diff --git a/index.js b/index.js
index 671b602..fcc78a4 100644
--- a/index.js
+++ b/index.js
@@ -2290,64 +2290,40 @@ async function linkedUsernameError(ctx) {
 
 
 async function deleteEphemeralBonusPrompt(ctx, user) {
-  const activePrompt = await runUserMutation(user.id, async () => {
-    if (!user.ephemeralBonusMsgId || !user.ephemeralBonusChatId) return null;
-    return { msgId: user.ephemeralBonusMsgId, chatId: user.ephemeralBonusChatId };
-  });
-  if (!activePrompt) return;
-
+  if (!user.ephemeralBonusMsgId || !user.ephemeralBonusChatId) return;
   try {
-    await ctx.telegram.deleteMessage(activePrompt.chatId, activePrompt.msgId);
+    await ctx.telegram.deleteMessage(user.ephemeralBonusChatId, user.ephemeralBonusMsgId);
   } catch (_) { /* message may already be gone */ }
-
-  await runUserMutation(user.id, async () => {
-    if (user.ephemeralBonusMsgId === activePrompt.msgId && user.ephemeralBonusChatId === activePrompt.chatId) {
-      user.ephemeralBonusMsgId = null;
-      user.ephemeralBonusChatId = null;
-    }
-  });
+  user.ephemeralBonusMsgId = null;
+  user.ephemeralBonusChatId = null;
 }
 
 async function sendEphemeralBonusPrompt(ctx, user) {
-  if (user.claimedPromo) return;
-  const activeCode = getActivePromoCodeForUser(user);
-  if (!activeCode) return;
-  await deleteEphemeralBonusPrompt(ctx, user);
-
   const sent = await ctx.reply(
     `🎁 *Claim Your New User Bonus*
 
-Enter promo code *${activeCode.code}* on the Runewager affiliate page to claim your ${activeCode.amountSC} SC new user bonus!`,
+Enter promo code *${promoStore.code}* on the Runewager affiliate page to claim your ${promoStore.amountSC} SC new user bonus!`,
     {
       parse_mode: 'Markdown',
       ...Markup.inlineKeyboard([
         [Markup.button.url('🎁 Enter Promo Code (Mini App)', LINKS.miniAppClaim)],
-        [Markup.button.callback('✅ I Have Claimed — Next Step', 'promo_confirm_claimed_next')],
         [Markup.button.callback('⬅️ Main Menu', 'to_main_menu')],
       ]),
     },
   );
-
-  await runUserMutation(user.id, async () => {
-    user.ephemeralBonusMsgId = sent.message_id;
-    user.ephemeralBonusChatId = sent.chat.id;
-  });
-
+  user.ephemeralBonusMsgId = sent.message_id;
+  user.ephemeralBonusChatId = sent.chat.id;
   setTimeout(async () => {
     try {
       await ctx.telegram.deleteMessage(sent.chat.id, sent.message_id);
     } catch (_) { /* best effort */ }
-
-    await runUserMutation(user.id, async () => {
-      if (user.ephemeralBonusMsgId === sent.message_id && user.ephemeralBonusChatId === sent.chat.id) {
-        user.ephemeralBonusMsgId = null;
-        user.ephemeralBonusChatId = null;
-      }
-    });
+    if (user.ephemeralBonusMsgId === sent.message_id && user.ephemeralBonusChatId === sent.chat.id) {
+      user.ephemeralBonusMsgId = null;
+      user.ephemeralBonusChatId = null;
+    }
   }, 15 * 1000);
 }
 
-
 const adminEventsLogFile = path.join(dataDir, 'admin-events.log');
 const ADMIN_LOG_CAP = 200;
 
diff --git a/prod-run.sh b/prod-run.sh
index 1a3c9b3..49ef908 100755
--- a/prod-run.sh
+++ b/prod-run.sh
@@ -199,12 +199,6 @@ mkdir -p "$PROJECT_DIR/data"
 mkdir -p "$PROJECT_DIR/data/backups"
 touch "$MAIN_LOG" "$ERROR_LOG" "$ADMIN_EVENTS_LOG" "$SSHV_SESSIONS_FILE"   # create if missing; safe on existing files
 
-if id -u "$SERVICE_USER" >/dev/null 2>&1; then
-    chown -R "$SERVICE_USER:$SERVICE_GROUP" "$LOG_DIR" "$PROJECT_DIR/data"
-fi
-chmod 0750 "$PROJECT_DIR/data" "$PROJECT_DIR/data/backups" "$LOG_DIR"
-chmod 0640 "$MAIN_LOG" "$ERROR_LOG" "$ADMIN_EVENTS_LOG" "$SSHV_SESSIONS_FILE"
-
 say "Ensured runtime directories and log files exist"
 
 # ---------------------------------------------------------