diff --git a/warp.sh b/warp.sh
index ab1a3ca..b686b2a 100644
--- a/warp.sh
+++ b/warp.sh
@@ -1701,7 +1701,12 @@ is_bot_admin() {
 bot_add_admin() {
     local new_id="$1"
     [ -z "$new_id" ] && return 1
-    if ! is_bot_admin "$new_id"; then
+    local already=0
+    local admin
+    for admin in $BOT_CHAT_ID; do
+        [ "$admin" = "$new_id" ] && already=1 && break
+    done
+    if [ "$already" -eq 0 ]; then
         if [ -n "${BOT_CHAT_ID:-}" ]; then
             BOT_CHAT_ID="${BOT_CHAT_ID} ${new_id}"
         else