From 9bc7cb79777d05a401270dcdc4f339c9fcab88fe Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Ayaan Zaidi <zaidi@uplause.io>
Date: Thu, 29 Jan 2026 11:13:00 +0530
Subject: [PATCH] fix: handle telegram empty replies (#3483) (thanks @kiranjd)

---
 CHANGELOG.md                         | 1 +
 src/telegram/bot-message-dispatch.ts | 1 -
 2 files changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index f3998d892..075c61e1d 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -73,6 +73,7 @@ Status: beta.
 - **BREAKING:** Gateway auth mode "none" is removed; gateway now requires token/password (Tailscale Serve identity still allowed).
 
 ### Fixes
+- Telegram: send a fallback reply when delivery is empty to avoid silent errors. (#3483) Thanks @kiranjd.
 - Mentions: honor mentionPatterns even when explicit mentions are present. (#3303) Thanks @HirokiKobayashi-R.
 - Discord: restore username directory lookup in target resolution. (#3131) Thanks @bonald.
 - Agents: align MiniMax base URL test expectation with default provider config. (#3131) Thanks @bonald.
diff --git a/src/telegram/bot-message-dispatch.ts b/src/telegram/bot-message-dispatch.ts
index 1f6155a8a..ea006e316 100644
--- a/src/telegram/bot-message-dispatch.ts
+++ b/src/telegram/bot-message-dispatch.ts
@@ -234,7 +234,6 @@ export const dispatchTelegramMessage = async ({
           onVoiceRecording: sendRecordVoice,
           linkPreview: telegramCfg.linkPreview,
           replyQuoteText,
-          notifyEmptyResponse: info.kind === "final",
         });
         if (result.delivered) {
           deliveryState.delivered = true;