diff --git a/src/bot.py b/src/bot.py
index 6127864..91536b6 100644
--- a/src/bot.py
+++ b/src/bot.py
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 import os
+import time
 
 import requests
 import telebot
@@ -9,6 +10,9 @@ load_dotenv()
 bot = telebot.TeleBot(os.getenv("TELEGRAM_TOKEN"))
 
 
+bot.remove_webhook()
+
+time.sleep(0.1)
 # configure the webhook for the bot
 bot.set_webhook(
     "https://{}.herokuapp.com/{}".format(