diff --git a/.env.example b/.env.example
index 937dd20..9b83aac 100644
--- a/.env.example
+++ b/.env.example
@@ -10,3 +10,9 @@ APOLLO_BACKEND_GRAPHQL_URL=http://apollo-backend:4000/graphql
 HATCHET_CLIENT_TOKEN=
 HATCHET_CLIENT_HOST_PORT=fregat-hatchet-engine:7070
 HATCHET_WORKER_NAME=fregat-hatchet-worker
+
+CHAT_CRON_ENABLED=1
+CHAT_CRON_INTERVAL_SEC=300
+
+TELEGRAM_BOT_TOKEN=
+MAX_BOT_WEBHOOK_URL=
diff --git a/src/chat-health-cron.js b/src/chat-health-cron.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..126bb4c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/chat-health-cron.js
@@ -0,0 +1,52 @@
+function isEnabled(value) {
+  return ['1', 'true', 'yes', 'on'].includes(String(value || '').toLowerCase());
+}
+
+async function checkBackendHealth() {
+  const url = process.env.APOLLO_BACKEND_GRAPHQL_URL;
+  if (!url) {
+    return 'backend_url_missing';
+  }
+
+  try {
+    const response = await fetch(url, {
+      method: 'POST',
+      headers: { 'content-type': 'application/json' },
+      body: JSON.stringify({ query: 'query Healthcheck { healthcheck }' }),
+    });
+
+    if (!response.ok) {
+      return `backend_http_${response.status}`;
+    }
+
+    const payload = await response.json();
+    if (payload.errors?.length) {
+      return `backend_graphql_error:${payload.errors[0].message}`;
+    }
+
+    return 'backend_ok';
+  } catch (error) {
+    return `backend_unreachable:${error.message}`;
+  }
+}
+
+async function runHealthTick() {
+  const telegram = process.env.TELEGRAM_BOT_TOKEN ? 'configured' : 'missing';
+  const max = process.env.MAX_BOT_WEBHOOK_URL ? 'configured' : 'missing';
+  const backend = await checkBackendHealth();
+
+  console.log(`[chat-cron] telegram=${telegram} max=${max} backend=${backend}`);
+}
+
+export function startChatHealthCron() {
+  if (!isEnabled(process.env.CHAT_CRON_ENABLED ?? '1')) {
+    return;
+  }
+
+  const intervalSec = Number(process.env.CHAT_CRON_INTERVAL_SEC ?? 300);
+  const safeIntervalSec = Number.isFinite(intervalSec) && intervalSec > 0 ? intervalSec : 300;
+
+  runHealthTick();
+  const timer = setInterval(runHealthTick, safeIntervalSec * 1000);
+  timer.unref();
+}
diff --git a/src/worker.js b/src/worker.js
index 832cb38..8117ad6 100644
--- a/src/worker.js
+++ b/src/worker.js
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 import 'dotenv/config';
 
+import { startChatHealthCron } from './chat-health-cron.js';
 import { hatchet } from './hatchet-client.js';
 import { orderStatusNotifier } from './workflows/order-status-notifier.js';
 import { referralBalanceSync } from './workflows/referral-balance-sync.js';
@@ -7,6 +8,8 @@ import { referralBalanceSync } from './workflows/referral-balance-sync.js';
 const workerName = process.env.HATCHET_WORKER_NAME || 'fregat-hatchet-worker';
 
 async function main() {
+  startChatHealthCron();
+
   const worker = await hatchet.worker(workerName, {
     workflows: [orderStatusNotifier, referralBalanceSync],
     slots: 10,