diff --git a/src/telepathy/bot.cr b/src/telepathy/bot.cr
index 4856cf0..9aaf6c0 100644
--- a/src/telepathy/bot.cr
+++ b/src/telepathy/bot.cr
@@ -116,8 +116,8 @@ module Telepathy
             if !@poll_running
                 @poll_running = true
                 spawn_workers
+                @poll_channel.send nil
             end
-            @poll_channel.send nil
         end
 
         def end_poll