diff --git a/prod-run.sh b/prod-run.sh
index 8cac05f..6f0f2b7 100755
--- a/prod-run.sh
+++ b/prod-run.sh
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ SYSTEMD_STDOUT_LOG="$LOG_DIR/runewager-1.log"
 SERVICE_FILE="/etc/systemd/system/runewager.service"
 LOGROTATE_FILE="/etc/logrotate.d/runewager"
 CRON_LINE='0 3 * * * /usr/sbin/logrotate -f /etc/logrotate.d/runewager'
+HEALTH_LOG_MAX_AGE_MINUTES=10
 
 say() {
   printf '[runewager] %s\n' "$*"
@@ -45,6 +46,55 @@ ensure_log_paths() {
   fi
 }
 
+
+get_bot_pid() {
+  pgrep -f "node .*index\.js" | head -n 1 || true
+}
+
+log_age_seconds() {
+  local file="$1"
+  if [ ! -f "$file" ]; then
+    echo -1
+    return
+  fi
+  local now mtime
+  now="$(date +%s)"
+  mtime="$(stat -c %Y "$file" 2>/dev/null || echo 0)"
+  echo $((now - mtime))
+}
+
+print_health_summary() {
+  local pid
+  pid="$(get_bot_pid)"
+
+  if [ -n "$pid" ]; then
+    say "✅ Bot is running (pid: $pid)"
+  else
+    err "❌ Bot is not running"
+    return
+  fi
+
+  local active_log="$BOT_LOG"
+  if [ ! -s "$active_log" ] && [ -s "$LEGACY_BOT_LOG" ]; then
+    active_log="$LEGACY_BOT_LOG"
+  fi
+
+  local age
+  age="$(log_age_seconds "$active_log")"
+  if [ -s "$active_log" ] && [ "$age" -ge 0 ] && [ "$age" -le $((HEALTH_LOG_MAX_AGE_MINUTES * 60)) ]; then
+    say "✅ Health check passed: recent logs are present (${age}s old) at $active_log"
+    return
+  fi
+
+  if [ -s "$active_log" ] && [ "$age" -gt $((HEALTH_LOG_MAX_AGE_MINUTES * 60)) ]; then
+    warn "Bot process is running but logs are stale (${age}s old) at $active_log"
+  else
+    warn "Bot process is running but no recent logs were found"
+  fi
+
+  warn "If /start is unresponsive, restart with: pkill -f 'node .*index\.js' && bash $PROJECT_DIR/prod-run.sh"
+}
+
 fix_working_directory() {
   if [ "$(pwd)" != "$PROJECT_DIR" ]; then
     say "Switching working directory to $PROJECT_DIR"
@@ -265,6 +315,13 @@ fix_require_and_import_hints() {
 }
 
 ensure_logrotate_config() {
+  local log_owner="runewager"
+  local log_group="runewager"
+  if ! id -u "$log_owner" >/dev/null 2>&1; then
+    log_owner="$(id -un 2>/dev/null || echo root)"
+    log_group="$(id -gn 2>/dev/null || echo root)"
+  fi
+
   local conf
   conf=$(cat <<CONF
 $LOG_DIR/runewager*.log $LOG_DIR/crash.log {
@@ -276,7 +333,7 @@ $LOG_DIR/runewager*.log $LOG_DIR/crash.log {
     compress
     delaycompress
     copytruncate
-    create 0640 runewager runewager
+    create 0640 $log_owner $log_group
 }
 CONF
 )
@@ -296,8 +353,10 @@ CONF
   fi
 
   if [ -f "$LOGROTATE_FILE" ] && command -v logrotate >/dev/null 2>&1; then
-    if ! logrotate -d "$LOGROTATE_FILE" >/dev/null 2>&1; then
+    local logrotate_output=''
+    if ! logrotate_output="$(logrotate -d "$LOGROTATE_FILE" 2>&1)"; then
       warn "logrotate dry-run failed for $LOGROTATE_FILE"
+      warn "$logrotate_output"
     else
       say "logrotate config validation passed"
     fi
@@ -319,6 +378,14 @@ ensure_cron_fallback() {
 }
 
 ensure_systemd_service() {
+  local service_user="runewager"
+  local service_group="runewager"
+  if ! id -u "$service_user" >/dev/null 2>&1; then
+    service_user="$(id -un 2>/dev/null || echo root)"
+    service_group="$(id -gn 2>/dev/null || echo root)"
+    warn "runewager user missing; using $service_user:$service_group for systemd service"
+  fi
+
   local conf
   conf=$(cat <<CONF
 [Unit]
@@ -330,8 +397,8 @@ Wants=network-online.target
 Type=simple
 WorkingDirectory=$PROJECT_DIR
 ExecStart=$PROJECT_DIR/prod-run.sh
-User=runewager
-Group=runewager
+User=$service_user
+Group=$service_group
 EnvironmentFile=$PROJECT_DIR/.env
 Environment=NODE_ENV=production
 Restart=always
@@ -360,6 +427,8 @@ CONF
   local required=(
     "WorkingDirectory=$PROJECT_DIR"
     "ExecStart=$PROJECT_DIR/prod-run.sh"
+    "User=$service_user"
+    "Group=$service_group"
     "EnvironmentFile=$PROJECT_DIR/.env"
     "StandardOutput=append:$SYSTEMD_STDOUT_LOG"
     'Environment=NODE_ENV=production'
@@ -412,21 +481,13 @@ print_human_errors() {
 }
 
 is_bot_running() {
-  pgrep -f "node .*index\.js" >/dev/null 2>&1
+  [ -n "$(get_bot_pid)" ]
 }
 
 check_bot_status_twice() {
-  if is_bot_running; then
-    say "Bot running"
-  else
-    say "Bot NOT running"
-  fi
+  print_health_summary
   sleep 15
-  if is_bot_running; then
-    say "Bot running"
-  else
-    say "Bot NOT running"
-  fi
+  print_health_summary
 }
 
 start_background_if_needed() {
@@ -482,10 +543,10 @@ main() {
   ensure_cron_fallback
   ensure_systemd_service
 
-  print_human_errors
   check_bot_status_twice
   start_background_if_needed
   check_bot_status_twice
+  print_human_errors
 }
 
 main "$@"