diff --git a/telegrambot.py b/telegrambot.py
index 18a8fedf..adb41d26 100644
--- a/telegrambot.py
+++ b/telegrambot.py
@@ -7,6 +7,8 @@ import stagismo
 from telegram import Bot, Update, InlineKeyboardMarkup, InlineKeyboardButton
 from telegram.ext import Updater, CommandHandler, CallbackQueryHandler
 from discord import Status as DiscordStatus
+import subprocess
+import os
 
 # Init the config reader
 import configparser
@@ -16,16 +18,18 @@ config.read("config.ini")
 discord_connection = None
 
 # Find the latest git tag
-import subprocess
-import os
-old_wd = os.getcwd()
-try:
-    os.chdir(os.path.dirname(__file__))
-    version = str(subprocess.check_output(["git", "describe", "--tags"]), encoding="utf8").strip()
-except:
-    version = "v???"
-finally:
-    os.chdir(old_wd)
+if __debug__:
+    version = "Dev"
+else:
+    # Find the latest git tag
+    old_wd = os.getcwd()
+    try:
+        os.chdir(os.path.dirname(__file__))
+        version = str(subprocess.check_output(["git", "describe", "--tags"]), encoding="utf8").strip()
+    except Exception:
+        version = "❓"
+    finally:
+        os.chdir(old_wd)
 
 
 def cmd_register(bot: Bot, update: Update):
@@ -366,6 +370,7 @@ def process(arg_discord_connection):
     u.dispatcher.add_handler(CommandHandler("vote", cmd_vote))
     u.dispatcher.add_handler(CommandHandler("ban", cmd_ban))
     u.dispatcher.add_handler(CallbackQueryHandler(on_callback_query))
+    u.bot.send_message(config["Telegram"]["main_group"], f"ℹ Royal Bot {version} avviato e pronto a ricevere comandi!")
     u.start_polling()
     u.idle()