diff --git a/extensions/discord/src/channel.ts b/extensions/discord/src/channel.ts
index b7001b8c200..c42c592a30d 100644
--- a/extensions/discord/src/channel.ts
+++ b/extensions/discord/src/channel.ts
@@ -104,7 +104,8 @@ const discordMessageActions = {
     ctx: Parameters<NonNullable<ChannelMessageActionAdapter["resolveExecutionMode"]>>[0],
   ) =>
     resolveRuntimeDiscordMessageActions()?.resolveExecutionMode?.(ctx) ??
-    discordMessageActionsImpl.resolveExecutionMode?.(ctx),
+    discordMessageActionsImpl.resolveExecutionMode?.(ctx) ??
+    "local",
   describeMessageTool: (
     ctx: Parameters<NonNullable<ChannelMessageActionAdapter["describeMessageTool"]>>[0],
   ): ChannelMessageToolDiscovery | null =>
diff --git a/extensions/telegram/src/channel.ts b/extensions/telegram/src/channel.ts
index 4de6144bc4f..3545f01f533 100644
--- a/extensions/telegram/src/channel.ts
+++ b/extensions/telegram/src/channel.ts
@@ -222,7 +222,8 @@ async function sendTelegramOutbound(params: {
 const telegramMessageActions: ChannelMessageActionAdapter = {
   resolveExecutionMode: (ctx) =>
     getOptionalTelegramRuntime()?.channel?.telegram?.messageActions?.resolveExecutionMode?.(ctx) ??
-    telegramMessageActionsImpl.resolveExecutionMode?.(ctx),
+    telegramMessageActionsImpl.resolveExecutionMode?.(ctx) ??
+    "gateway",
   describeMessageTool: (ctx) =>
     getOptionalTelegramRuntime()?.channel?.telegram?.messageActions?.describeMessageTool?.(ctx) ??
     telegramMessageActionsImpl.describeMessageTool?.(ctx) ??