diff --git a/bin/process_batch.sh b/bin/process_batch.sh
index 5fa0e1e..dd40d28 100755
--- a/bin/process_batch.sh
+++ b/bin/process_batch.sh
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ USAGE='process_update.sh [-h|--help] -w|--watch [-n|--lines n] [file] [debug]'
 #        AUTHOR: KayM (gnadelwartz), kay@rrr.de
 #       CREATED: 27.02.2021 13:14
 #
-#### $$VERSION$$ v1.45-dev-52-g84ff8ce
+#### $$VERSION$$ v1.45-dev-53-g941598d
 #===============================================================================
 
 ####
@@ -62,9 +62,11 @@ tail ${follow} ${lines} "${file}" |\
     while IFS="" read -r input
     do 
 	# read json from stdin and convert update format
-	json='{"result": ['"${input}"']}'
+	# replace any ID named BOTADMIN with ID of bot admin
+	: "${input//\"id\":BOTADMIN,/\"id\":${BOT_ADMIN},}"
+	json='{"result": ['"${_}"']}'
 	UPDATE="$(${JSONSHFILE} -b -n <<<"${json}" 2>/dev/null)"
 
 	# process telegram update
-	"${COMMAND}" "$1"
+	"${COMMAND}" "$2"
     done 
diff --git a/bin/process_update.sh b/bin/process_update.sh
index ec36da8..439679d 100755
--- a/bin/process_update.sh
+++ b/bin/process_update.sh
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ USAGE='process_update.sh [-h|--help] [debug] [<file]'
 #        AUTHOR: KayM (gnadelwartz), kay@rrr.de
 #       CREATED: 30.01.2021 19:14
 #
-#### $$VERSION$$ v1.45-dev-38-g882efa8
+#### $$VERSION$$ v1.45-dev-53-g941598d
 #===============================================================================
 
 ####
@@ -31,7 +31,9 @@ print_help "${1:-nix}"
 # ready, do stuff here -----
 
 # read json from stdin and convert update format
+# replace any ID named BOTADMIN with ID of bot admin
 json='{"result": ['"$(cat)"']}'
+json="${json//\"id\":BOTADMIN,/\"id\":${BOT_ADMIN},}"
 UPDATE="$(${JSONSHFILE} -b -n <<<"${json}" 2>/dev/null)"
 
 # process telegram update
diff --git a/bin/promote_user.sh b/bin/promote_user.sh
index fdcaad0..a0faa63 100755
--- a/bin/promote_user.sh
+++ b/bin/promote_user.sh
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ USAGE='promote_user.sh [-h|--help] "CHAT[ID]" "USER[ID]" "right[:true|false]" ..
 #        AUTHOR: KayM (gnadelwartz), kay@rrr.de
 #       CREATED: 25.01.2021 22:34
 #
-#### $$VERSION$$ v1.40-0-gf9dab50
+#### $$VERSION$$ v1.45-dev-53-g941598d
 #===============================================================================
 
 ####
diff --git a/examples/webhook/json.txt b/examples/webhook/json.txt
index 6cf3c52..4defd69 100644
--- a/examples/webhook/json.txt
+++ b/examples/webhook/json.txt
@@ -1 +1 @@
-{"update_id":665220889,"message":{"message_id":760,"from":{"id":586928566,"is_bot":false,"first_name":"Kay","last_name":"M","username":"KayM","language_code":"de"},"chat":{"id":589682731,"first_name":"Kay","last_name":"M","username":"KayM","type":"private"},"date":1612029749,"text":"/info","entities":[{"offset":0,"length":5,"type":"bot_command"}]}}
+{"update_id":665220889,"message":{"message_id":760,"from":{"id":BOTADMIN,"is_bot":false,"first_name":"Kay","last_name":"M","username":"KayM","language_code":"de"},"chat":{"id":BOTADMIN,"first_name":"Kay","last_name":"M","username":"KayM","type":"private"},"date":1612029749,"text":"/info","entities":[{"offset":0,"length":5,"type":"bot_command"}]}}