diff --git a/backend/scripts/chatbot.py b/backend/scripts/chatbot.py
index afa9117cf4fa0e072777c5a2b5c888b4589f0ed1..993d71c5f7b37f3f44f438efd0173c7959a7e394 100755
--- a/backend/scripts/chatbot.py
+++ b/backend/scripts/chatbot.py
@@ -229,7 +229,7 @@ def run():
     print("Running the monitoring bot system")
     bot = spawn_bot()
     register_handlers(bot)
-    bot.send_message("ChatBot (re)started. I am up and running!", CHANNEL_ID)
+#    bot.send_message("ChatBot (re)started. I am up and running!", CHANNEL_ID)
     bot.run()