diff --git a/src/bot/bot.rs b/src/bot/bot.rs
index 9032e62..6018fc1 100644
--- a/src/bot/bot.rs
+++ b/src/bot/bot.rs
@@ -27,11 +27,11 @@ use super::start::{cmd_start, handle_my_chat_member};
 pub async fn bot_main(db: DbPool) -> anyhow::Result<()> {
     event!(Level::INFO, "start");
 
-    let bot = if cfg!(debug_assertions) {
+    let bot = if let Ok(api_url) = std::env::var("BOT_API_URL") {
         Bot::new(unwrap_env("BOT_TOKEN"))
+            .set_api_url(Url::from_str(&api_url).unwrap())
     } else {
-        // we use telegram bot api server only in production
-        Bot::new(unwrap_env("BOT_TOKEN")).set_api_url(Url::from_str(&unwrap_env("BOT_API_URL"))?)
+        Bot::new(unwrap_env("BOT_TOKEN"))
     };
 
     let listener = Polling::builder(bot.clone())