diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index e8fbc22..c9fd099 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -1,2 +1 @@
 src/constants.py
-*.session
diff --git a/src/bot.py b/src/bot.py
index 43a04c5..10ad65b 100644
--- a/src/bot.py
+++ b/src/bot.py
@@ -1,7 +1,10 @@
 from telethon import TelegramClient, events
-from constants import API_ID, API_HASH, BOT_TOKEN
+from telethon.sessions import StringSession
+from constants import API_ID, API_HASH, BOT_TOKEN, SESSION
 
-bot = TelegramClient("bot", API_ID, API_HASH).start(bot_token=BOT_TOKEN)
+bot = TelegramClient(StringSession(SESSION), API_ID, API_HASH).start(
+    bot_token=BOT_TOKEN
+)
 
 
 @bot.on(events.NewMessage(pattern="/start"))