diff --git a/apps/bot/src/telegram/commands/groups.ts b/apps/bot/src/telegram/commands/groups.ts
index 72d406a..cd43fda 100644
--- a/apps/bot/src/telegram/commands/groups.ts
+++ b/apps/bot/src/telegram/commands/groups.ts
@@ -3,7 +3,10 @@ import { db } from "../../db.js";
 
 export async function handleGroups(ctx: Context): Promise<void> {
   const text = ctx.message?.text ?? "";
-  const label = text.replace(/^\/groups\s*/, "").trim().replace(/^["']|["']$/g, "");
+  const label = text
+    .replace(/^\/groups\s*/, "")
+    .trim()
+    .replace(/^["'“”‘’]|["'“”‘’]$/g, "");
   if (!label) {
     await ctx.reply('Usage: /groups "Account Label"');
     return;
diff --git a/apps/bot/src/telegram/commands/pair.ts b/apps/bot/src/telegram/commands/pair.ts
index 66f88d7..029b009 100644
--- a/apps/bot/src/telegram/commands/pair.ts
+++ b/apps/bot/src/telegram/commands/pair.ts
@@ -12,7 +12,10 @@ const qrMessageIdByAccount = new Map<string, number>();
 
 export async function handlePair(ctx: Context): Promise<void> {
   const text = ctx.message?.text ?? "";
-  const label = text.replace(/^\/pair\s*/, "").trim().replace(/^["']|["']$/g, "");
+  const label = text
+    .replace(/^\/pair\s*/, "")
+    .trim()
+    .replace(/^["'“”‘’]|["'“”‘’]$/g, "");
   if (!label) {
     await ctx.reply('Usage: /pair "Account Label"');
     return;
diff --git a/apps/bot/src/telegram/commands/unpair.ts b/apps/bot/src/telegram/commands/unpair.ts
index a3079a6..d3b2c8c 100644
--- a/apps/bot/src/telegram/commands/unpair.ts
+++ b/apps/bot/src/telegram/commands/unpair.ts
@@ -10,7 +10,10 @@ import { writeAuditLog } from "../../audit.js";
 
 export async function handleUnpair(ctx: Context): Promise<void> {
   const text = ctx.message?.text ?? "";
-  const label = text.replace(/^\/unpair\s*/, "").trim().replace(/^["']|["']$/g, "");
+  const label = text
+    .replace(/^\/unpair\s*/, "")
+    .trim()
+    .replace(/^["'“”‘’]|["'“”‘’]$/g, "");
   if (!label) {
     await ctx.reply('Usage: /unpair "Account Label"');
     return;
diff --git a/apps/bot/src/whatsapp/session.ts b/apps/bot/src/whatsapp/session.ts
index c0e7940..52f7314 100644
--- a/apps/bot/src/whatsapp/session.ts
+++ b/apps/bot/src/whatsapp/session.ts
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ import { join } from "node:path";
 import {
   makeWASocket,
   useMultiFileAuthState,
+  fetchLatestBaileysVersion,
   type WASocket,
   type ConnectionState,
   DisconnectReason,
@@ -34,9 +35,14 @@ export async function startSession(params: {
 
   const { state, saveCreds } = await useMultiFileAuthState(sessionDir);
 
+  // Fetch the WhatsApp Web version Baileys should announce. Without this,
+  // the noise handshake fails because WA's server-side rejects stale versions.
+  const { version, isLatest } = await fetchLatestBaileysVersion();
+  logger.info({ accountId, version, isLatest }, "session: using WA Web version");
+
   const socket = makeWASocket({
+    version,
     auth: state,
-    printQRInTerminal: false,
     browser: Browsers.macOS("Safari"),
     syncFullHistory: false,
     logger: logger.child({ accountId, component: "baileys" }) as never,