Bug: After updating Docker image to latest (2026.2.14), all incoming Telegram messages fail
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all incoming Telegram messages fail:
[telegram] handler failed: Error: Session file path must be within sessions directory
Container: ghcr.io/hostinger/hvps-openclaw:latest, HOME=/data, Hostinger VPS.
Tried: clearing sessions.json, removing .bak/.deleted files, openclaw doctor --fix. Same error.
[telegram] handler failed: Error: Session file path must be within sessions directory
Container: ghcr.io/hostinger/hvps-openclaw:latest, HOME=/data, Hostinger VPS.
Tried: clearing sessions.json, removing .bak/.deleted files, openclaw doctor --fix. Same error.
Solution
After restart, send a DM to each bot and run:
You should see sessions being created under each agent, and importantly no handler failures.
If it does reappear, it usually means the container still booted an older OpenClaw (PATH/entrypoint overwrite) despite the manual install — but if
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