diff --git a/services/CompanyRepository.php b/services/CompanyRepository.php
index 5563250..ba06d34 100644
--- a/services/CompanyRepository.php
+++ b/services/CompanyRepository.php
@@ -43,10 +43,13 @@ class CompanyRepository
 
         $fields = ['name', 'display_name', 'phone_number_id', 'display_phone', 'api_base_url', 'api_key', 'bot_type', 'requires_approval', 'is_active', 'config_json', 'erp_active_users'];
 
-        // Checkboxes: absent when unchecked — explicitly set to 0 so UPDATE clears them
-        foreach (['requires_approval', 'is_active'] as $cb) {
-            if (!array_key_exists($cb, $data)) {
-                $data[$cb] = 0;
+        // Checkboxes only default to 0 on full company-form saves (when 'name' is present).
+        // Partial saves (e.g. bot-config saving only config_json) must NOT touch is_active.
+        if (array_key_exists('name', $data)) {
+            foreach (['requires_approval', 'is_active'] as $cb) {
+                if (!array_key_exists($cb, $data)) {
+                    $data[$cb] = 0;
+                }
             }
         }