diff --git a/telebot/__init__.py b/telebot/__init__.py
index d0ab64d5a..19f85f2d2 100644
--- a/telebot/__init__.py
+++ b/telebot/__init__.py
@@ -195,8 +195,7 @@ def __init__(
 
         if validate_token:
             util.validate_token(self.token)
-
-        self.bot_id = util.extract_bot_id(self.token) # subject to change in future, unspecified
+            self.bot_id = util.extract_bot_id(self.token) # subject to change in future, unspecified
 
         # logs-related
         if colorful_logs:
@@ -1184,9 +1183,6 @@ def polling(self, non_stop: Optional[bool]=False, skip_pending: Optional[bool]=F
         if restart_on_change:
             self._setup_change_detector(path_to_watch)
 
-        if not self._user:
-            self._user = self.get_me()
-
         logger.info('Starting your bot with username: [@%s]', self.user.username)
             
         if self.threaded:
diff --git a/telebot/async_telebot.py b/telebot/async_telebot.py
index 705012f77..5302000ff 100644
--- a/telebot/async_telebot.py
+++ b/telebot/async_telebot.py
@@ -193,8 +193,7 @@ def __init__(self, token: str, parse_mode: Optional[str]=None, offset: Optional[
 
         if validate_token:
             util.validate_token(self.token)
-        
-        self.bot_id: int = util.extract_bot_id(self.token) # subject to change, unspecified
+            self.bot_id: int = util.extract_bot_id(self.token) # subject to change, unspecified
             
 
     @property
@@ -437,8 +436,7 @@ async def _process_polling(self, non_stop: bool=False, interval: int=0, timeout:
             # show warning
             logger.warning("Setting non_stop to False will stop polling on API and system exceptions.")
 
-        if not self._user:
-            self._user = await self.get_me()
+        self._user = await self.get_me()
             
         logger.info('Starting your bot with username: [@%s]', self.user.username)