diff --git a/roles/sys-alm-telegram/defaults/main.yml b/roles/sys-alm-telegram/defaults/main.yml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..0770ef9c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/roles/sys-alm-telegram/defaults/main.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+telegram_bot_token: ''  # The token of your telegram bot
+telegram_chat_id: ''    # The id of your telegram chat 
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diff --git a/roles/sys-alm-telegram/tasks/main.yml b/roles/sys-alm-telegram/tasks/main.yml
index b8829c55..da946e38 100644
--- a/roles/sys-alm-telegram/tasks/main.yml
+++ b/roles/sys-alm-telegram/tasks/main.yml
@@ -1,3 +1,15 @@
+- name: Fail if Telegram bot credentials are not set
+  assert:
+    that:
+      - telegram_bot_token != ""
+      - telegram_chat_id != ""
+    fail_msg: |
+      Telegram configuration is incomplete!
+      Please provide non‑empty values for:
+        - telegram_bot_token   # Your Telegram bot’s API token
+        - telegram_chat_id     # The Telegram chat ID to send messages to
+  when: run_once_systemd_notifier_telegram is not defined
+
 - name: install curl
   pacman: 
     name: curl