diff --git a/deploy.sh b/deploy.sh
index 1b91d26e5..ace294935 100755
--- a/deploy.sh
+++ b/deploy.sh
@@ -14,6 +14,9 @@ export ECR_SERVER=${ECR_SERVER:-"$AWS_ACCOUNT_ID.dkr.ecr.$AWS_DEFAULT_REGION.ama
 CF_PARAM=TaskImage
 IMAGE_NAME=${ECR_SERVER}/${SERVICE_NAME}
 
+# Start atd
+service atd start
+
 # Sends a Telegram notification with some details about the failure
 # All variables in this function are set by Jenkins
 notify_telegram() {
diff --git a/telegram.sh b/telegram.sh
index 6d9de0ac1..30684dfd0 100755
--- a/telegram.sh
+++ b/telegram.sh
@@ -11,9 +11,6 @@ PR_AUTHOR="$4"
 PR_TITLE="$5"
 PR_LINK="$6"
 
-# Start atd
-service atd start
-
 # Build the failure message
 MESSAGE="*${PR_AUTHOR}*:
 Build *FAILED* for pull request '${PR_TITLE}'