diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index d669de56e..b21ad573b 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -85,6 +85,7 @@
   "dependencies": {
     "@buape/carbon": "0.0.0-beta-20260107085330",
     "@clack/prompts": "^0.11.0",
+    "@grammyjs/runner": "^2.0.3",
     "@grammyjs/transformer-throttler": "^1.2.1",
     "@homebridge/ciao": "^1.3.4",
     "@mariozechner/pi-agent-core": "^0.37.2",
diff --git a/pnpm-lock.yaml b/pnpm-lock.yaml
index 53505f5f1..14f509a45 100644
--- a/pnpm-lock.yaml
+++ b/pnpm-lock.yaml
@@ -28,6 +28,9 @@ importers:
       '@clack/prompts':
         specifier: ^0.11.0
         version: 0.11.0
+      '@grammyjs/runner':
+        specifier: ^2.0.3
+        version: 2.0.3(grammy@1.39.2)
       '@grammyjs/transformer-throttler':
         specifier: ^1.2.1
         version: 1.2.1(grammy@1.39.2)
@@ -591,6 +594,12 @@ packages:
       '@modelcontextprotocol/sdk':
         optional: true
 
+  '@grammyjs/runner@2.0.3':
+    resolution: {integrity: sha512-nckmTs1dPWfVQteK9cxqxzE+0m1VRvluLWB8UgFzsjg62w3qthPJt0TYtJBEdG7OedvfQq4vnFAyE6iaMkR42A==}
+    engines: {node: '>=12.20.0 || >=14.13.1'}
+    peerDependencies:
+      grammy: ^1.13.1
+
   '@grammyjs/transformer-throttler@1.2.1':
     resolution: {integrity: sha512-CpWB0F3rJdUiKsq7826QhQsxbZi4wqfz1ccKX+fr+AOC+o8K7ZvS+wqX0suSu1QCsyUq2MDpNiKhyL2ZOJUS4w==}
     engines: {node: ^12.20.0 || >=14.13.1}
@@ -3411,6 +3420,11 @@ snapshots:
       - supports-color
       - utf-8-validate
 
+  '@grammyjs/runner@2.0.3(grammy@1.39.2)':
+    dependencies:
+      abort-controller: 3.0.0
+      grammy: 1.39.2
+
   '@grammyjs/transformer-throttler@1.2.1(grammy@1.39.2)':
     dependencies:
       bottleneck: 2.19.5
diff --git a/src/telegram/monitor.ts b/src/telegram/monitor.ts
index 9f8328f8b..45fd56254 100644
--- a/src/telegram/monitor.ts
+++ b/src/telegram/monitor.ts
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+import { run } from "@grammyjs/runner";
 import { loadConfig } from "../config/config.js";
 import type { RuntimeEnv } from "../runtime.js";
 import { createTelegramBot } from "./bot.js";
@@ -53,13 +54,26 @@ export async function monitorTelegramProvider(opts: MonitorTelegramOpts = {}) {
     return;
   }
 
-  // Long polling
+  // Use grammyjs/runner for concurrent update processing
+  const runner = run(bot, {
+    runner: {
+      fetch: {
+        // Match grammY defaults
+        timeout: 30,
+      },
+    },
+  });
+
   const stopOnAbort = () => {
-    if (opts.abortSignal?.aborted) void bot.stop();
+    if (opts.abortSignal?.aborted) {
+      runner.stop();
+    }
   };
   opts.abortSignal?.addEventListener("abort", stopOnAbort, { once: true });
+
   try {
-    await bot.start();
+    // runner.task() returns a promise that resolves when the runner stops
+    await runner.task();
   } finally {
     opts.abortSignal?.removeEventListener("abort", stopOnAbort);
   }