diff --git a/src/automation/mod.rs b/src/automation/mod.rs
index 40a47ec3..7d5148e7 100644
--- a/src/automation/mod.rs
+++ b/src/automation/mod.rs
@@ -182,14 +182,14 @@ impl AutomationService {
     }
 }
 
-pub async fn execute_compact_prompt() -> Result<(), Box<dyn std::error::Error + Send + Sync>> {
+pub async fn execute_compact_prompt(state: Arc<crate::shared::state::AppState>) -> Result<(), Box<dyn std::error::Error + Send + Sync>> {
     use crate::shared::models::system_automations::dsl::{is_active, system_automations};
     use diesel::prelude::*;
     use log::info;
     use std::sync::Arc;
 
-    let state = Arc::new(crate::shared::state::AppState::default());
-    let service = AutomationService::new(Arc::clone(&state));
+    let state_clone = state.clone();
+let service = AutomationService::new(state_clone);
 
     let mut conn = state
         .conn
diff --git a/src/bot/mod.rs b/src/bot/mod.rs
index 9596e520..ef8fa382 100644
--- a/src/bot/mod.rs
+++ b/src/bot/mod.rs
@@ -625,14 +625,15 @@ let compact_enabled = config_manager
     .parse::<i32>()
     .unwrap_or(0);
 if compact_enabled > 0 {
-    tokio::task::spawn_blocking(move || {
-        loop {
-            if let Err(e) = tokio::runtime::Handle::current().block_on(crate::automation::execute_compact_prompt()) {
-                error!("Failed to execute compact prompt: {}", e);
-            }
-            std::thread::sleep(Duration::from_secs(60));
+let state = self.state.clone();
+tokio::task::spawn_blocking(move || {
+    loop {
+        if let Err(e) = tokio::runtime::Handle::current().block_on(crate::automation::execute_compact_prompt(state.clone())) {
+            error!("Failed to execute compact prompt: {}", e);
         }
-    });
+        std::thread::sleep(Duration::from_secs(60));
+    }
+});
 }
 
         // Save final message with short lock scope
@@ -881,10 +882,7 @@ if compact_enabled > 0 {
 
 impl Default for BotOrchestrator {
     fn default() -> Self {
-        Self {
-            state: Arc::new(AppState::default()),
-            mounted_bots: Arc::new(AsyncMutex::new(HashMap::new())),
-        }
+        panic!("BotOrchestrator::default is not supported; instantiate with BotOrchestrator::new(state)");
     }
 }
 
diff --git a/src/shared/state.rs b/src/shared/state.rs
index 8586c184..eb8ff400 100644
--- a/src/shared/state.rs
+++ b/src/shared/state.rs
@@ -45,34 +45,3 @@ impl Clone for AppState {
         }
     }
 }
-
-impl Default for AppState {
-    fn default() -> Self {
-        Self {
-            drive: None,
-            bucket_name: "default.gbai".to_string(),
-            config: None,
-            conn: Arc::new(Mutex::new(
-                diesel::PgConnection::establish("postgres://localhost/test").unwrap(),
-            )),
-            
-            cache: None,
-            session_manager: Arc::new(tokio::sync::Mutex::new(SessionManager::new(
-                diesel::PgConnection::establish("postgres://localhost/test").unwrap(),
-                None,
-            ))),
-            llm_provider: Arc::new(crate::llm::OpenAIClient::new(
-                "empty".to_string(),
-                Some("http://localhost:8081".to_string()),
-            )),
-            auth_service: Arc::new(tokio::sync::Mutex::new(AuthService::new(
-                
-            ))),
-            channels: Arc::new(Mutex::new(HashMap::new())),
-            response_channels: Arc::new(tokio::sync::Mutex::new(HashMap::new())),
-            web_adapter: Arc::new(WebChannelAdapter::new()),
-            voice_adapter: Arc::new(VoiceAdapter::new(
-            )),
-        }
-    }
-}