diff --git a/src/bot/joinProcedure.ts b/src/bot/joinProcedure.ts
index 97ed58d..b63f9cf 100644
--- a/src/bot/joinProcedure.ts
+++ b/src/bot/joinProcedure.ts
@@ -132,11 +132,12 @@ export class JoinProcedure {
 
     if (this._isAuthenticated) {
       // Authenticated join: Auth cookies are set but we're on the light-meetings
-      // page (Teams blocks /v2/ for headless browsers). We skip entering a name
-      // and just click "Join now" directly. Teams will use the auth cookies to
-      // identify the user even on the light-meetings page.
-      this._logger.info('Authenticated join on light-meetings: skipping name, clicking Join now directly...');
-      await this._page.waitForTimeout(2000);
+      // page (Teams blocks /v2/ for headless browsers). The light-meetings page
+      // REQUIRES a name to be entered — without it, "Join now" fails with
+      // "All promises were rejected". We enter the bot name AND rely on auth
+      // cookies for identification. Teams will show the user as authenticated.
+      this._logger.info('Authenticated join on light-meetings: entering name (required by light-meetings)...');
+      await this._enterBotName();
     } else {
       // Anonymous join: enter bot name in the name input field
       await this._enterBotName();