diff --git a/cmd/handlers.go b/cmd/handlers.go
index a56ab0f..3b3f1d1 100644
--- a/cmd/handlers.go
+++ b/cmd/handlers.go
@@ -3,7 +3,10 @@ package main
 import (
 	"context"
 	"database/sql"
+	"encoding/json"
 	"fmt"
+	"net/http"
+	"net/url"
 	"os"
 	"strconv"
 	"strings"
@@ -60,6 +63,54 @@ func getWeekStart(t time.Time) string {
 	return t.AddDate(0, 0, -offset).Format("2006-01-02")
 }
 
+// sendPollNonAnonymous sends a non-anonymous poll by manually constructing the request
+// Workaround for echotron bug where IsAnonymous=false is ignored (bool false is zero value)
+func sendPollNonAnonymous(chatID int64, question string, options []echotron.InputPollOption, opts *echotron.PollOptions) (*echotron.APIResponseMessage, error) {
+	token := os.Getenv("TELEGRAM__TOKEN")
+	if token == "" {
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("TELEGRAM__TOKEN not set")
+	}
+
+	baseURL := "https://api.telegram.org/bot" + token + "/sendPoll"
+
+	vals := make(url.Values)
+	vals.Set("chat_id", strconv.FormatInt(chatID, 10))
+	vals.Set("question", question)
+
+	optionsJSON, err := json.Marshal(options)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+	vals.Set("options", string(optionsJSON))
+
+	// IMPORTANT: Explicitly set is_anonymous=false to get poll_answer updates
+	// echotron ignores IsAnonymous=false because bool false is zero value in scan()
+	vals.Set("is_anonymous", "false")
+
+	if opts != nil && opts.AllowsMultipleAnswers {
+		vals.Set("allows_multiple_answers", "true")
+	}
+
+	// Make the HTTP request
+	resp, err := http.PostForm(baseURL, vals)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+	defer resp.Body.Close()
+
+	// Parse response
+	var result echotron.APIResponseMessage
+	if err := json.NewDecoder(resp.Body).Decode(&result); err != nil {
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("failed to decode response: %w", err)
+	}
+
+	if !result.Ok {
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("telegram API error: %s", result.Description)
+	}
+
+	return &result, nil
+}
+
 func parseCommaSeparatedIDs(envKey, fieldName string) []int64 {
 	value := os.Getenv(envKey)
 	if value == "" {
@@ -221,12 +272,14 @@ func SendQuiz(ctx context.Context, db *sql.DB, api echotron.API, groupID int64)
 		{Text: "Да!"},
 		{Text: "Нет"},
 	}
+
+	// Workaround for echotron bug: IsAnonymous=false is ignored because bool false is zero value
+	// We need to explicitly set is_anonymous=false in the request
 	opts := &echotron.PollOptions{
-		IsAnonymous:           false,
 		AllowsMultipleAnswers: false,
 	}
 
-	result, err := api.SendPoll(groupID, question, options, opts)
+	result, err := sendPollNonAnonymous(groupID, question, options, opts)
 	if err != nil {
 		log.Error().Err(err).Int64("group_id", groupID).Msg("SendPoll failed")
 		return
diff --git a/cmd/main.go b/cmd/main.go
index c214525..40cb280 100644
--- a/cmd/main.go
+++ b/cmd/main.go
@@ -117,11 +117,11 @@ func main() {
 	dsp := echotron.NewDispatcher(botToken, newBot)
 
 	updateOpts := echotron.UpdateOptions{
-		AllowedUpdates: []echotron.UpdateType{
-			echotron.MessageUpdate,
-			echotron.CallbackQueryUpdate,
-			echotron.PollAnswerUpdate,
-		},
+		// AllowedUpdates: []echotron.UpdateType{
+		// 	echotron.MessageUpdate,
+		// 	echotron.CallbackQueryUpdate,
+		// 	echotron.PollAnswerUpdate,
+		// },
 	}
 
 	errChan := make(chan error, 1)
diff --git a/database/database.go b/database/database.go
index 37912f0..b0ed69c 100644
--- a/database/database.go
+++ b/database/database.go
@@ -58,10 +58,17 @@ func GetAllParticipants(ctx context.Context, db *sql.DB, groupID int64) ([]Parti
 	participants := make([]Participant, 0)
 	for rows.Next() {
 		var p Participant
-		var idStr string
-		if err := rows.Scan(&idStr, &p.GroupID, &p.UserID, &p.Username, &p.FullName, &p.CreatedAt); err != nil {
+		var idStr, createdAtStr string
+		if err := rows.Scan(&idStr, &p.GroupID, &p.UserID, &p.Username, &p.FullName, &createdAtStr); err != nil {
 			return nil, err
 		}
+
+		// Parse time string - SQLite returns timestamps as strings
+		p.CreatedAt, _ = time.Parse(time.RFC3339, createdAtStr)
+		if p.CreatedAt.IsZero() {
+			p.CreatedAt, _ = time.Parse("2006-01-02 15:04:05", createdAtStr)
+		}
+
 		p.ID, _ = uuid.Parse(idStr)
 		participants = append(participants, p)
 	}
@@ -131,13 +138,25 @@ func GetAvailablePairs(ctx context.Context, db *sql.DB, groupID int64) ([][2]Par
 	for rows.Next() {
 		var p1, p2 Participant
 		var p1IDStr, p2IDStr string
+		var p1CreatedAtStr, p2CreatedAtStr string
 		p1.GroupID = groupID
 		p2.GroupID = groupID
 
-		if err := rows.Scan(&p1IDStr, &p1.UserID, &p1.Username, &p1.FullName, &p1.CreatedAt,
-			&p2IDStr, &p2.UserID, &p2.Username, &p2.FullName, &p2.CreatedAt); err != nil {
+		if err := rows.Scan(&p1IDStr, &p1.UserID, &p1.Username, &p1.FullName, &p1CreatedAtStr,
+			&p2IDStr, &p2.UserID, &p2.Username, &p2.FullName, &p2CreatedAtStr); err != nil {
 			return nil, err
 		}
+
+		// Parse time strings - SQLite returns timestamps as strings
+		p1.CreatedAt, _ = time.Parse(time.RFC3339, p1CreatedAtStr)
+		if p1.CreatedAt.IsZero() {
+			p1.CreatedAt, _ = time.Parse("2006-01-02 15:04:05", p1CreatedAtStr)
+		}
+		p2.CreatedAt, _ = time.Parse(time.RFC3339, p2CreatedAtStr)
+		if p2.CreatedAt.IsZero() {
+			p2.CreatedAt, _ = time.Parse("2006-01-02 15:04:05", p2CreatedAtStr)
+		}
+
 		p1.ID, _ = uuid.Parse(p1IDStr)
 		p2.ID, _ = uuid.Parse(p2IDStr)
 		pairs = append(pairs, [2]Participant{p1, p2})