diff --git a/llmapi/main.go b/llmapi/main.go
index 8b9e095..d2b203d 100644
--- a/llmapi/main.go
+++ b/llmapi/main.go
@@ -293,6 +293,11 @@ func RemoveBot(botName string, room *models.Room) error {
 	delete(SignalChanMap, botName)
 	// remove role from room
 	room.RemovePlayer(botName)
+	slog.Debug("removing bot player", "name", botName, "room_id", room.ID, "room", room)
+	if err := repo.PlayerDelete(context.Background(), room.ID, botName); err != nil {
+		slog.Error("failed to remove bot player", "name", botName, "room_id", room.ID)
+		return err
+	}
 	return saveRoom(room)
 }
 
@@ -363,8 +368,10 @@ func NewBot(role, team, name, roomID string, cfg *config.Config, recovery bool)
 	if err := saveRoom(room); err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
-	if err := saveBot(bot); err != nil {
-		return nil, err
+	if !recovery {
+		if err := saveBot(bot); err != nil {
+			return nil, err
+		}
 	}
 	// buffered channel to send to it in the same goroutine
 	SignalChanMap[bot.BotName] = make(chan bool, 1)
@@ -384,18 +391,6 @@ func saveBot(bot *Bot) error {
 	return repo.PlayerAdd(context.Background(), botPlayer)
 }
 
-// func getRoomByID(roomID string) (*models.Room, error) {
-// 	roomBytes, err := cache.MemCache.Get(models.CacheRoomPrefix + roomID)
-// 	if err != nil {
-// 		return nil, err
-// 	}
-// 	resp := &models.Room{}
-// 	if err := json.Unmarshal(roomBytes, &resp); err != nil {
-// 		return nil, err
-// 	}
-// 	return resp, nil
-// }
-
 func saveRoom(room *models.Room) error {
 	// key := models.CacheRoomPrefix + room.ID
 	// data, err := json.Marshal(room)