diff --git a/src/nim_censor_bot.nim b/src/nim_censor_bot.nim
index ab7923b..a16df9f 100644
--- a/src/nim_censor_bot.nim
+++ b/src/nim_censor_bot.nim
@@ -221,4 +221,7 @@ bot.onUpdate(updateHandler)
 bot.onCommand("start", startHandler)
 bot.onCommand("ban", banHandler)
 bot.onCommand("unban", unbanHandler)
-bot.startWebhook(getEnv("HOOK_SECRET"), getEnv("HOOK_DOMAIN") & "/" & getEnv("HOOK_SECRET"))
+if getEnv("HOOK_DOMAIN") != "":
+  bot.startWebhook(getEnv("HOOK_SECRET"), getEnv("HOOK_DOMAIN") & "/" & getEnv("HOOK_SECRET"))
+else:
+  bot.poll(timeout=300)