diff --git a/src/cron/isolated-agent/delivery-target.test.ts b/src/cron/isolated-agent/delivery-target.test.ts
index 8d94cca7955..099f479db0e 100644
--- a/src/cron/isolated-agent/delivery-target.test.ts
+++ b/src/cron/isolated-agent/delivery-target.test.ts
@@ -216,6 +216,29 @@ describe("resolveDeliveryTarget", () => {
     expect(result.to).toBe("room-allowed");
   });
 
+  it("applies allowFrom rerouting to dry-run delivery previews", async () => {
+    setLastSessionEntry({
+      sessionId: "sess-preview",
+      lastChannel: "alpha",
+      lastTo: "room-denied",
+    });
+    setStoredAlphaAllowFrom(["room-allowed"]);
+
+    const cfg = makeCfg({ bindings: [], channels: { alpha: { allowFrom: [] } } });
+    const result = await resolveDeliveryTarget(
+      cfg,
+      AGENT_ID,
+      {
+        channel: "last",
+        to: undefined,
+      },
+      { dryRun: true },
+    );
+
+    expect(result.channel).toBe("alpha");
+    expect(result.to).toBe("room-allowed");
+  });
+
   it("keeps explicit delivery target unchanged", async () => {
     setLastSessionEntry({
       sessionId: "sess-w2",
diff --git a/src/cron/isolated-agent/delivery-target.ts b/src/cron/isolated-agent/delivery-target.ts
index f4fafe0ce5c..7ac683a5d4d 100644
--- a/src/cron/isolated-agent/delivery-target.ts
+++ b/src/cron/isolated-agent/delivery-target.ts
@@ -178,34 +178,6 @@ export async function resolveDeliveryTarget(
     };
   }
 
-  if (options?.dryRun) {
-    const { getLoadedChannelPluginForRead } = await loadDeliveryTargetRuntime();
-    const defaultTo = getLoadedChannelPluginForRead(channel)?.config.resolveDefaultTo?.({
-      cfg,
-      accountId,
-    });
-    const previewTo = toCandidate ?? defaultTo;
-    if (!previewTo) {
-      return {
-        ok: false,
-        channel,
-        to: undefined,
-        accountId,
-        threadId,
-        mode,
-        error: new Error("Target is required for delivery preview."),
-      };
-    }
-    return {
-      ok: true,
-      channel,
-      to: previewTo,
-      accountId,
-      threadId,
-      mode,
-    };
-  }
-
   let effectiveAllowFrom: string[] | undefined;
   if (mode === "implicit") {
     const {
@@ -264,6 +236,16 @@ export async function resolveDeliveryTarget(
       error: docked.error,
     };
   }
+  if (options?.dryRun) {
+    return {
+      ok: true,
+      channel,
+      to: docked.to,
+      accountId,
+      threadId,
+      mode,
+    };
+  }
   const idLikeTarget = await maybeResolveIdLikeTarget({
     cfg,
     channel,