diff --git a/internal/driver/driver.go b/internal/driver/driver.go
index 7f85aa1..a3d86c7 100644
--- a/internal/driver/driver.go
+++ b/internal/driver/driver.go
@@ -76,6 +76,19 @@ func (d *Driver) Run(ctx context.Context) error {
 // processChanges now takes and modifies the AppState directly.
 func (d *Driver) processChanges(appState *storage.AppState, scrapedBags map[string]crawler.Bag) (bool, []string) {
 	var notifications []string
+	if appState == nil {
+		log.Println("⚠️ AppState is nil, initializing a new one.")
+		appState = &storage.AppState{
+			Bags:    make(map[string]crawler.Bag),
+			ChatIDs: make([]int64, 0),
+		}
+	}
+
+	if appState.Bags == nil {
+		log.Println("⚠️ AppState.Bags is nil, initializing a new map.")
+		appState.Bags = make(map[string]crawler.Bag)
+	}
+
 	hasChanges := false
 
 	for sku, newBag := range scrapedBags {