diff --git a/packages/bot/src/main.ts b/packages/bot/src/main.ts
index c6ccd605b..89527cbe4 100644
--- a/packages/bot/src/main.ts
+++ b/packages/bot/src/main.ts
@@ -5,63 +5,106 @@ import {
 } from './core/blitzkit/nonBlockingPromises';
 import { manager } from './core/discord/manager';
 
-console.log('pre manager event listeners and spawn');
+async function setupShardManager() {
+  console.log('Pre-manager setup starting...');
 
-const shards = await manager
-  .on('shardCreate', (shard) => {
-    console.log(`🟡 Launching shard ${shard.id}`);
-    shard.on('ready', () => console.log(`🟢 Launched shard ${shard.id}`));
-  })
-  .spawn();
+  // Set up a promise that resolves when all shards are ready
+  const readyShards = new Set();
+  const totalShards = manager.totalShards;
 
-console.log('post manager event listeners and spawn');
+  // Create a promise that resolves when all shards are ready
+  const allShardsReady = new Promise((resolve, reject) => {
+    const timeout = setTimeout(() => {
+      reject(new Error('Shard initialization timed out after 60 seconds'));
+    }, 60000); // 60 second timeout
 
-try {
-  let servers = 0;
-  let channels = 0;
-  let users = 0;
+    manager.on('shardCreate', (shard) => {
+      console.log(`🟡 Launching shard ${shard.id}`);
 
-  for (const [, shard] of shards) {
-    // wtf is this typing bro???
-    const guilds = (await shard.fetchClientValue('guilds.cache')) as any;
+      shard.on('ready', () => {
+        console.log(`🟢 Launched shard ${shard.id}`);
+        readyShards.add(shard.id);
 
-    servers += guilds.length;
-
-    for (const guild of guilds) {
-      channels += guild.channels.length;
-      users += guild.memberCount;
-    }
-  }
-
-  const awaitedTankDefinitions = await tankDefinitions;
-  const tanks = Object.values(awaitedTankDefinitions.tanks).length;
-  const awaitedDiscoveredIdsDefinitions = await discoveredIdsDefinitions;
-  const usernames = awaitedDiscoveredIdsDefinitions.count;
-
-  manager.broadcastEval(
-    (client, { servers, users, channels, tanks, usernames }) => {
-      const bios = [
-        `Living in ${servers.toLocaleString()} servers`,
-        `Serving ${users.toLocaleString()} users`,
-        `Observing ${channels.toLocaleString()} channels`,
-        `Tinkering with ${tanks.toLocaleString()} tanks`,
-        `Memorizing ${usernames.toLocaleString()} usernames`,
-      ];
-
-      client.user?.setPresence({
-        activities: [
-          {
-            type: ActivityType.Custom,
-            name: bios[Math.floor(Math.random() * bios.length)],
-          },
-        ],
+        if (readyShards.size === totalShards) {
+          clearTimeout(timeout);
+          resolve(true);
+        }
       });
-    },
-    { context: { servers, channels, users, tanks, usernames } },
-  );
-} catch (error) {
-  console.warn(
-    'An error occurred when setting up presence, ignoring to keep the process alive',
-    error,
-  );
+
+      shard.on('error', (error) => {
+        console.error(`❌ Shard ${shard.id} encountered an error:`, error);
+      });
+
+      shard.on('disconnect', () => {
+        console.warn(`⚠️ Shard ${shard.id} disconnected`);
+      });
+    });
+  });
+
+  try {
+    console.log('Spawning shards...');
+    const shards = await manager.spawn();
+    console.log('Shards spawned, waiting for ready state...');
+
+    // Wait for all shards to be ready
+    await allShardsReady;
+    console.log('All shards ready, setting up presence...');
+
+    // Fetch statistics
+    let servers = 0;
+    let channels = 0;
+    let users = 0;
+
+    for (const [, shard] of shards) {
+      try {
+        const guilds = (await shard.fetchClientValue('guilds.cache')) as any;
+        servers += guilds.length;
+
+        for (const guild of guilds) {
+          channels += guild.channels.length;
+          users += guild.memberCount;
+        }
+      } catch (error) {
+        console.error(`Failed to fetch statistics from shard:`, error);
+      }
+    }
+
+    const [awaitedTankDefinitions, awaitedDiscoveredIdsDefinitions] =
+      await Promise.all([tankDefinitions, discoveredIdsDefinitions]);
+
+    const tanks = Object.values(awaitedTankDefinitions.tanks).length;
+    const usernames = awaitedDiscoveredIdsDefinitions.count;
+
+    await manager.broadcastEval(
+      (client, { servers, users, channels, tanks, usernames }) => {
+        const bios = [
+          `Living in ${servers.toLocaleString()} servers`,
+          `Serving ${users.toLocaleString()} users`,
+          `Observing ${channels.toLocaleString()} channels`,
+          `Tinkering with ${tanks.toLocaleString()} tanks`,
+          `Memorizing ${usernames.toLocaleString()} usernames`,
+        ];
+
+        client.user?.setPresence({
+          activities: [
+            {
+              type: ActivityType.Custom,
+              name: bios[Math.floor(Math.random() * bios.length)],
+            },
+          ],
+        });
+      },
+      { context: { servers, channels, users, tanks, usernames } },
+    );
+
+    console.log('Bot startup complete!');
+  } catch (error) {
+    console.error('Critical error during startup:', error);
+    throw error;
+  }
 }
+
+setupShardManager().catch((error) => {
+  console.error('Failed to start the bot:', error);
+  process.exit(1);
+});