diff --git a/lib/telegrambot.pm b/lib/telegrambot.pm
index 47d2a13..b31da04 100644
--- a/lib/telegrambot.pm
+++ b/lib/telegrambot.pm
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ use Mojo::Base 'Teapot::Bot::Brain';
 
 use conf qw(loadConf);
 use botlib qw(weather logger trim randomCommonPhrase);
-use telegramlib qw(getChat getChatMember sendChatAction visavi);
+use telegramlib qw(visavi);
 use lat qw(latAnswer);
 
 use Exporter qw(import);
@@ -57,6 +57,12 @@ sub __on_msg {
 
 	unless ($myid) {
 		my $myObj = Teapot::Bot::Brain::getMe ($self);
+
+		unless ($myObj) do {
+			sleep 3;
+			$myObj = Teapot::Bot::Brain::getMe ($self);
+		}
+
 		$myid = $myObj->id;
 		# TODO: use these values instead of pre-defined in config!
 		$myusername = $myObj->username;
@@ -100,12 +106,23 @@ sub __on_msg {
 
 		# works only for public chats, so id shoud be < 0.
 		if ($chatid < 0) {
-			my $chatobj = getChat ($self, $chatid);
+			my $chatobj = Teapot::Bot::Brain::getChat ($self, { 'chat_id' => $chatid });
+
+			unless ($chatobj) do {
+				sleep 3;
+				$chatobj = Teapot::Bot::Brain::getChat ($self, { 'chat_id' => $chatid });
+			}
+
 			# actually evaluates to 1 for true and to 0 for false
 			$group_talk = int ($chatobj->{permissions}->{can_send_messages});
-			my $chatObj = getChatMember ($self, $chatid, $myid);
+			my $me = Teapot::Bot::Brain::getChatMember ($self, { 'chat_id' => $chatid, 'user_id' => $myid });
 
-			if ($chatObj->{'status'} eq 'administrator') {
+			unless ($me) do {
+				sleep 3;
+				$me = Teapot::Bot::Brain::getChatMember ($self, { 'chat_id' => $chatid, 'user_id' => $myid });
+			}
+
+			if ($me->{'status'} eq 'administrator') {
 				logger "I can talk in group chat $chatname ($chatid)";
 				$can_talk = 1;
 			} else {
@@ -114,7 +131,7 @@ sub __on_msg {
 				$can_talk = $group_talk;
 			}
 		} else {
-			# private chat, so definely can talk
+			# private chat, so definely bot can talk
 			logger "I can talk in private chat $chatname ($chatid)";
 			$can_talk = 1;
 		}
@@ -165,7 +182,7 @@ sub __on_msg {
 		sleep (int ( rand (2) + 1));
 
 		for (0..(4 + int (rand (3)))) {
-			sendChatAction ($self, $chatid);
+			Teapot::Bot::Brain::sendChatAction ($self, $chatid);
 			sleep(3);
 			sleep 3 unless ($_);
 		}
@@ -242,7 +259,7 @@ sub __on_msg {
 			}
 		}
 
-		sendChatAction ($self, $chatid);
+		Teapot::Bot::Brain::sendChatAction ($self, $chatid);
 		sleep 1;
 		logger sprintf ("Private chat bot reply to $vis_a_vi: %s", $reply);
 		$msg->reply ($reply);
@@ -385,7 +402,7 @@ MYHELP
 				$reply = randomCommonPhrase();
 			}
 
-			sendChatAction ($self, $chatid);
+			Teapot::Bot::Brain::sendChatAction ($self, $chatid);
 			sleep (int (rand (2)));
 			logger sprintf ('In public chat %s (%s) bot reply to %s: %s', $chatname, $chatid, $vis_a_vi, $reply);
 			$msg->reply ($reply);
diff --git a/lib/telegramlib.pm b/lib/telegramlib.pm
index 2ee0d7e..ce5fcce 100644
--- a/lib/telegramlib.pm
+++ b/lib/telegramlib.pm
@@ -13,62 +13,10 @@ use Teapot::Bot::Brain;
 # module shit
 use vars qw/$VERSION/;
 use Exporter qw(import);
-our @EXPORT_OK = qw(getChat getChatMember sendChatAction visavi);
+our @EXPORT_OK = qw(visavi);
 
 $VERSION = '1.0';
 
-# complete framework with our getChat()
-sub getChat {
-	my $self = shift;
-	my $id = shift;
-	my $send_args = {};
-	$send_args->{chat_id} = $id;
-
-	my $token = $self->token;
-	my $url = "https://api.telegram.org/bot${token}/getChat";
-	my $api_response = $self->_post_request ($url, $send_args);
-
-	# we seek for permissions, when making call to this subroutine, but
-	# framework does just omits it, when creating object from hash, so
-	# pick raw json object instead
-
-	#return Teapot::Bot::Object::User->create_from_hash($api_response, $self);
-	return $api_response;
-}
-
-# complete framework with our getChatMember()
-sub getChatMember {
-	my $self = shift;
-	my $chatid = shift;
-	my $userid = shift;
-	my $send_args = {};
-	$send_args->{chat_id} = $chatid;
-	$send_args->{user_id} = $userid;
-	my $token = $self->token;
-	my $url = "https://api.telegram.org/bot${token}/getChatMember";
-	my $api_response = $self->_post_request ($url, $send_args);
-
-	# return Teapot::Bot::Object::User->create_from_hash($api_response, $self);
-	return $api_response;
-}
-
-# complete framework with our sendChatAction()
-# sets bot status to "typing" for 5 seconds
-# # TODO: more actions!
-sub sendChatAction {
-	my $self = shift;
-	my $chatid = shift;
-	my $send_args = {};
-	$send_args->{chat_id} = $chatid;
-	$send_args->{action} = 'typing';
-	my $token = $self->token;
-	my $url = "https://api.telegram.org/bot${token}/sendChatAction";
-	my $api_response = $self->_post_request ($url, $send_args);
-
-	# return Teapot::Bot::Object::User->create_from_hash($api_response, $self);
-	return;
-}
-
 sub visavi {
 	my ($userid, $username, $fullname) = @_;
 	my $name = '';