diff --git a/src/infra/outbound/targets-loaded.test.ts b/src/infra/outbound/targets-loaded.test.ts
index 87b324c8db7..be5a00def71 100644
--- a/src/infra/outbound/targets-loaded.test.ts
+++ b/src/infra/outbound/targets-loaded.test.ts
@@ -45,4 +45,10 @@ describe("tryResolveLoadedOutboundTarget", () => {
       }),
     ).toEqual({ ok: true, to: "123456789" });
   });
+
+  it("trims channel ids before reading the loaded registry", () => {
+    tryResolveLoadedOutboundTarget({ channel: " telegram " as never, to: "123" });
+
+    expect(mocks.getLoadedChannelPlugin).toHaveBeenCalledWith("telegram");
+  });
 });
diff --git a/src/infra/outbound/targets-loaded.ts b/src/infra/outbound/targets-loaded.ts
index e09b4a6b130..4f30e8668a0 100644
--- a/src/infra/outbound/targets-loaded.ts
+++ b/src/infra/outbound/targets-loaded.ts
@@ -2,19 +2,16 @@ import { getLoadedChannelPluginForRead } from "../../channels/plugins/registry-l
 import type { ChannelPlugin } from "../../channels/plugins/types.plugin.js";
 import type { ChannelOutboundTargetMode } from "../../channels/plugins/types.public.js";
 import type { OpenClawConfig } from "../../config/types.openclaw.js";
+import { normalizeOptionalString } from "../../shared/string-coerce.js";
 import type { GatewayMessageChannel } from "../../utils/message-channel.js";
-import {
-  isDeliverableMessageChannel,
-  normalizeMessageChannel,
-} from "../../utils/message-channel.js";
 import {
   resolveOutboundTargetWithPlugin,
   type OutboundTargetResolution,
 } from "./targets-resolve-shared.js";
 
 function resolveLoadedOutboundChannelPlugin(channel: string): ChannelPlugin | undefined {
-  const normalized = normalizeMessageChannel(channel);
-  if (!normalized || !isDeliverableMessageChannel(normalized)) {
+  const normalized = normalizeOptionalString(channel);
+  if (!normalized) {
     return undefined;
   }