diff --git a/erepublik/citizen.py b/erepublik/citizen.py
index a12f620..9f1652c 100644
--- a/erepublik/citizen.py
+++ b/erepublik/citizen.py
@@ -71,13 +71,13 @@ class Citizen(classes.CitizenAPI):
     def login(self):
         self.get_csrf_token()
 
-        self.telegram.send_message("*Started* {:%F %T}".format(utils.now()))
         self.update_citizen_info()
         self.reporter.do_init(self.name, self.config.email, self.details.citizen_id)
         if self.config.telegram:
             self.telegram.do_init(self.config.telegram_chat_id or 620981703,
                                   self.config.telegram_token or "864251270:AAFzZZdjspI-kIgJVk4gF3TViGFoHnf8H4o",
                                   "" if self.config.telegram_chat_id or self.config.telegram_token else self.name)
+        self.telegram.send_message("*Started* {:%F %T}".format(utils.now()))
         self.__last_full_update = utils.good_timedelta(self.now, - datetime.timedelta(minutes=5))
 
     def write_log(self, *args, **kwargs):
diff --git a/erepublik/classes.py b/erepublik/classes.py
index c980068..1a46c62 100644
--- a/erepublik/classes.py
+++ b/erepublik/classes.py
@@ -1162,12 +1162,12 @@ class TelegramBot:
             self.send_message("\n\n––––––––––––––––––––––\n\n".join(self.__queue))
 
     def send_message(self, message: str) -> bool:
-        if self.player_name:
-            message = f"Player *{self.player_name}*\n" + message
-        response = post(self.api_url, json=dict(chat_id=self.chat_id, text=message, parse_mode="Markdown"))
         if not self.__initialized:
             self.__queue.append(message)
             return True
+        if self.player_name:
+            message = f"Player *{self.player_name}*\n" + message
+        response = post(self.api_url, json=dict(chat_id=self.chat_id, text=message, parse_mode="Markdown"))
         return response.json().get('ok')
 
     def report_free_bhs(self, battles: List[Tuple[int, int, int, int, datetime.timedelta]]):