diff --git a/src/__tests__/bot-commands.test.ts b/src/__tests__/bot-commands.test.ts
index 0bda3ad..9d182d5 100644
--- a/src/__tests__/bot-commands.test.ts
+++ b/src/__tests__/bot-commands.test.ts
@@ -41,12 +41,12 @@ describe("bot messages", () => {
   it("createdMessage uses English bootstrap copy", () => {
     const message = createdMessage(
       "demo-app",
-      "npx @spawn-dock/create --token pair_demo",
+      "npx -y @spawn-dock/create --token pair_demo",
     );
 
     expect(message).toContain("Project demo-app created.");
     expect(message).toContain("1. Run the bootstrap command locally:");
-    expect(message).toContain("npx @spawn-dock/create --token pair_demo");
+    expect(message).toContain("npx -y @spawn-dock/create --token pair_demo");
     expect(message).toContain("2. After bootstrap, run:");
     expect(message).toContain("pnpm run dev");
     expect(message).not.toContain("Links:");
diff --git a/src/bot/polling.ts b/src/bot/polling.ts
index 89d5b1d..7155d51 100644
--- a/src/bot/polling.ts
+++ b/src/bot/polling.ts
@@ -86,7 +86,7 @@ async function processUpdate(cfg: ReturnType<typeof readBotConfig>, update: Tele
     clearTimeout(ackTimeout);
     const slug = data.project.slug;
     const token = data.pairingToken.token;
-    const bootstrapCmd = `npx @spawn-dock/create --token ${token}`;
+    const bootstrapCmd = `npx -y @spawn-dock/create --token ${token}`;
     await sendMessage(
       cfg.telegramBotToken,
       msg.chat.id,