diff --git a/extensions/telegram/src/channel.test.ts b/extensions/telegram/src/channel.test.ts
index 2349dac128c..2c4da6213ab 100644
--- a/extensions/telegram/src/channel.test.ts
+++ b/extensions/telegram/src/channel.test.ts
@@ -79,7 +79,16 @@ function installTelegramRuntime(telegram?: Record<string, unknown>) {
   } as unknown as PluginRuntime);
 }
 
-function installGatewayRuntime(params?: { probeOk?: boolean; botUsername?: string }) {
+function installGatewayRuntime(params?: {
+  probeOk?: boolean;
+  botUsername?: string;
+  runtimeHelpers?: {
+    probeTelegram?: typeof probeModule.probeTelegram;
+    collectTelegramUnmentionedGroupIds?: typeof auditModule.collectTelegramUnmentionedGroupIds;
+    auditTelegramGroupMembership?: typeof auditModule.auditTelegramGroupMembership;
+    monitorTelegramProvider?: typeof monitorModule.monitorTelegramProvider;
+  };
+}) {
   const monitorTelegramProvider = vi
     .spyOn(monitorModule, "monitorTelegramProvider")
     .mockImplementation(async () => undefined);
@@ -108,10 +117,13 @@ function installGatewayRuntime(params?: { probeOk?: boolean; botUsername?: strin
       elapsedMs: 0,
     }));
   installTelegramRuntime({
-    probeTelegram,
-    collectTelegramUnmentionedGroupIds: collectUnmentionedGroupIds,
-    auditTelegramGroupMembership: auditGroupMembership,
-    monitorTelegramProvider,
+    probeTelegram: params?.runtimeHelpers?.probeTelegram ?? probeTelegram,
+    collectTelegramUnmentionedGroupIds:
+      params?.runtimeHelpers?.collectTelegramUnmentionedGroupIds ?? collectUnmentionedGroupIds,
+    auditTelegramGroupMembership:
+      params?.runtimeHelpers?.auditTelegramGroupMembership ?? auditGroupMembership,
+    monitorTelegramProvider:
+      params?.runtimeHelpers?.monitorTelegramProvider ?? monitorTelegramProvider,
   });
   return {
     monitorTelegramProvider,
@@ -171,7 +183,8 @@ function createPluginApprovalRequest(
 }
 
 afterEach(() => {
-  vi.restoreAllMocks();
+  clearTelegramRuntime();
+  vi.clearAllMocks();
 });
 
 describe("telegramPlugin groups", () => {
@@ -295,6 +308,11 @@ describe("telegramPlugin duplicate token guard", () => {
   it("falls back to direct probe helpers when Telegram runtime is uninitialized", async () => {
     try {
       clearTelegramRuntime();
+      const moduleProbeTelegram = vi.spyOn(probeModule, "probeTelegram").mockResolvedValue({
+        ok: true,
+        bot: { username: "fallbackbot" },
+        elapsedMs: 1,
+      });
       const cfg = createCfg();
       const account = resolveAccount(cfg, "ops");
 
@@ -304,17 +322,61 @@ describe("telegramPlugin duplicate token guard", () => {
           timeoutMs: 1234,
           cfg,
         }),
-      ).resolves.toEqual(
-        expect.objectContaining({
-          ok: expect.any(Boolean),
-          elapsedMs: expect.any(Number),
-        }),
-      );
+      ).resolves.toEqual({
+        ok: true,
+        bot: { username: "fallbackbot" },
+        elapsedMs: 1,
+      });
+      expect(moduleProbeTelegram).toHaveBeenCalledWith("token-ops", 1234, {
+        accountId: "ops",
+        proxyUrl: undefined,
+        network: undefined,
+        apiRoot: undefined,
+      });
     } finally {
       installTelegramRuntime();
     }
   });
 
+  it("prefers runtime Telegram helpers over imported module mocks when runtime is set", async () => {
+    probeTelegramMock.mockReset();
+    const runtimeProbeTelegram = vi.fn(async () => ({
+      ok: true,
+      bot: { username: "runtimebot" },
+      elapsedMs: 7,
+    }));
+    const moduleProbeTelegram = vi.spyOn(probeModule, "probeTelegram").mockResolvedValue({
+      ok: true,
+      bot: { username: "modulebot" },
+      elapsedMs: 1,
+    });
+    installTelegramRuntime({
+      probeTelegram: runtimeProbeTelegram,
+    });
+
+    const cfg = createCfg();
+    const account = resolveAccount(cfg, "ops");
+
+    await expect(
+      telegramPlugin.status!.probeAccount!({
+        account,
+        timeoutMs: 4321,
+        cfg,
+      }),
+    ).resolves.toEqual({
+      ok: true,
+      bot: { username: "runtimebot" },
+      elapsedMs: 7,
+    });
+    expect(runtimeProbeTelegram).toHaveBeenCalledWith("token-ops", 4321, {
+      accountId: "ops",
+      proxyUrl: undefined,
+      network: undefined,
+      apiRoot: undefined,
+    });
+    expect(moduleProbeTelegram).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
+  });
+
   it("passes account proxy and network settings into Telegram probes", async () => {
     installGatewayRuntime();
     probeTelegramMock.mockResolvedValue({