diff --git a/telegram_helper.py b/telegram_helper.py
index fff9c23..b19e983 100644
--- a/telegram_helper.py
+++ b/telegram_helper.py
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ import logging
 import sys
 import asyncio
 import time
+import git
 from telegram import Update, InlineKeyboardButton, InlineKeyboardMarkup
 from telegram.ext import Application, CommandHandler, MessageHandler, filters, ContextTypes, CallbackQueryHandler
 
@@ -10,7 +11,8 @@ class TelegramHelper:
     def __init__(self, bot):
         self.bot = bot
         self.telegram_bot_token = os.getenv('TELEGRAM_BOT_TOKEN')
-        self.repo = os.getenv("GITHUB_REPOSITORY")
+        self.repo_path = os.getenv("GITHUB_WORKSPACE", ".")
+        self.repo = git.Repo(self.repo_path)
         self.start_time = time.time()
 
     async def start(self, update: Update, context: ContextTypes.DEFAULT_TYPE) -> None:
@@ -76,12 +78,13 @@ class TelegramHelper:
         await query.edit_message_text(text=result)
 
     async def reboot(self, update: Update, context: ContextTypes.DEFAULT_TYPE) -> None:
-        await update.message.reply_text("Rebooting the bot...")
+        if update:
+            await update.message.reply_text("Rebooting the bot...")
         logging.info("Received reboot command. Exiting process...")
         reboot_file_path = "./.doreboot"
         if not os.path.exists(reboot_file_path):
             with open(reboot_file_path, 'w') as f:
-                f.write(str(update.effective_chat.id))
+                f.write(str(update.effective_chat.id) if update else "")
         sys.exit(0)
 
     async def check_doreboot_file(self, application: Application):
@@ -89,7 +92,8 @@ class TelegramHelper:
         if os.path.exists(reboot_file_path):
             with open(reboot_file_path, 'r') as f:
                 chat_id = f.read().strip()
-            await application.bot.send_message(chat_id=chat_id, text="The application has finished initializing.")
+            if chat_id:
+                await application.bot.send_message(chat_id=chat_id, text="The application has finished initializing.")
             os.remove(reboot_file_path)
 
     async def check_for_new_commits(self):