diff --git a/src/tg_bot.py b/src/tg_bot.py
index 04f046f..fcd9eaf 100644
--- a/src/tg_bot.py
+++ b/src/tg_bot.py
@@ -453,7 +453,8 @@ def _handle_callback(tg_cfg: TelegramConfig, cfg: Config, cb: dict):
 
 def _handle_message(tg_cfg: TelegramConfig, cfg: Config, msg: dict):
     chat_id = msg["chat"]["id"]
-    text = msg.get("text", "").strip()
+    text = msg.get("text") or msg.get("caption") or ""
+    text = text.strip()
     conv = load_conversation(chat_id)
 
     if not conv: