diff --git a/src/telegram/bot-message-dispatch.ts b/src/telegram/bot-message-dispatch.ts
index 42640546e24..111e5991a72 100644
--- a/src/telegram/bot-message-dispatch.ts
+++ b/src/telegram/bot-message-dispatch.ts
@@ -190,15 +190,15 @@ export const dispatchTelegramMessage = async ({
   const draftReplyToMessageId =
     replyToMode !== "off" && typeof msg.message_id === "number" ? msg.message_id : undefined;
   const draftMinInitialChars = DRAFT_MIN_INITIAL_CHARS;
+  // Use message transport (sendMessage + editMessageText) for all lanes in
+  // DMs so that streamMessageId is tracked. Draft transport doesn't track a
+  // messageId, causing resolvePreviewTarget() to miss the preview on final
+  // delivery — which sends a duplicate message. (Fixes #33453)
+  const useMessagePreviewTransportForDm = threadSpec?.scope === "dm" && canStreamAnswerDraft;
   const mediaLocalRoots = getAgentScopedMediaLocalRoots(cfg, route.agentId);
   const archivedAnswerPreviews: ArchivedPreview[] = [];
   const archivedReasoningPreviewIds: number[] = [];
   const createDraftLane = (laneName: LaneName, enabled: boolean): DraftLaneState => {
-    // Use message transport (sendMessage + editMessageText) for all lanes in
-    // DMs so that streamMessageId is tracked. Draft transport doesn't track a
-    // messageId, causing resolvePreviewTarget() to miss the preview on final
-    // delivery — which sends a duplicate message. (Fixes #33453)
-    const useMessagePreviewTransportForDm = threadSpec?.scope === "dm" && canStreamAnswerDraft;
     const stream = enabled
       ? createTelegramDraftStream({
           api: bot.api,