diff --git a/handlers/auth.go b/handlers/auth.go
index c740ee2..cc41031 100644
--- a/handlers/auth.go
+++ b/handlers/auth.go
@@ -84,7 +84,11 @@ func HandleFrontLogin(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 		abortWithError(w, err.Error())
 		return
 	}
-	userstate := models.InitState(cleanName)
+	// check if that user was already in db
+	userstate, err := loadState(cleanName)
+	if err != nil || userstate == nil {
+		userstate = models.InitState(cleanName)
+	}
 	fi := &models.FullInfo{
 		State: userstate,
 	}
diff --git a/llmapi/main.go b/llmapi/main.go
index 29b9298..637670b 100644
--- a/llmapi/main.go
+++ b/llmapi/main.go
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ var (
 	MimePrompt = `we are playing alias;\nyou are a mime (player who gives a clue of one noun word and number of cards you expect them to open) of the %s team (people who would guess by your clue want open the %s cards);\nplease return your clue, number of cards to open and what words you mean them to find using that clue in json like:\n{\n\"clue\": \"one-word-noun\",\n\"number\": \"number-from-0-to-9\",\n\"words_I_mean_my_team_to_open\": [\"this\", \"that\", ...]\n}\nthe team who openes all their cards first wins.\nplease return json only.\nunopen Blue cards left: %d;\nunopen Red cards left: %d;\nhere is the game info in json:\n%s`
 	// TODO: simplify; bot gets confused; so show it only unrevealed cards and last clue (maybe older clues as well);
 	GuesserPrompt       = `we are playing alias;\nyou are to guess words of the %s team (you want open %s cards) by given clue and a number of meant guesses;\nplease return your guesses and words that could be meant by the clue, but you do not wish to open yet, in json like:\n{\n\"guesses\": [\"word1\", \"word2\", ...],\n\"could_be\": [\"this\", \"that\", ...]\n}\nthe team who openes all their cards first wins.\nplease return json only.\nunopen Blue cards left: %d;\nunopen Red cards left: %d;\nhere is the cards (and other info), you need to choose revealed==false words:\n%s`
-	GuesserSimplePrompt = `we are playing game of alias;\n you were given a clue: \"%s\";\nplease return your guess and words that could be meant by the clue, but you do not wish to open yet, in json like:\n{\n\"guess\": \"most_relevant_word_to_the_clue\",\n\"could_be\": [\"this\", \"that\", ...]\n}\nhere is the words that left:\n%s`
+	GuesserSimplePrompt = `we are playing game of alias;\n you were given a clue: \"%s\";\nplease return your guess and words that could be meant by the clue, but you do not wish to open yet, in json like:\n{\n\"guess\": \"most_relevant_word_to_the_clue\",\n\"could_be\": [\"this\", \"that\", ...]\n}\nhere is the words that left:\n%v`
 )
 
 func convertToSliceOfStrings(value any) ([]string, error) {
@@ -210,15 +210,15 @@ func (b *Bot) StartBot() {
 				b.log.Error("failed to save room", "error", err)
 				continue
 			}
-			// will it notify itself?
 			if botName := room.WhichBotToMove(); botName != "" {
+				b.log.Debug("notifying bot", "name", botName)
 				SignalChanMap[botName] <- true
 			}
 			broker.Notifier.Notifier <- broker.NotificationEvent{
 				EventName: eventName,
 				Payload:   eventPayload,
 			}
-		// update room info
+			continue
 		case <-DoneChanMap[b.BotName]:
 			b.log.Debug("got done signal", "bot-name", b.BotName)
 			return
@@ -295,8 +295,9 @@ func NewBot(role, team, name, roomID string, cfg *config.Config, recovery bool)
 	if err := saveBot(bot); err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
-	SignalChanMap[bot.BotName] = make(chan bool)
-	DoneChanMap[bot.BotName] = make(chan bool)
+	// buffered channel to send to it in the same goroutine
+	SignalChanMap[bot.BotName] = make(chan bool, 1)
+	DoneChanMap[bot.BotName] = make(chan bool, 1)
 	go bot.StartBot() // run bot routine
 	return bot, nil
 }
@@ -335,12 +336,12 @@ func saveRoom(room *models.Room) error {
 
 func (b *Bot) BuildSimpleGuesserPrompt(room *models.Room) string {
 	clue := room.ActionHistory[len(room.ActionHistory)-1].Word
-	number := room.ActionHistory[len(room.ActionHistory)-1].Number
+	// number := room.ActionHistory[len(room.ActionHistory)-1].Number
 	words := make([]string, len(room.Cards))
 	for i, card := range room.Cards {
 		words[i] = card.Word
 	}
-	return fmt.Sprintf(GuesserSimplePrompt, clue, number, words)
+	return fmt.Sprintf(GuesserSimplePrompt, clue, words)
 }
 
 func (b *Bot) BuildPrompt(room *models.Room) string {
@@ -354,16 +355,6 @@ func (b *Bot) BuildPrompt(room *models.Room) string {
 	if b.Role == models.UserRoleMime {
 		toText["cards"] = room.Cards
 	}
-	// if b.Role == models.UserRoleGuesser {
-	// 	copiedCards := make([]models.WordCard, len(room.Cards))
-	// 	copy(copiedCards, room.Cards)
-	// 	for i, card := range copiedCards {
-	// 		if !card.Revealed {
-	// 			copiedCards[i].Color = models.WordColorUknown
-	// 		}
-	// 	}
-	// 	toText["cards"] = copiedCards
-	// }
 	data, err := json.Marshal(toText)
 	if err != nil {
 		b.log.Error("failed to marshal", "error", err)
diff --git a/llmapi/parser.go b/llmapi/parser.go
index dbc01e4..8fc897b 100644
--- a/llmapi/parser.go
+++ b/llmapi/parser.go
@@ -160,13 +160,15 @@ func (p *openRouterParser) ParseBytes(body []byte) (map[string]any, error) {
 }
 
 func (p *openRouterParser) MakePayload(prompt string) io.Reader {
-	return strings.NewReader(fmt.Sprintf(`{
+	strPayload := fmt.Sprintf(`{
 	"model": "deepseek/deepseek-chat-v3-0324:free",
 	"messages": [
 		{
 		"role": "user",
-		"content": %s
+		"content": "%s"
 		}
 	]
-	}`, prompt))
+	}`, prompt)
+	p.log.Debug("made openrouter payload", "payload", strPayload)
+	return strings.NewReader(strPayload)
 }
diff --git a/todos.md b/todos.md
index 357912c..afa3e46 100644
--- a/todos.md
+++ b/todos.md
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@
 - ended turn action to backlog;
 - clear indication that model (llm) is thinking / answered;
 - instead of guessing all words at ones, ask only for 1 word to be open.
+- ways to remove bots from teams;
 
 #### sse points
 - clue sse update;