diff --git a/cmd/server/main.go b/cmd/server/main.go
index 0c2abf5..8459cdf 100644
--- a/cmd/server/main.go
+++ b/cmd/server/main.go
@@ -15,7 +15,6 @@ import (
 	"github.com/aws/aws-sdk-go-v2/aws"
 	awsconfig "github.com/aws/aws-sdk-go-v2/config"
 	"github.com/aws/aws-sdk-go-v2/service/ssm"
-	"github.com/go-telegram/bot"
 	"github.com/tiennm99/miti99bot/internal/ai"
 	"github.com/tiennm99/miti99bot/internal/cron"
 	"github.com/tiennm99/miti99bot/internal/deploynotify"
@@ -147,7 +146,7 @@ func main() {
 	// Clear any webhook left over from the AWS deployment at startup, before the
 	// owner DM and before polling. getUpdates (long polling, below) returns HTTP
 	// 409 while a webhook is set, so a stuck webhook silently breaks the bot.
-	clearWebhook(rootCtx, b)
+	clearWebhook(rootCtx, cfg.TelegramBotToken)
 
 	deploynotify.Run(rootCtx, deploynotify.Config{
 		Bot:     b,
@@ -205,13 +204,14 @@ const (
 )
 
 // clearWebhook deletes any configured webhook so getUpdates (long polling) does
-// not 409. It is best-effort but retried: a transient empty-body decode error
-// on the first attempt must not leave the bot permanently unable to poll.
-// DropPendingUpdates=false preserves Telegram's buffered queue so the poller
-// drains updates that arrived during cutover (lossless cut).
-func clearWebhook(ctx context.Context, b *bot.Bot) {
+// not 409. It is best-effort but retried so a flaky network does not leave the
+// bot permanently unable to poll. Uses telegram.DeleteWebhook (a plain Bot API
+// GET) rather than the go-telegram helper, whose empty-multipart POST comes back
+// with an empty body in some environments. Pending updates are kept so the
+// poller drains the buffered queue for a lossless cutover.
+func clearWebhook(ctx context.Context, token string) {
 	for attempt := 1; attempt <= webhookDeleteAttempts; attempt++ {
-		_, err := b.DeleteWebhook(ctx, &bot.DeleteWebhookParams{DropPendingUpdates: false})
+		err := telegram.DeleteWebhook(ctx, token)
 		if err == nil {
 			log.Info("webhook cleared", "attempt", attempt)
 			return
diff --git a/internal/telegram/webhook.go b/internal/telegram/webhook.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..17c7fbf
--- /dev/null
+++ b/internal/telegram/webhook.go
@@ -0,0 +1,64 @@
+package telegram
+
+import (
+	"context"
+	"encoding/json"
+	"fmt"
+	"io"
+	"net/http"
+	"time"
+)
+
+// telegramAPIBase is the Bot API host (matches go-telegram's default).
+const telegramAPIBase = "https://api.telegram.org"
+
+// webhookDeleteTimeout bounds a single deleteWebhook HTTP call so a stalled
+// connection cannot wedge startup.
+const webhookDeleteTimeout = 10 * time.Second
+
+// DeleteWebhook clears any configured webhook via a plain Bot API GET.
+//
+// go-telegram's b.DeleteWebhook posts an empty multipart form (DeleteWebhookParams
+// is all-omitempty), and some networks answer that bodyless POST with an empty
+// response body — decoded as "unexpected end of JSON input" — so the webhook is
+// never actually removed and getUpdates keeps returning 409. A GET with no body
+// sidesteps that request shape. Pending updates are intentionally kept (the API
+// default) so the long poller drains the buffered queue for a lossless cutover.
+func DeleteWebhook(ctx context.Context, token string) error {
+	return deleteWebhookAt(ctx, telegramAPIBase, token)
+}
+
+// deleteWebhookAt is the testable core; base lets tests point at an httptest
+// server instead of the live API.
+func deleteWebhookAt(ctx context.Context, base, token string) error {
+	ctx, cancel := context.WithTimeout(ctx, webhookDeleteTimeout)
+	defer cancel()
+
+	req, err := http.NewRequestWithContext(ctx, http.MethodGet, base+"/bot"+token+"/deleteWebhook", nil)
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+	resp, err := http.DefaultClient.Do(req)
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+	defer func() { _ = resp.Body.Close() }()
+
+	body, err := io.ReadAll(resp.Body)
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+
+	var r struct {
+		OK          bool   `json:"ok"`
+		Description string `json:"description"`
+	}
+	if err := json.Unmarshal(body, &r); err != nil {
+		// Body is safe to log (no secret); never include the URL (carries the token).
+		return fmt.Errorf("decode deleteWebhook response (status %d, body %q): %w", resp.StatusCode, string(body), err)
+	}
+	if !r.OK {
+		return fmt.Errorf("deleteWebhook rejected (status %d): %s", resp.StatusCode, r.Description)
+	}
+	return nil
+}
diff --git a/internal/telegram/webhook_test.go b/internal/telegram/webhook_test.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..929316c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/internal/telegram/webhook_test.go
@@ -0,0 +1,51 @@
+package telegram
+
+import (
+	"context"
+	"net/http"
+	"net/http/httptest"
+	"strings"
+	"testing"
+)
+
+func TestDeleteWebhookAt_OK(t *testing.T) {
+	srv := httptest.NewServer(http.HandlerFunc(func(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
+		if r.Method != http.MethodGet {
+			t.Errorf("method = %s, want GET", r.Method)
+		}
+		if !strings.HasSuffix(r.URL.Path, "/deleteWebhook") {
+			t.Errorf("path = %s, want suffix /deleteWebhook", r.URL.Path)
+		}
+		_, _ = w.Write([]byte(`{"ok":true,"result":true}`))
+	}))
+	defer srv.Close()
+
+	if err := deleteWebhookAt(context.Background(), srv.URL, "token"); err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("deleteWebhookAt: %v", err)
+	}
+}
+
+func TestDeleteWebhookAt_EmptyBody(t *testing.T) {
+	// Reproduces the failing environment: 200 with an empty body. Must surface
+	// as an error so the caller retries / warns rather than assuming success.
+	srv := httptest.NewServer(http.HandlerFunc(func(w http.ResponseWriter, _ *http.Request) {
+		w.WriteHeader(http.StatusOK) // no body
+	}))
+	defer srv.Close()
+
+	if err := deleteWebhookAt(context.Background(), srv.URL, "token"); err == nil {
+		t.Fatal("expected error on empty body, got nil")
+	}
+}
+
+func TestDeleteWebhookAt_APIRejected(t *testing.T) {
+	srv := httptest.NewServer(http.HandlerFunc(func(w http.ResponseWriter, _ *http.Request) {
+		_, _ = w.Write([]byte(`{"ok":false,"description":"Unauthorized"}`))
+	}))
+	defer srv.Close()
+
+	err := deleteWebhookAt(context.Background(), srv.URL, "token")
+	if err == nil || !strings.Contains(err.Error(), "Unauthorized") {
+		t.Fatalf("want rejection error mentioning Unauthorized, got %v", err)
+	}
+}