diff --git a/src/Managing.Application/Bots/Grains/BotReminderInitializerGrain.cs b/src/Managing.Application/Bots/Grains/BotReminderInitializerGrain.cs
index 97a8f741..fcb8762e 100644
--- a/src/Managing.Application/Bots/Grains/BotReminderInitializerGrain.cs
+++ b/src/Managing.Application/Bots/Grains/BotReminderInitializerGrain.cs
@@ -50,19 +50,27 @@ public class BotReminderInitializerGrain : Grain, IBotReminderInitializerGrain,
 
             _logger.LogInformation("Found {Count} running bots to reactivate", runningBots.Count());
 
+            var botRegistry = GrainFactory.GetGrain<ILiveBotRegistryGrain>(0);
+
             // Ping each running bot to reactivate it and ensure reminders are registered
             var tasks = runningBots.Select(async bot =>
             {
                 try
                 {
-                    _logger.LogDebug("Pinging bot {BotId} ({BotName}) to reactivate", bot.Identifier, bot.Name);
+                    _logger.LogDebug("Reactivating bot {BotId} ({BotName})", bot.Identifier, bot.Name);
                     
+                    // First, update the bot status in the registry to Running
+                    await botRegistry.UpdateBotStatus(bot.Identifier, BotStatus.Running);
+                    
+                    _logger.LogDebug("Updated registry status to Running for bot {BotId} ({BotName})", bot.Identifier, bot.Name);
+                    
+                    // Then ping the bot to reactivate it
                     var grain = GrainFactory.GetGrain<ILiveTradingBotGrain>(bot.Identifier);
                     var success = await grain.PingAsync();
                     
                     if (success)
                     {
-                        _logger.LogDebug("Successfully pinged bot {BotId} ({BotName})", bot.Identifier, bot.Name);
+                        _logger.LogDebug("Successfully reactivated bot {BotId} ({BotName})", bot.Identifier, bot.Name);
                     }
                     else
                     {
@@ -71,7 +79,7 @@ public class BotReminderInitializerGrain : Grain, IBotReminderInitializerGrain,
                 }
                 catch (Exception ex)
                 {
-                    _logger.LogError(ex, "Failed to ping bot {BotId} ({BotName})", bot.Identifier, bot.Name);
+                    _logger.LogError(ex, "Failed to reactivate bot {BotId} ({BotName})", bot.Identifier, bot.Name);
                     SentrySdk.CaptureException(ex);
                 }
             });