diff --git a/telegramSafe.js b/telegramSafe.js
index 2d7aa45..4c58204 100644
--- a/telegramSafe.js
+++ b/telegramSafe.js
@@ -180,9 +180,24 @@ function init(bot) {
     // layer and pass through to the original.
     if (typeof tg.callApi === 'function') {
         const _MANAGED = new Set([
+            // ── Individually-patched above — skip double-wrap ────────────────
             'sendMessage', 'editMessageText',
             'answerCbQuery', 'answerCallbackQuery',
             'sendPhoto', 'sendDocument', 'sendAnimation', 'sendSticker', 'forwardMessage',
+            // ── Long-poll — MUST bypass the 15-second API_CALL_TIMEOUT_MS ────
+            // Telegraf passes timeout=50 to getUpdates so Telegram holds the
+            // connection open for up to 50 s. Wrapping it with globalThrottle's
+            // 15-second race fires on every poll cycle and kills the bot.
+            'getUpdates',
+            // ── Startup / lifecycle calls — fast one-shots ───────────────────
+            // Pass through directly so they are never blocked behind a queued
+            // getUpdates slot in the global rate-limit chain.
+            'getMe',
+            'deleteWebhook',
+            'setWebhook',
+            'getWebhookInfo',
+            'close',
+            'logOut',
         ]);
         const _callApi = tg.callApi.bind(tg);
         tg.callApi = (method, data, signal) => {