diff --git a/bot.py b/bot.py
index 94d76c2..f219600 100644
--- a/bot.py
+++ b/bot.py
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ import requests as r
 import youtube_dl
 from requests_toolbelt.downloadutils import stream
 
-
+import telegram
 from telegram import Update
 from telegram.ext import (
     CallbackContext,
@@ -19,6 +19,12 @@ from telegram.ext import (
 URL_REGEX = r"https?:\/\/(www\.)?[-a-zA-Z0-9@:%._\+~#=]{1,256}\.[a-zA-Z0-9()]{1,6}\b([-a-zA-Z0-9()!@:%_\+.~#?&\/\/=]*)"
 
 
+def start(update: Update, context: CallbackContext):
+    update.message.reply(
+        "This bot downloads the video from any link sent to it. @MisterBiggs for more help."
+    )
+
+
 def url_search(update: Update, context: CallbackContext) -> None:
     msg = update.message.text.strip()
     print(msg)
@@ -26,6 +32,9 @@ def url_search(update: Update, context: CallbackContext) -> None:
         ydl_opts = {}
         with youtube_dl.YoutubeDL(ydl_opts) as ydl:
             vid = ydl.extract_info(msg)
+            context.bot.send_chat_action(
+                chat_id=update.message.chat_id, action=telegram.ChatAction.UPLOAD_VIDEO
+            )
             print(vid.keys())
             b = io.BytesIO()
             resp = r.get(vid["url"], stream=True)
@@ -39,6 +48,8 @@ def url_search(update: Update, context: CallbackContext) -> None:
 
 updater = Updater(os.environ["TELEGRAM"])
 
+updater.dispatcher.add_handler(CommandHandler("start", start))
+updater.dispatcher.add_handler(CommandHandler("help", start))
 updater.dispatcher.add_handler(CommandHandler("dl", url_search))
 updater.dispatcher.add_handler(MessageHandler(Filters.text, url_search))