diff --git a/src/bot.ts b/src/bot.ts
index 97c111a..dd10f84 100644
--- a/src/bot.ts
+++ b/src/bot.ts
@@ -323,9 +323,7 @@ async function main() {
 				"message_reaction", // Required for reaction spam detection
 			],
 		});
-		logger.info(
-			"Bot started successfully (with message_reaction updates enabled)",
-		);
+		logger.info("Bot started successfully");
 		console.log(" CAC Admin Bot is running...");
 	} catch (error) {
 		logger.error("Failed to start bot", error);
diff --git a/src/handlers/reactionSpam.ts b/src/handlers/reactionSpam.ts
index 8b50d59..caa333a 100644
--- a/src/handlers/reactionSpam.ts
+++ b/src/handlers/reactionSpam.ts
@@ -172,6 +172,7 @@ async function sendKickAnnouncement(
 	const sent = await telegram.sendMessage(chatId, message, {
 		parse_mode: "HTML",
 		reply_parameters: { message_id: replyToMessageId },
+		link_preview_options: { is_disabled: true },
 	});
 
 	// Schedule auto-delete and track for replacement