diff --git a/Cargo.lock b/Cargo.lock
index d001e363c8..a140d8300f 100644
--- a/Cargo.lock
+++ b/Cargo.lock
@@ -140,7 +140,9 @@ dependencies = [
  "ic-ledger-types",
  "ic-stable-structures",
  "icrc-ledger-types",
+ "icrc_ledger_canister",
  "icrc_ledger_canister_c2c_client",
+ "ledger_utils",
  "local_user_index_canister",
  "local_user_index_canister_c2c_client",
  "msgpack",
diff --git a/backend/canisters/airdrop_bot/CHANGELOG.md b/backend/canisters/airdrop_bot/CHANGELOG.md
index 5fc2da6919..97548d4b6f 100644
--- a/backend/canisters/airdrop_bot/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/backend/canisters/airdrop_bot/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ The format is based on [Keep a Changelog](https://keepachangelog.com/en/1.0.0/).
 - Serialize large integers as strings when using MessagePack ([#6315](https://github.com/open-chat-labs/open-chat/pull/6315))
 - Increase max stable memory read / write buffer size ([#6440](https://github.com/open-chat-labs/open-chat/pull/6440))
 - Introduce `TimerJobQueue` and use it for distributing airdrops ([#6498](https://github.com/open-chat-labs/open-chat/pull/6498))
+- Refund user who sent tokens to the AirdropBot ([#6521](https://github.com/open-chat-labs/open-chat/pull/6521))
 
 ## [[2.0.1314](https://github.com/open-chat-labs/open-chat/releases/tag/v2.0.1314-airdrop_bot)] - 2024-09-02
 
diff --git a/backend/canisters/airdrop_bot/impl/Cargo.toml b/backend/canisters/airdrop_bot/impl/Cargo.toml
index fe08e1123a..f8e37a094d 100644
--- a/backend/canisters/airdrop_bot/impl/Cargo.toml
+++ b/backend/canisters/airdrop_bot/impl/Cargo.toml
@@ -24,8 +24,10 @@ ic-cdk = { workspace = true }
 ic-cdk-timers = { workspace = true }
 ic-ledger-types = { workspace = true }
 ic-stable-structures = { workspace = true }
+icrc_ledger_canister = { path = "../../../external_canisters/icrc_ledger/api" }
 icrc_ledger_canister_c2c_client = { path = "../../../external_canisters/icrc_ledger/c2c_client" }
 icrc-ledger-types = { workspace = true }
+ledger_utils = { path = "../../../libraries/ledger_utils" }
 local_user_index_canister_c2c_client = { path = "../../local_user_index/c2c_client" }
 local_user_index_canister = { path = "../../local_user_index/api" }
 msgpack = { path = "../../../libraries/msgpack" }
diff --git a/backend/canisters/airdrop_bot/impl/src/lifecycle/post_upgrade.rs b/backend/canisters/airdrop_bot/impl/src/lifecycle/post_upgrade.rs
index 55ff5178da..ed27769947 100644
--- a/backend/canisters/airdrop_bot/impl/src/lifecycle/post_upgrade.rs
+++ b/backend/canisters/airdrop_bot/impl/src/lifecycle/post_upgrade.rs
@@ -2,11 +2,16 @@ use crate::lifecycle::{init_env, init_state};
 use crate::memory::get_upgrades_memory;
 use crate::Data;
 use airdrop_bot_canister::post_upgrade::Args;
+use candid::Principal;
 use canister_logger::LogEntry;
 use canister_tracing_macros::trace;
 use ic_cdk::post_upgrade;
+use icrc_ledger_canister::icrc1_transfer;
+use ledger_utils::convert_to_subaccount;
 use stable_memory::get_reader;
+use std::time::Duration;
 use tracing::info;
+use types::Cryptocurrency::CHAT;
 
 #[post_upgrade]
 #[trace]
@@ -22,4 +27,22 @@ fn post_upgrade(args: Args) {
     init_state(env, data, args.wasm_version);
 
     info!(version = %args.wasm_version, "Post-upgrade complete");
+
+    ic_cdk_timers::set_timer(Duration::ZERO, || ic_cdk::spawn(refund_user()));
+}
+
+async fn refund_user() {
+    let principal = Principal::from_text("ioprk-aqaaa-aaaaf-atcza-cai").unwrap();
+    let _ = icrc_ledger_canister_c2c_client::icrc1_transfer(
+        CHAT.ledger_canister_id().unwrap(),
+        &icrc1_transfer::Args {
+            from_subaccount: Some(convert_to_subaccount(&principal).0),
+            to: principal.into(),
+            fee: None,
+            created_at_time: None,
+            memo: None,
+            amount: 1825800000u64.into(),
+        },
+    )
+    .await;
 }