diff --git a/src/bots/approved_bot/mod.rs b/src/bots/approved_bot/mod.rs
index 1565a73..bead445 100644
--- a/src/bots/approved_bot/mod.rs
+++ b/src/bots/approved_bot/mod.rs
@@ -4,6 +4,8 @@ mod tools;
 
 use teloxide::{prelude::*, types::BotCommand};
 
+use crate::bots::approved_bot::services::user_settings::create_or_update_user_settings;
+
 use self::{
     modules::{
         annotations::get_annotations_handler, book::get_book_handler,
@@ -18,20 +20,26 @@ use super::{ignore_channel_messages, BotCommands, BotHandler};
 
 async fn _update_activity(me: teloxide::types::Me, user: teloxide::types::User) -> Option<()> {
     tokio::spawn(async move {
-        let allowed_langs = get_user_or_default_lang_codes(user.id).await;
+        if let Err(err) = update_user_activity(user.id).await {
+            let allowed_langs = get_user_or_default_lang_codes(user.id).await;
 
-        match update_user_activity(
-            user.id,
-            user.last_name.clone().unwrap_or("".to_string()),
-            user.first_name.clone(),
-            user.username.clone().unwrap_or("".to_string()),
-            me.username.clone().unwrap(),
-            allowed_langs,
-        )
-        .await
-        {
-            Ok(_) => (),
-            Err(err) => log::warn!("{}", err),
+            if let Ok(_) = create_or_update_user_settings(
+                user.id,
+                user.last_name.clone().unwrap_or("".to_string()),
+                user.first_name.clone(),
+                user.username.clone().unwrap_or("".to_string()),
+                me.username.clone().unwrap(),
+                allowed_langs,
+            )
+            .await
+            {
+                #[allow(unused_must_use)]
+                {
+                    update_user_activity(user.id).await;
+                }
+            }
+
+            log::warn!("{}", err);
         }
     });
 
@@ -45,7 +53,7 @@ fn update_user_activity_handler() -> BotHandler {
                 |cq: CallbackQuery, me: teloxide::types::Me| async move {
                     _update_activity(me, cq.from).await
                 },
-            ))
+            )),
         )
         .branch(Update::filter_message().chain(dptree::filter_map_async(
             |message: Message, me: teloxide::types::Me| async move {
diff --git a/src/bots/approved_bot/services/user_settings/mod.rs b/src/bots/approved_bot/services/user_settings/mod.rs
index c0a445e..0817b28 100644
--- a/src/bots/approved_bot/services/user_settings/mod.rs
+++ b/src/bots/approved_bot/services/user_settings/mod.rs
@@ -127,26 +127,11 @@ pub async fn get_langs() -> Result<Vec<Lang>, Box<dyn std::error::Error + Send +
 
 pub async fn update_user_activity(
     user_id: UserId,
-    last_name: String,
-    first_name: String,
-    username: String,
-    source: String,
-    allowed_langs: Vec<String>,
 ) -> Result<(), Box<dyn std::error::Error + Send + Sync>> {
-    let body = json!({
-        "user_id": user_id,
-        "last_name": last_name,
-        "first_name": first_name,
-        "username": username,
-        "source": source,
-        "allowed_langs": allowed_langs
-    });
-
     let client = reqwest::Client::new();
     let response = client
         .post(format!("{}/users/{user_id}/update_activity", &config::CONFIG.user_settings_url))
         .header("Authorization", &config::CONFIG.user_settings_api_key)
-        .body(body.to_string())
         .send()
         .await;