-@app.route(WEBHOOK_URL_PATH, methods=["GET"])
+@app.route(WEBHOOK_URL_PATH, methods=["POST"])
 def webhook():
     """
     sets the bot webhook