diff --git a/src/quickbot/config/__init__.py b/src/quickbot/config/__init__.py
index d36998b..063873d 100644
--- a/src/quickbot/config/__init__.py
+++ b/src/quickbot/config/__init__.py
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ class Config(BaseSettings):
             )
             else ''
         }"
-    
+
     TELEGRAM_WEBHOOK_AUTH_KEY: str = "changethis"
 
     TELEGRAM_BOT_USERNAME: str = "quickbot"
diff --git a/src/quickbot/main.py b/src/quickbot/main.py
index 5561d71..f9a92cd 100644
--- a/src/quickbot/main.py
+++ b/src/quickbot/main.py
@@ -85,7 +85,9 @@ class QBotApp(Generic[UserType, ConfigType], FastAPI):
 
             user_class = DefaultUser
 
-        self.allowed_updates = allowed_updates or ["message", "callback_query"]
+        self.allowed_updates = list(
+            (set(allowed_updates or [])).union({"message", "callback_query"})
+        )
 
         self.user_class = user_class
         self.entity_metadata: EntityMetadata = user_class.entity_metadata