diff --git a/src/bot/commands/subscribe.rs b/src/bot/commands/subscribe.rs
index c816d9ff..18bd7e45 100644
--- a/src/bot/commands/subscribe.rs
+++ b/src/bot/commands/subscribe.rs
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ use crate::config::Config;
 use crate::db::feeds;
 use crate::db::telegram;
 use crate::db::telegram::NewTelegramSubscription;
+use crate::deliver::DeliverChatUpdatesJob;
 use crate::models::telegram_subscription::TelegramSubscription;
 use crate::sync::reader;
 use crate::sync::SyncFeedJob;
@@ -12,6 +13,7 @@ use diesel::r2d2::ConnectionManager;
 use diesel::r2d2::Pool;
 use diesel::Connection;
 use diesel::PgConnection;
+use fang::Runnable;
 use url::Url;
 
 static COMMAND: &str = "/subscribe";
@@ -25,6 +27,7 @@ enum SubscriptionError {
     UrlIsNotFeed,
     SubscriptionAlreadyExists,
     SubscriptionCountLimit,
+    SyncError,
 }
 
 impl From<diesel::result::Error> for SubscriptionError {
@@ -52,6 +55,7 @@ impl Subscribe {
             Err(SubscriptionError::SubscriptionCountLimit) => {
                 "You exceeded the number of subscriptions".to_string()
             }
+            Err(SubscriptionError::SyncError) => "Failed to sync your feed".to_string(),
         }
     }
 
@@ -78,7 +82,11 @@ impl Subscribe {
             let subscription =
                 telegram::create_subscription(db_connection, new_telegram_subscription).unwrap();
 
-            SyncFeedJob::new(feed.id).enqueue(db_connection).unwrap();
+            if let Err(_err) = SyncFeedJob::new(feed.id).run(db_connection) {
+                return Err(SubscriptionError::SyncError);
+            }
+
+            DeliverChatUpdatesJob::new(chat.id).deliver(db_connection);
 
             Ok(subscription)
         })
diff --git a/src/deliver/deliver_chat_updates_job.rs b/src/deliver/deliver_chat_updates_job.rs
index 40149cde..87d661ae 100644
--- a/src/deliver/deliver_chat_updates_job.rs
+++ b/src/deliver/deliver_chat_updates_job.rs
@@ -60,6 +60,10 @@ pub struct DeliverChatUpdatesJob {
 }
 
 impl DeliverChatUpdatesJob {
+    pub fn new(chat_id: i64) -> Self {
+        Self { chat_id }
+    }
+
     pub fn deliver(&self, db_connection: &PgConnection) {
         let subscriptions =
             telegram::find_unread_subscriptions_for_chat(db_connection, self.chat_id).unwrap();
diff --git a/src/sync/sync_feed_job.rs b/src/sync/sync_feed_job.rs
index 85ed6bf7..24739992 100644
--- a/src/sync/sync_feed_job.rs
+++ b/src/sync/sync_feed_job.rs
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ impl Runnable for SyncFeedJob {
 
 impl SyncFeedJob {
     pub fn new(feed_id: i64) -> Self {
-        SyncFeedJob { feed_id }
+        Self { feed_id }
     }
 
     pub fn enqueue(&self, connection: &PgConnection) -> Result<fang::Task, diesel::result::Error> {