diff --git a/python/signal_bot/models.py b/python/signal_bot/models.py
index cd87fdb..c58238a 100644
--- a/python/signal_bot/models.py
+++ b/python/signal_bot/models.py
@@ -68,3 +68,7 @@ class BotConfig(BaseModel):
     signal_api_url: str
     phone_number: str
     inventory_file: str = "van_inventory.json"
+    cmd_prefix: str = "!"
+    reconnect_delay: int = 5
+    max_reconnect_delay: int = 300
+    max_retries: int = 10