diff --git a/td/telegram/PollManager.cpp b/td/telegram/PollManager.cpp
index fbd3fc7d4..1463d335c 100644
--- a/td/telegram/PollManager.cpp
+++ b/td/telegram/PollManager.cpp
@@ -246,6 +246,10 @@ PollManager::PollManager(Td *td, ActorShared<> parent) : td_(td), parent_(std::m
 }
 
 void PollManager::start_up() {
+  if (td_->auth_manager_->is_bot()) {
+    return;
+  }
+
   class StateCallback final : public StateManager::Callback {
    public:
     explicit StateCallback(ActorId<PollManager> parent) : parent_(std::move(parent)) {
diff --git a/td/telegram/UpdatesManager.cpp b/td/telegram/UpdatesManager.cpp
index 9fefaa74e..a64d402e4 100644
--- a/td/telegram/UpdatesManager.cpp
+++ b/td/telegram/UpdatesManager.cpp
@@ -275,6 +275,10 @@ void UpdatesManager::tear_down() {
 }
 
 void UpdatesManager::start_up() {
+  if (td_->auth_manager_->is_bot()) {
+    return;
+  }
+
   class StateCallback final : public StateManager::Callback {
    public:
     explicit StateCallback(ActorId<UpdatesManager> parent) : parent_(std::move(parent)) {