diff --git a/extensions/qa-lab/src/live-transports/telegram/telegram-live.runtime.test.ts b/extensions/qa-lab/src/live-transports/telegram/telegram-live.runtime.test.ts
index 911248a4fb8..261c4af6405 100644
--- a/extensions/qa-lab/src/live-transports/telegram/telegram-live.runtime.test.ts
+++ b/extensions/qa-lab/src/live-transports/telegram/telegram-live.runtime.test.ts
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@ vi.mock("openclaw/plugin-sdk/ssrf-runtime", async () => {
 
 describe("telegram live qa runtime", () => {
   afterEach(() => {
+    vi.useRealTimers();
     fetchWithSsrFGuardMock.mockClear();
     vi.restoreAllMocks();
     vi.unstubAllGlobals();
@@ -100,6 +101,46 @@ describe("telegram live qa runtime", () => {
     ).toBe(true);
   });
 
+  it("normalizes the Telegram canary timeout env", () => {
+    expect(
+      __testing.resolveTelegramQaCanaryTimeoutMs({
+        OPENCLAW_QA_TELEGRAM_CANARY_TIMEOUT_MS: "12345",
+      }),
+    ).toBe(12345);
+    expect(
+      __testing.resolveTelegramQaCanaryTimeoutMs({
+        OPENCLAW_QA_TELEGRAM_CANARY_TIMEOUT_MS: "nope",
+      }),
+    ).toBe(60_000);
+  });
+
+  it("waits for Telegram polling connectivity before treating the account as ready", async () => {
+    vi.useFakeTimers();
+    const gateway = {
+      call: vi
+        .fn()
+        .mockResolvedValueOnce({
+          channelAccounts: {
+            telegram: [{ accountId: "sut", connected: false, running: true }],
+          },
+        })
+        .mockResolvedValueOnce({
+          channelAccounts: {
+            telegram: [{ accountId: "sut", connected: true, running: true }],
+          },
+        }),
+    };
+
+    const ready = __testing.waitForTelegramChannelRunning(gateway as never, "sut", {
+      pollIntervalMs: 10,
+      timeoutMs: 1_000,
+    });
+    await vi.advanceTimersByTimeAsync(10);
+
+    await expect(ready).resolves.toBeUndefined();
+    expect(gateway.call).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(2);
+  });
+
   it("sanitizes and truncates Telegram live progress details", () => {
     expect(__testing.sanitizeTelegramQaProgressValue("scenario\nid\tvalue")).toBe(
       "scenario id value",
diff --git a/extensions/qa-lab/src/live-transports/telegram/telegram-live.runtime.ts b/extensions/qa-lab/src/live-transports/telegram/telegram-live.runtime.ts
index d84a13a72b0..919277f6106 100644
--- a/extensions/qa-lab/src/live-transports/telegram/telegram-live.runtime.ts
+++ b/extensions/qa-lab/src/live-transports/telegram/telegram-live.runtime.ts
@@ -302,6 +302,7 @@ const TELEGRAM_QA_ENV_KEYS = [
   "OPENCLAW_QA_TELEGRAM_DRIVER_BOT_TOKEN",
   "OPENCLAW_QA_TELEGRAM_SUT_BOT_TOKEN",
 ] as const;
+const DEFAULT_TELEGRAM_QA_CANARY_TIMEOUT_MS = 60_000;
 const TELEGRAM_QA_CAPTURE_CONTENT_ENV = "OPENCLAW_QA_TELEGRAM_CAPTURE_CONTENT";
 const QA_REDACT_PUBLIC_METADATA_ENV = "OPENCLAW_QA_REDACT_PUBLIC_METADATA";
 const QA_SUITE_PROGRESS_ENV = "OPENCLAW_QA_SUITE_PROGRESS";
@@ -342,6 +343,26 @@ function parseTelegramQaProgressBooleanEnv(value: string | undefined): boolean |
   return undefined;
 }
 
+function parsePositiveTelegramQaEnvMs(env: NodeJS.ProcessEnv, name: string, fallback: number) {
+  const raw = env[name];
+  if (raw === undefined) {
+    return fallback;
+  }
+  const parsed = Number(raw);
+  if (!Number.isFinite(parsed) || parsed < 1) {
+    return fallback;
+  }
+  return Math.floor(parsed);
+}
+
+function resolveTelegramQaCanaryTimeoutMs(env: NodeJS.ProcessEnv = process.env) {
+  return parsePositiveTelegramQaEnvMs(
+    env,
+    "OPENCLAW_QA_TELEGRAM_CANARY_TIMEOUT_MS",
+    DEFAULT_TELEGRAM_QA_CANARY_TIMEOUT_MS,
+  );
+}
+
 function shouldLogTelegramQaLiveProgress(env: NodeJS.ProcessEnv = process.env) {
   const override = parseTelegramQaProgressBooleanEnv(env[QA_SUITE_PROGRESS_ENV]);
   if (override !== undefined) {
@@ -633,9 +654,15 @@ async function waitForObservedMessage(params: {
 async function waitForTelegramChannelRunning(
   gateway: Awaited<ReturnType<typeof startQaGatewayChild>>,
   accountId: string,
+  opts: {
+    pollIntervalMs?: number;
+    timeoutMs?: number;
+  } = {},
 ) {
   const startedAt = Date.now();
-  while (Date.now() - startedAt < 45_000) {
+  const timeoutMs = opts.timeoutMs ?? 90_000;
+  const pollIntervalMs = opts.pollIntervalMs ?? 500;
+  while (Date.now() - startedAt < timeoutMs) {
     try {
       const payload = (await gateway.call(
         "channels.status",
@@ -644,20 +671,25 @@ async function waitForTelegramChannelRunning(
       )) as {
         channelAccounts?: Record<
           string,
-          Array<{ accountId?: string; running?: boolean; restartPending?: boolean }>
+          Array<{
+            accountId?: string;
+            connected?: boolean;
+            running?: boolean;
+            restartPending?: boolean;
+          }>
         >;
       };
       const accounts = payload.channelAccounts?.telegram ?? [];
       const match = accounts.find((entry) => entry.accountId === accountId);
-      if (match?.running && match.restartPending !== true) {
+      if (match?.running && match.connected === true && match.restartPending !== true) {
         return;
       }
     } catch {
       // retry
     }
-    await new Promise((resolve) => setTimeout(resolve, 500));
+    await new Promise((resolve) => setTimeout(resolve, pollIntervalMs));
   }
-  throw new Error(`telegram account "${accountId}" did not become ready`);
+  throw new Error(`telegram account "${accountId}" did not become ready and connected`);
 }
 
 function renderTelegramQaMarkdown(params: {
@@ -831,6 +863,7 @@ async function runCanary(params: {
     params.groupId,
     `/help@${params.sutUsername}`,
   );
+  const canaryTimeoutMs = resolveTelegramQaCanaryTimeoutMs();
   const requestStartedAt = new Date(requestStartedAtMs).toISOString();
   let firstUnthreadedReply:
     | Pick<TelegramObservedMessage, "messageId" | "replyToMessageId" | "text">
@@ -840,7 +873,7 @@ async function runCanary(params: {
     sutObserved = await waitForObservedMessage({
       token: params.driverToken,
       initialOffset: offset,
-      timeoutMs: 30_000,
+      timeoutMs: canaryTimeoutMs,
       observedMessages: params.observedMessages,
       observationScenarioId: "telegram-canary",
       observationScenarioTitle: "Telegram canary",
@@ -881,7 +914,7 @@ async function runCanary(params: {
     }
     throw new TelegramQaCanaryError(
       "sut_reply_timeout",
-      "SUT bot did not send any group reply after the canary command within 30s.",
+      `SUT bot did not send any group reply after the canary command within ${Math.round(canaryTimeoutMs / 1000)}s.`,
       {
         groupId: params.groupId,
         sutBotId: params.sutBotId,
@@ -1439,10 +1472,12 @@ export const __testing = {
   matchesTelegramScenarioReply,
   normalizeTelegramObservedMessage,
   parseTelegramQaProgressBooleanEnv,
+  resolveTelegramQaCanaryTimeoutMs,
   parseTelegramQaCredentialPayload,
   resolveTelegramQaRuntimeEnv,
   sanitizeTelegramQaProgressValue,
   shouldLogTelegramQaLiveProgress,
+  waitForTelegramChannelRunning,
   formatTelegramQaProgressDetails,
   renderTelegramQaMarkdown,
 };
diff --git a/extensions/qa-matrix/src/runners/contract/runtime.test.ts b/extensions/qa-matrix/src/runners/contract/runtime.test.ts
index 0764582ea51..5bde68bb371 100644
--- a/extensions/qa-matrix/src/runners/contract/runtime.test.ts
+++ b/extensions/qa-matrix/src/runners/contract/runtime.test.ts
@@ -106,6 +106,22 @@ describe("matrix live qa runtime", () => {
     }
   });
 
+  it("normalizes the Matrix QA canary timeout env", () => {
+    const previous = process.env.OPENCLAW_QA_MATRIX_CANARY_TIMEOUT_MS;
+    try {
+      process.env.OPENCLAW_QA_MATRIX_CANARY_TIMEOUT_MS = "12345";
+      expect(liveTesting.resolveMatrixQaCanaryTimeoutMs()).toBe(12345);
+      process.env.OPENCLAW_QA_MATRIX_CANARY_TIMEOUT_MS = "nope";
+      expect(liveTesting.resolveMatrixQaCanaryTimeoutMs()).toBe(90_000);
+    } finally {
+      if (previous === undefined) {
+        delete process.env.OPENCLAW_QA_MATRIX_CANARY_TIMEOUT_MS;
+      } else {
+        process.env.OPENCLAW_QA_MATRIX_CANARY_TIMEOUT_MS = previous;
+      }
+    }
+  });
+
   it("injects a temporary Matrix account into the QA gateway config", () => {
     const baseCfg: OpenClawConfig = {
       plugins: {
diff --git a/extensions/qa-matrix/src/runners/contract/runtime.ts b/extensions/qa-matrix/src/runners/contract/runtime.ts
index f042d9cfe5e..36af67df6f0 100644
--- a/extensions/qa-matrix/src/runners/contract/runtime.ts
+++ b/extensions/qa-matrix/src/runners/contract/runtime.ts
@@ -50,6 +50,7 @@ type MatrixQaGatewayChild = {
 };
 
 const DEFAULT_MATRIX_QA_RUN_TIMEOUT_MS = 30 * 60_000;
+const DEFAULT_MATRIX_QA_CANARY_TIMEOUT_MS = 90_000;
 const DEFAULT_MATRIX_QA_CLEANUP_TIMEOUT_MS = 90_000;
 
 type MatrixQaLiveLaneGatewayHarness = {
@@ -192,6 +193,13 @@ function createMatrixQaRunDeadline() {
   };
 }
 
+function resolveMatrixQaCanaryTimeoutMs() {
+  return parsePositiveMatrixQaEnvMs(
+    "OPENCLAW_QA_MATRIX_CANARY_TIMEOUT_MS",
+    DEFAULT_MATRIX_QA_CANARY_TIMEOUT_MS,
+  );
+}
+
 function remainingMatrixQaRunMs(deadline: { deadlineMs: number }) {
   return Math.max(1, deadline.deadlineMs - Date.now());
 }
@@ -720,7 +728,7 @@ export async function runMatrixQaLive(params: {
             syncState,
             syncStreams,
             sutUserId: provisioning.sut.userId,
-            timeoutMs: 45_000,
+            timeoutMs: resolveMatrixQaCanaryTimeoutMs(),
           }),
         ),
       );
@@ -1128,6 +1136,7 @@ export const __testing = {
   findMatrixQaScenarios,
   isMatrixAccountReady,
   patchMatrixQaGatewayConfig,
+  resolveMatrixQaCanaryTimeoutMs,
   resolveMatrixQaModels,
   shouldWriteMatrixQaProgress,
   summarizeMatrixQaConfigSnapshot,