diff --git a/src/telegram/fetch.test.ts b/src/telegram/fetch.test.ts
index 4d6658e0327..73f46c9ed5a 100644
--- a/src/telegram/fetch.test.ts
+++ b/src/telegram/fetch.test.ts
@@ -88,6 +88,44 @@ function buildFetchFallbackError(code: string) {
   });
 }
 
+const STICKY_IPV4_FALLBACK_NETWORK = {
+  network: {
+    autoSelectFamily: true,
+    dnsResultOrder: "ipv4first" as const,
+  },
+};
+
+async function runDefaultStickyIpv4FallbackProbe(code = "EHOSTUNREACH"): Promise<void> {
+  undiciFetch
+    .mockRejectedValueOnce(buildFetchFallbackError(code))
+    .mockResolvedValueOnce({ ok: true } as Response)
+    .mockResolvedValueOnce({ ok: true } as Response);
+
+  const resolved = resolveTelegramFetchOrThrow(undefined, STICKY_IPV4_FALLBACK_NETWORK);
+  await resolved("https://api.telegram.org/botx/sendMessage");
+  await resolved("https://api.telegram.org/botx/sendChatAction");
+}
+
+function expectPinnedIpv4ConnectDispatcher(args: {
+  pinnedCall: number;
+  firstCall?: number;
+  followupCall?: number;
+}): void {
+  const pinnedDispatcher = getDispatcherFromUndiciCall(args.pinnedCall);
+  expect(pinnedDispatcher?.options?.connect).toEqual(
+    expect.objectContaining({
+      family: 4,
+      autoSelectFamily: false,
+    }),
+  );
+  if (args.firstCall) {
+    expect(getDispatcherFromUndiciCall(args.firstCall)).not.toBe(pinnedDispatcher);
+  }
+  if (args.followupCall) {
+    expect(getDispatcherFromUndiciCall(args.followupCall)).toBe(pinnedDispatcher);
+  }
+}
+
 afterEach(() => {
   undiciFetch.mockReset();
   setGlobalDispatcher.mockReset();
@@ -307,9 +345,8 @@ describe("resolveTelegramFetch", () => {
 
   it("treats ALL_PROXY-only env as direct transport and arms sticky IPv4 fallback", async () => {
     vi.stubEnv("ALL_PROXY", "socks5://127.0.0.1:1080");
-    const fetchError = buildFetchFallbackError("EHOSTUNREACH");
     undiciFetch
-      .mockRejectedValueOnce(fetchError)
+      .mockRejectedValueOnce(buildFetchFallbackError("EHOSTUNREACH"))
       .mockResolvedValueOnce({ ok: true } as Response)
       .mockResolvedValueOnce({ ok: true } as Response);
 
@@ -327,18 +364,11 @@ describe("resolveTelegramFetch", () => {
     expect(EnvHttpProxyAgentCtor).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
     expect(AgentCtor).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(2);
 
-    const firstDispatcher = getDispatcherFromUndiciCall(1);
-    const secondDispatcher = getDispatcherFromUndiciCall(2);
-    const thirdDispatcher = getDispatcherFromUndiciCall(3);
-
-    expect(firstDispatcher).not.toBe(secondDispatcher);
-    expect(secondDispatcher).toBe(thirdDispatcher);
-    expect(secondDispatcher?.options?.connect).toEqual(
-      expect.objectContaining({
-        family: 4,
-        autoSelectFamily: false,
-      }),
-    );
+    expectPinnedIpv4ConnectDispatcher({
+      firstCall: 1,
+      pinnedCall: 2,
+      followupCall: 3,
+    });
     expect(transport.pinnedDispatcherPolicy).toEqual(
       expect.objectContaining({
         mode: "direct",
@@ -351,134 +381,52 @@ describe("resolveTelegramFetch", () => {
     EnvHttpProxyAgentCtor.mockImplementationOnce(function ThrowingEnvProxyAgent() {
       throw new Error("invalid proxy config");
     });
-    const fetchError = buildFetchFallbackError("EHOSTUNREACH");
-    undiciFetch
-      .mockRejectedValueOnce(fetchError)
-      .mockResolvedValueOnce({ ok: true } as Response)
-      .mockResolvedValueOnce({ ok: true } as Response);
-
-    const resolved = resolveTelegramFetchOrThrow(undefined, {
-      network: {
-        autoSelectFamily: true,
-        dnsResultOrder: "ipv4first",
-      },
-    });
-
-    await resolved("https://api.telegram.org/botx/sendMessage");
-    await resolved("https://api.telegram.org/botx/sendChatAction");
+    await runDefaultStickyIpv4FallbackProbe();
 
     expect(undiciFetch).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(3);
     expect(EnvHttpProxyAgentCtor).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1);
     expect(AgentCtor).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(2);
 
-    const firstDispatcher = getDispatcherFromUndiciCall(1);
-    const secondDispatcher = getDispatcherFromUndiciCall(2);
-    const thirdDispatcher = getDispatcherFromUndiciCall(3);
-
-    expect(firstDispatcher).not.toBe(secondDispatcher);
-    expect(secondDispatcher).toBe(thirdDispatcher);
-    expect(secondDispatcher?.options?.connect).toEqual(
-      expect.objectContaining({
-        family: 4,
-        autoSelectFamily: false,
-      }),
-    );
+    expectPinnedIpv4ConnectDispatcher({
+      firstCall: 1,
+      pinnedCall: 2,
+      followupCall: 3,
+    });
   });
 
   it("arms sticky IPv4 fallback when NO_PROXY bypasses telegram under env proxy", async () => {
     vi.stubEnv("HTTPS_PROXY", "http://127.0.0.1:7890");
     vi.stubEnv("NO_PROXY", "api.telegram.org");
-    const fetchError = buildFetchFallbackError("EHOSTUNREACH");
-    undiciFetch
-      .mockRejectedValueOnce(fetchError)
-      .mockResolvedValueOnce({ ok: true } as Response)
-      .mockResolvedValueOnce({ ok: true } as Response);
-
-    const resolved = resolveTelegramFetchOrThrow(undefined, {
-      network: {
-        autoSelectFamily: true,
-        dnsResultOrder: "ipv4first",
-      },
-    });
-
-    await resolved("https://api.telegram.org/botx/sendMessage");
-    await resolved("https://api.telegram.org/botx/sendChatAction");
+    await runDefaultStickyIpv4FallbackProbe();
 
     expect(undiciFetch).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(3);
     expect(EnvHttpProxyAgentCtor).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(2);
     expect(AgentCtor).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
 
-    const firstDispatcher = getDispatcherFromUndiciCall(1);
-    const secondDispatcher = getDispatcherFromUndiciCall(2);
-    const thirdDispatcher = getDispatcherFromUndiciCall(3);
-
-    expect(firstDispatcher).not.toBe(secondDispatcher);
-    expect(secondDispatcher).toBe(thirdDispatcher);
-    expect(secondDispatcher?.options?.connect).toEqual(
-      expect.objectContaining({
-        family: 4,
-        autoSelectFamily: false,
-      }),
-    );
+    expectPinnedIpv4ConnectDispatcher({
+      firstCall: 1,
+      pinnedCall: 2,
+      followupCall: 3,
+    });
   });
 
   it("uses no_proxy over NO_PROXY when deciding env-proxy bypass", async () => {
     vi.stubEnv("HTTPS_PROXY", "http://127.0.0.1:7890");
     vi.stubEnv("NO_PROXY", "");
     vi.stubEnv("no_proxy", "api.telegram.org");
-    const fetchError = buildFetchFallbackError("EHOSTUNREACH");
-    undiciFetch
-      .mockRejectedValueOnce(fetchError)
-      .mockResolvedValueOnce({ ok: true } as Response)
-      .mockResolvedValueOnce({ ok: true } as Response);
-
-    const resolved = resolveTelegramFetchOrThrow(undefined, {
-      network: {
-        autoSelectFamily: true,
-        dnsResultOrder: "ipv4first",
-      },
-    });
-
-    await resolved("https://api.telegram.org/botx/sendMessage");
-    await resolved("https://api.telegram.org/botx/sendChatAction");
+    await runDefaultStickyIpv4FallbackProbe();
 
     expect(EnvHttpProxyAgentCtor).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(2);
-    const secondDispatcher = getDispatcherFromUndiciCall(2);
-    expect(secondDispatcher?.options?.connect).toEqual(
-      expect.objectContaining({
-        family: 4,
-        autoSelectFamily: false,
-      }),
-    );
+    expectPinnedIpv4ConnectDispatcher({ pinnedCall: 2 });
   });
 
   it("matches whitespace and wildcard no_proxy entries like EnvHttpProxyAgent", async () => {
     vi.stubEnv("HTTPS_PROXY", "http://127.0.0.1:7890");
     vi.stubEnv("no_proxy", "localhost *.telegram.org");
-    const fetchError = buildFetchFallbackError("EHOSTUNREACH");
-    undiciFetch
-      .mockRejectedValueOnce(fetchError)
-      .mockResolvedValueOnce({ ok: true } as Response)
-      .mockResolvedValueOnce({ ok: true } as Response);
-
-    const resolved = resolveTelegramFetchOrThrow(undefined, {
-      network: {
-        autoSelectFamily: true,
-        dnsResultOrder: "ipv4first",
-      },
-    });
-
-    await resolved("https://api.telegram.org/botx/sendMessage");
-    await resolved("https://api.telegram.org/botx/sendChatAction");
+    await runDefaultStickyIpv4FallbackProbe();
 
     expect(EnvHttpProxyAgentCtor).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(2);
-    const secondDispatcher = getDispatcherFromUndiciCall(2);
-    expect(secondDispatcher?.options?.connect).toEqual(
-      expect.objectContaining({
-        family: 4,
-        autoSelectFamily: false,
-      }),
-    );
+    expectPinnedIpv4ConnectDispatcher({ pinnedCall: 2 });
   });
 
   it("fails closed when explicit proxy dispatcher initialization fails", async () => {
diff --git a/src/telegram/monitor.test.ts b/src/telegram/monitor.test.ts
index d7ebef73373..0b28734f835 100644
--- a/src/telegram/monitor.test.ts
+++ b/src/telegram/monitor.test.ts
@@ -129,6 +129,28 @@ function mockRunOnceAndAbort(abort: AbortController) {
   runSpy.mockImplementationOnce(() => makeAbortRunner(abort));
 }
 
+function mockRunOnceWithStalledPollingRunner(): {
+  stop: ReturnType<typeof vi.fn<() => void | Promise<void>>>;
+} {
+  let running = true;
+  let releaseTask: (() => void) | undefined;
+  const stop = vi.fn(async () => {
+    running = false;
+    releaseTask?.();
+  });
+  runSpy.mockImplementationOnce(() =>
+    makeRunnerStub({
+      task: () =>
+        new Promise<void>((resolve) => {
+          releaseTask = resolve;
+        }),
+      stop,
+      isRunning: () => running,
+    }),
+  );
+  return { stop };
+}
+
 function expectRecoverableRetryState(expectedRunCalls: number) {
   expect(computeBackoff).toHaveBeenCalled();
   expect(sleepWithAbort).toHaveBeenCalled();
@@ -434,31 +456,8 @@ describe("monitorTelegramProvider (grammY)", () => {
 
   it("force-restarts polling when unhandled network rejection stalls runner", async () => {
     const abort = new AbortController();
-    let running = true;
-    let releaseTask: (() => void) | undefined;
-    const stop = vi.fn(async () => {
-      running = false;
-      releaseTask?.();
-    });
-
-    runSpy
-      .mockImplementationOnce(() =>
-        makeRunnerStub({
-          task: () =>
-            new Promise<void>((resolve) => {
-              releaseTask = resolve;
-            }),
-          stop,
-          isRunning: () => running,
-        }),
-      )
-      .mockImplementationOnce(() =>
-        makeRunnerStub({
-          task: async () => {
-            abort.abort();
-          },
-        }),
-      );
+    const { stop } = mockRunOnceWithStalledPollingRunner();
+    mockRunOnceAndAbort(abort);
 
     const monitor = monitorTelegramProvider({ token: "tok", abortSignal: abort.signal });
     await vi.waitFor(() => expect(runSpy).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1));
@@ -474,31 +473,8 @@ describe("monitorTelegramProvider (grammY)", () => {
 
   it("aborts the active Telegram fetch when unhandled network rejection forces restart", async () => {
     const abort = new AbortController();
-    let running = true;
-    let releaseTask: (() => void) | undefined;
-    const stop = vi.fn(async () => {
-      running = false;
-      releaseTask?.();
-    });
-
-    runSpy
-      .mockImplementationOnce(() =>
-        makeRunnerStub({
-          task: () =>
-            new Promise<void>((resolve) => {
-              releaseTask = resolve;
-            }),
-          stop,
-          isRunning: () => running,
-        }),
-      )
-      .mockImplementationOnce(() =>
-        makeRunnerStub({
-          task: async () => {
-            abort.abort();
-          },
-        }),
-      );
+    const { stop } = mockRunOnceWithStalledPollingRunner();
+    mockRunOnceAndAbort(abort);
 
     const monitor = monitorTelegramProvider({ token: "tok", abortSignal: abort.signal });
     await vi.waitFor(() => expect(createTelegramBotCalls.length).toBeGreaterThanOrEqual(1));
@@ -515,23 +491,7 @@ describe("monitorTelegramProvider (grammY)", () => {
 
   it("ignores unrelated process-level network errors while telegram polling is active", async () => {
     const abort = new AbortController();
-    let running = true;
-    let releaseTask: (() => void) | undefined;
-    const stop = vi.fn(async () => {
-      running = false;
-      releaseTask?.();
-    });
-
-    runSpy.mockImplementationOnce(() =>
-      makeRunnerStub({
-        task: () =>
-          new Promise<void>((resolve) => {
-            releaseTask = resolve;
-          }),
-        stop,
-        isRunning: () => running,
-      }),
-    );
+    const { stop } = mockRunOnceWithStalledPollingRunner();
 
     const monitor = monitorTelegramProvider({ token: "tok", abortSignal: abort.signal });
     await vi.waitFor(() => expect(runSpy).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1));
@@ -600,31 +560,8 @@ describe("monitorTelegramProvider (grammY)", () => {
   it("force-restarts polling when getUpdates stalls (watchdog)", async () => {
     vi.useFakeTimers({ shouldAdvanceTime: true });
     const abort = new AbortController();
-    let running = true;
-    let releaseTask: (() => void) | undefined;
-    const stop = vi.fn(async () => {
-      running = false;
-      releaseTask?.();
-    });
-
-    runSpy
-      .mockImplementationOnce(() =>
-        makeRunnerStub({
-          task: () =>
-            new Promise<void>((resolve) => {
-              releaseTask = resolve;
-            }),
-          stop,
-          isRunning: () => running,
-        }),
-      )
-      .mockImplementationOnce(() =>
-        makeRunnerStub({
-          task: async () => {
-            abort.abort();
-          },
-        }),
-      );
+    const { stop } = mockRunOnceWithStalledPollingRunner();
+    mockRunOnceAndAbort(abort);
 
     const monitor = monitorTelegramProvider({ token: "tok", abortSignal: abort.signal });
     await vi.waitFor(() => expect(runSpy).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1));