diff --git a/codex_telegram_bridge/readme.md b/codex_telegram_bridge/readme.md
index 34e025b..5a40da4 100644
--- a/codex_telegram_bridge/readme.md
+++ b/codex_telegram_bridge/readme.md
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ chat_id = 123456789
 
 Optional keys:
 
-- exec/resume: `startup_message`, `codex_cmd`, `codex_workspace`, `codex_exec_args`, `max_workers`, `codex_io_mode`, `codex_command_timeout_s`, `codex_no_child_timeout_s`
+- exec/resume: `codex_cmd`, `codex_workspace`, `codex_exec_args`, `max_workers`
 
 ## Option 1: exec/resume
 
diff --git a/codex_telegram_bridge/src/codex_telegram_bridge/exec_bridge.py b/codex_telegram_bridge/src/codex_telegram_bridge/exec_bridge.py
index 83c044e..aebdabc 100644
--- a/codex_telegram_bridge/src/codex_telegram_bridge/exec_bridge.py
+++ b/codex_telegram_bridge/src/codex_telegram_bridge/exec_bridge.py
@@ -365,9 +365,8 @@ def run(
     token = config["bot_token"]
     config_chat_id = int(config["chat_id"])
 
-    startup_msg = config.get("startup_message", "✅ exec_bridge started (codex exec).")
     startup_pwd = os.getcwd()
-    startup_msg = f"{startup_msg}\nPWD: {startup_pwd}"
+    startup_msg = f"codex exec bridge has started\npwd: {startup_pwd}"
 
     codex_cmd = config.get("codex_cmd", "codex")
     workspace = workdir if workdir is not None else config.get("codex_workspace")