diff --git a/src/config/Config.ts b/src/config/Config.ts
index 4413be59..83288f97 100644
--- a/src/config/Config.ts
+++ b/src/config/Config.ts
@@ -767,6 +767,9 @@ remove "useLegacySledStore" from your configuration file, and restart Hookshot.
         if (this.jira) {
             services.push("jira");
         }
+        if (this.challengeHound) {
+            services.push("challengehound");
+        }
         return services;
     }
 
diff --git a/src/hound/reader.ts b/src/hound/reader.ts
index 4fe46019..06e92201 100644
--- a/src/hound/reader.ts
+++ b/src/hound/reader.ts
@@ -72,6 +72,7 @@ export class HoundReader {
         });
 
         log.debug('Loaded activity URLs:', [...this.urls].join(', '));
+        void this.pollFeeds();
     }
 
     public stop() {