diff --git a/docs/railway.mdx b/docs/railway.mdx
index 26840c99e..808416f50 100644
--- a/docs/railway.mdx
+++ b/docs/railway.mdx
@@ -83,8 +83,9 @@ If Telegram DMs are set to pairing, the setup wizard can approve the pairing cod
 1) Go to https://discord.com/developers/applications
 2) **New Application** → choose a name
 3) **Bot** → **Add Bot**
-4) Copy the **Bot Token** and paste into `/setup`
-5) Invite the bot to your server (OAuth2 URL Generator; scopes: `bot`, `applications.commands`)
+4) **Enable MESSAGE CONTENT INTENT** under Bot → Privileged Gateway Intents (required or the bot will crash on startup)
+5) Copy the **Bot Token** and paste into `/setup`
+6) Invite the bot to your server (OAuth2 URL Generator; scopes: `bot`, `applications.commands`)
 
 ## Backups & migration