diff --git a/lainmonitor.py b/lainmonitor.py
index 341c2de..5086458 100644
--- a/lainmonitor.py
+++ b/lainmonitor.py
@@ -5,11 +5,13 @@
 import subprocess
 import threading
 import telebot
+import os
+
 #define the variables
 status, hostname, uptime, zerotier, prosody, postgres, tailscale, disk, ping = 'unknown', 'unknown', 'unknown', 'unknown', 'unknown', 'unknown', 'unknown', 'unknown', 'unknown'
 nodes, hostnames, reach, threads = [], [], [], []
-#telegram bot token
-TOKEN = 'PLACE_YOUR_TOKEN_HERE'
+
+TOKEN = os.getenv('TELEGRAM_BOT_TOKEN') #telegram bot token - set it in env: $TELEGRAM_BOT_TOKEN=your_token_here
 
 #bot init
 bot = telebot.TeleBot(TOKEN)
@@ -89,6 +91,8 @@ def handle(message):
         ping_status = '\n'.join(reach)
         bot.reply_to(message, f'ping status:\n\n{ping_status}')
         ping_status = ''
+        global reach
+        reach.clear()
 
 #polling
 bot.polling()
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