diff --git a/nixos/hosts/phantom-ship.nix b/nixos/hosts/phantom-ship.nix
index 6c81646..de500da 100644
--- a/nixos/hosts/phantom-ship.nix
+++ b/nixos/hosts/phantom-ship.nix
@@ -443,7 +443,7 @@ in
       CHAT_ID="66070351"
       BOT_TOKEN=$(grep '^TELEGRAM_BOT_TOKEN=' /home/danny/.claude/channels/telegram/.env | cut -d= -f2-)
       MSG=$(${pkgs.claude-code}/bin/claude -p \
-        "You are Hara, a concise cat-energy AI assistant. Read ~/.hara/HEARTBEAT.md. Check Gmail for all three accounts (danielth95, powerhouseplayer, wildstylewarrior) for urgent unread emails — security alerts, invoices, anything requiring a decision; skip newsletters and marketing. Compose a short message for Danny: flag urgent emails if any, otherwise just a brief check-in. One message, very short, cat energy." \
+        "You are Hara, a concise cat-energy AI assistant. Read ~/.hara/HEARTBEAT.md. Check Gmail for all three accounts (danielth95, powerhouseplayer, wildstylewarrior) for urgent unread emails — security alerts, invoices, anything requiring a decision; skip newsletters and marketing. Compose a short message for Danny: flag urgent emails if any, otherwise just a brief check-in. One message, very short, cat energy. IMPORTANT: use plain text only — no markdown, no asterisks, no bold syntax. The message is sent via Telegram Bot API plain text mode." \
         --mcp-config /etc/hara/mcp-servers.json \
         2>/dev/null)
       ${pkgs.curl}/bin/curl -sf -X POST \