diff --git a/mautrix_telegram/__main__.py b/mautrix_telegram/__main__.py
index fcee1bd0..3279763c 100644
--- a/mautrix_telegram/__main__.py
+++ b/mautrix_telegram/__main__.py
@@ -104,8 +104,6 @@ class TelegramBridge(Bridge):
         self.log.info("Finished re-sending bridge info state events")
 
     def prepare_stop(self) -> None:
-        for puppet in Puppet.by_custom_mxid.values():
-            puppet.stop()
         self.add_shutdown_actions(user.stop() for user in User.by_tgid.values())
         if self.bot:
             self.add_shutdown_actions(self.bot.stop())
diff --git a/mautrix_telegram/commands/portal/admin.py b/mautrix_telegram/commands/portal/admin.py
index 7b74f079..cb6081d7 100644
--- a/mautrix_telegram/commands/portal/admin.py
+++ b/mautrix_telegram/commands/portal/admin.py
@@ -39,8 +39,6 @@ async def clear_db_cache(evt: CommandEvent) -> EventID:
         await evt.reply("Cleared portal cache")
     elif section == "puppet":
         pu.Puppet.by_tgid = {}
-        for puppet in pu.Puppet.by_custom_mxid.values():
-            puppet.stop()
         pu.Puppet.by_custom_mxid = {}
         await asyncio.gather(
             *[puppet.try_start() async for puppet in pu.Puppet.all_with_custom_mxid()]
@@ -69,8 +67,6 @@ async def reload_user(evt: CommandEvent) -> EventID:
     if not user:
         return await evt.reply("User not found")
     puppet = await pu.Puppet.get_by_custom_mxid(mxid)
-    if puppet:
-        puppet.stop()
     await user.stop()
     del u.User.by_tgid[user.tgid]
     del u.User.by_mxid[user.mxid]
diff --git a/requirements.txt b/requirements.txt
index 55b2cff9..34a13f8b 100644
--- a/requirements.txt
+++ b/requirements.txt
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ python-magic>=0.4,<0.5
 commonmark>=0.8,<0.10
 aiohttp>=3,<4
 yarl>=1,<2
-mautrix>=0.20.0,<0.21
+mautrix>=0.20.1,<0.21
 tulir-telethon==1.30.0a2
 asyncpg>=0.20,<0.28
 mako>=1,<2