diff --git a/bot/handlers/user/start.py b/bot/handlers/user/start.py
index f0cdb70..cff7e98 100644
--- a/bot/handlers/user/start.py
+++ b/bot/handlers/user/start.py
@@ -575,6 +575,7 @@ async def start_command_handler(message: types.Message,
             else:
                 await session.rollback()
                 logging.warning(f"Failed to auto-apply promo code '{promo_code_to_apply}' for user {user_id}: {result}")
+                await message.answer(str(result), parse_mode="HTML")
                 # Continue to show main menu if promo failed
 
         except Exception as e: