diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index cb8c0ac1dba..74ba3450417 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@ Docs: https://docs.openclaw.ai
 - Security/Zalo: reject ambiguous shared-path webhook routing when multiple webhook targets match the same secret.
 - Security/BlueBubbles: reject ambiguous shared-path webhook routing when multiple webhook targets match the same guid/password.
 - Cron/Slack: preserve agent identity (name and icon) when cron jobs deliver outbound messages. (#16242) Thanks @robbyczgw-cla.
+- Discord: prefer gateway guild id when logging inbound messages so cached-miss guilds do not appear as `guild=dm`. Thanks @thewilloftheshadow.
 
 ## 2026.2.14
 
diff --git a/src/discord/monitor/message-handler.preflight.ts b/src/discord/monitor/message-handler.preflight.ts
index ca1a4bd81a9..98121fb660b 100644
--- a/src/discord/monitor/message-handler.preflight.ts
+++ b/src/discord/monitor/message-handler.preflight.ts
@@ -446,7 +446,7 @@ export async function preflightDiscordMessage(
   );
   if (shouldLogVerbose()) {
     logVerbose(
-      `discord: inbound id=${message.id} guild=${message.guild?.id ?? "dm"} channel=${message.channelId} mention=${wasMentioned ? "yes" : "no"} type=${isDirectMessage ? "dm" : isGroupDm ? "group-dm" : "guild"} content=${messageText ? "yes" : "no"}`,
+      `discord: inbound id=${message.id} guild=${params.data.guild_id ?? "dm"} channel=${message.channelId} mention=${wasMentioned ? "yes" : "no"} type=${isDirectMessage ? "dm" : isGroupDm ? "group-dm" : "guild"} content=${messageText ? "yes" : "no"}`,
     );
   }