diff --git a/bot/main.go b/bot/main.go
index 0783de9..4df32e9 100644
--- a/bot/main.go
+++ b/bot/main.go
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ func Start() {
 			// log.Println("an error occurred while handling update:", err.Error())
 			return ext.DispatcherActionNoop
 		},
-		MaxRoutines: ext.DefaultMaxRoutines,
+		MaxRoutines: 500,
 	})
 	updater := ext.NewUpdater(dispatcher, nil)
 	registerHandlers(dispatcher)