diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index 5ddc241..4984f27 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ require (
 	gopkg.in/yaml.v2 v2.4.0
 	maunium.net/go/mauflag v1.0.0
 	maunium.net/go/maulogger/v2 v2.3.0
-	maunium.net/go/mautrix v0.9.20
+	maunium.net/go/mautrix v0.9.21
 )
 
 replace github.com/Rhymen/go-whatsapp => github.com/tulir/go-whatsapp v0.5.10
diff --git a/go.sum b/go.sum
index bd24420..bd3b368 100644
--- a/go.sum
+++ b/go.sum
@@ -217,5 +217,5 @@ maunium.net/go/mauflag v1.0.0/go.mod h1:nLivPOpTpHnpzEh8jEdSL9UqO9+/KBJFmNRlwKfk
 maunium.net/go/maulogger/v2 v2.2.4/go.mod h1:TYWy7wKwz/tIXTpsx8G3mZseIRiC5DoMxSZazOHy68A=
 maunium.net/go/maulogger/v2 v2.3.0 h1:TMCcO65fLk6+pJXo7sl38tzjzW0KBFgc6JWJMBJp4GE=
 maunium.net/go/maulogger/v2 v2.3.0/go.mod h1:TYWy7wKwz/tIXTpsx8G3mZseIRiC5DoMxSZazOHy68A=
-maunium.net/go/mautrix v0.9.20 h1:MUKnH3etwsoi1K/1jhUg1NG8qcupzrj3w56rDnDF7mc=
-maunium.net/go/mautrix v0.9.20/go.mod h1:7IzKfWvpQtN+W2Lzxc0rLvIxFM3ryKX6Ys3S/ZoWbg8=
+maunium.net/go/mautrix v0.9.21 h1:Cga/x4eUMzxH8d14l7pgZuZH3REhdNJmxbp/to48TdE=
+maunium.net/go/mautrix v0.9.21/go.mod h1:7IzKfWvpQtN+W2Lzxc0rLvIxFM3ryKX6Ys3S/ZoWbg8=
diff --git a/main.go b/main.go
index 18928fc..ebf0b52 100644
--- a/main.go
+++ b/main.go
@@ -311,6 +311,7 @@ func (bridge *Bridge) Start() {
 	if bridge.Config.Bridge.ResendBridgeInfo {
 		go bridge.ResendBridgeInfo()
 	}
+	bridge.AS.Ready = true
 }
 
 func (bridge *Bridge) ResendBridgeInfo() {