diff --git a/src/channels/mod.rs b/src/channels/mod.rs
index 9f5f5749f..4e23bc796 100644
--- a/src/channels/mod.rs
+++ b/src/channels/mod.rs
@@ -4694,10 +4694,10 @@ fn collect_configured_channels(
             tg.bot_token.clone(),
             tg.allowed_users.clone(),
             tg.effective_group_reply_mode().requires_mention(),
+            tg.ack_enabled,
         )
         .with_group_reply_allowed_senders(tg.group_reply_allowed_sender_ids())
         .with_ack_reaction(config.channels_config.ack_reaction.telegram.clone())
-        .with_ack_enabled(tg.ack_enabled)
         .with_streaming(tg.stream_mode, tg.draft_update_interval_ms)
         .with_transcription(config.transcription.clone())
         .with_workspace_dir(config.workspace_dir.clone());
diff --git a/src/channels/telegram.rs b/src/channels/telegram.rs
index 232e7dfc0..bb752b106 100644
--- a/src/channels/telegram.rs
+++ b/src/channels/telegram.rs
@@ -472,7 +472,12 @@ pub struct TelegramChannel {
 }
 
 impl TelegramChannel {
-    pub fn new(bot_token: String, allowed_users: Vec<String>, mention_only: bool) -> Self {
+    pub fn new(
+        bot_token: String,
+        allowed_users: Vec<String>,
+        mention_only: bool,
+        ack_enabled: bool,
+    ) -> Self {
         let normalized_allowed = Self::normalize_allowed_users(allowed_users);
         let pairing = if normalized_allowed.is_empty() {
             let guard = PairingGuard::new(true, &[]);
@@ -502,7 +507,7 @@ impl TelegramChannel {
             voice_transcriptions: Mutex::new(std::collections::HashMap::new()),
             workspace_dir: None,
             ack_reaction: None,
-            ack_enabled: true,
+            ack_enabled,
         }
     }
 
@@ -3484,7 +3489,7 @@ mod tests {
 
     #[test]
     fn telegram_channel_name() {
-        let ch = TelegramChannel::new("fake-token".into(), vec!["*".into()], false);
+        let ch = TelegramChannel::new("fake-token".into(), vec!["*".into()], false, true);
         assert_eq!(ch.name(), "telegram");
     }
 
@@ -3521,14 +3526,14 @@ mod tests {
 
     #[test]
     fn typing_handle_starts_as_none() {
-        let ch = TelegramChannel::new("fake-token".into(), vec!["*".into()], false);
+        let ch = TelegramChannel::new("fake-token".into(), vec!["*".into()], false, true);
         let guard = ch.typing_handle.lock();
         assert!(guard.is_none());
     }
 
     #[tokio::test]
     async fn stop_typing_clears_handle() {
-        let ch = TelegramChannel::new("fake-token".into(), vec!["*".into()], false);
+        let ch = TelegramChannel::new("fake-token".into(), vec!["*".into()], false, true);
 
         // Manually insert a dummy handle
         {
@@ -3547,7 +3552,7 @@ mod tests {
 
     #[tokio::test]
     async fn start_typing_replaces_previous_handle() {
-        let ch = TelegramChannel::new("fake-token".into(), vec!["*".into()], false);
+        let ch = TelegramChannel::new("fake-token".into(), vec!["*".into()], false, true);
 
         // Insert a dummy handle first
         {
@@ -3566,10 +3571,10 @@ mod tests {
 
     #[test]
     fn supports_draft_updates_respects_stream_mode() {
-        let off = TelegramChannel::new("fake-token".into(), vec!["*".into()], false);
+        let off = TelegramChannel::new("fake-token".into(), vec!["*".into()], false, true);
         assert!(!off.supports_draft_updates());
 
-        let partial = TelegramChannel::new("fake-token".into(), vec!["*".into()], false)
+        let partial = TelegramChannel::new("fake-token".into(), vec!["*".into()], false, true)
             .with_streaming(StreamMode::Partial, 750);
         assert!(partial.supports_draft_updates());
         assert_eq!(partial.draft_update_interval_ms, 750);
@@ -3577,7 +3582,7 @@ mod tests {
 
     #[tokio::test]
     async fn send_draft_returns_none_when_stream_mode_off() {
-        let ch = TelegramChannel::new("fake-token".into(), vec!["*".into()], false);
+        let ch = TelegramChannel::new("fake-token".into(), vec!["*".into()], false, true);
         let id = ch
             .send_draft(&SendMessage::new("draft", "123"))
             .await
@@ -3587,7 +3592,7 @@ mod tests {
 
     #[tokio::test]
     async fn update_draft_rate_limit_short_circuits_network() {
-        let ch = TelegramChannel::new("fake-token".into(), vec!["*".into()], false)
+        let ch = TelegramChannel::new("fake-token".into(), vec!["*".into()], false, true)
             .with_streaming(StreamMode::Partial, 60_000);
         ch.last_draft_edit
             .lock()
@@ -3599,7 +3604,7 @@ mod tests {
 
     #[tokio::test]
     async fn update_draft_utf8_truncation_is_safe_for_multibyte_text() {
-        let ch = TelegramChannel::new("fake-token".into(), vec!["*".into()], false)
+        let ch = TelegramChannel::new("fake-token".into(), vec!["*".into()], false, true)
             .with_streaming(StreamMode::Partial, 0);
         let long_emoji_text = "😀".repeat(TELEGRAM_MAX_MESSAGE_LENGTH + 20);
 
@@ -3613,7 +3618,7 @@ mod tests {
 
     #[tokio::test]
     async fn finalize_draft_invalid_message_id_falls_back_to_chunk_send() {
-        let ch = TelegramChannel::new("fake-token".into(), vec!["*".into()], false)
+        let ch = TelegramChannel::new("fake-token".into(), vec!["*".into()], false, true)
             .with_streaming(StreamMode::Partial, 0);
         let long_text = "a".repeat(TELEGRAM_MAX_MESSAGE_LENGTH + 64);
 
@@ -4185,7 +4190,7 @@ mod tests {
     #[tokio::test]
     async fn telegram_send_document_bytes_builds_correct_form() {
         // This test verifies the method doesn't panic and handles bytes correctly
-        let ch = TelegramChannel::new("fake-token".into(), vec!["*".into()], false);
+        let ch = TelegramChannel::new("fake-token".into(), vec!["*".into()], false, true);
         let file_bytes = b"Hello, this is a test file content".to_vec();
 
         // The actual API call will fail (no real server), but we verify the method exists
@@ -4206,7 +4211,7 @@ mod tests {
 
     #[tokio::test]
     async fn telegram_send_photo_bytes_builds_correct_form() {
-        let ch = TelegramChannel::new("fake-token".into(), vec!["*".into()], false);
+        let ch = TelegramChannel::new("fake-token".into(), vec!["*".into()], false, true);
         // Minimal valid PNG header bytes
         let file_bytes = vec![0x89, 0x50, 0x4E, 0x47, 0x0D, 0x0A, 0x1A, 0x0A];
 
@@ -4219,7 +4224,7 @@ mod tests {
 
     #[tokio::test]
     async fn telegram_send_document_by_url_builds_correct_json() {
-        let ch = TelegramChannel::new("fake-token".into(), vec!["*".into()], false);
+        let ch = TelegramChannel::new("fake-token".into(), vec!["*".into()], false, true);
 
         let result = ch
             .send_document_by_url(
@@ -4235,7 +4240,7 @@ mod tests {
 
     #[tokio::test]
     async fn telegram_send_photo_by_url_builds_correct_json() {
-        let ch = TelegramChannel::new("fake-token".into(), vec!["*".into()], false);
+        let ch = TelegramChannel::new("fake-token".into(), vec!["*".into()], false, true);
 
         let result = ch
             .send_photo_by_url("123456", None, "https://example.com/image.jpg", None)
@@ -4248,7 +4253,7 @@ mod tests {
 
     #[tokio::test]
     async fn telegram_send_document_nonexistent_file() {
-        let ch = TelegramChannel::new("fake-token".into(), vec!["*".into()], false);
+        let ch = TelegramChannel::new("fake-token".into(), vec!["*".into()], false, true);
         let path = Path::new("/nonexistent/path/to/file.txt");
 
         let result = ch.send_document("123456", None, path, None).await;
@@ -4264,7 +4269,7 @@ mod tests {
 
     #[tokio::test]
     async fn telegram_send_photo_nonexistent_file() {
-        let ch = TelegramChannel::new("fake-token".into(), vec!["*".into()], false);
+        let ch = TelegramChannel::new("fake-token".into(), vec!["*".into()], false, true);
         let path = Path::new("/nonexistent/path/to/photo.jpg");
 
         let result = ch.send_photo("123456", None, path, None).await;
@@ -4274,7 +4279,7 @@ mod tests {
 
     #[tokio::test]
     async fn telegram_send_video_nonexistent_file() {
-        let ch = TelegramChannel::new("fake-token".into(), vec!["*".into()], false);
+        let ch = TelegramChannel::new("fake-token".into(), vec!["*".into()], false, true);
         let path = Path::new("/nonexistent/path/to/video.mp4");
 
         let result = ch.send_video("123456", None, path, None).await;
@@ -4284,7 +4289,7 @@ mod tests {
 
     #[tokio::test]
     async fn telegram_send_audio_nonexistent_file() {
-        let ch = TelegramChannel::new("fake-token".into(), vec!["*".into()], false);
+        let ch = TelegramChannel::new("fake-token".into(), vec!["*".into()], false, true);
         let path = Path::new("/nonexistent/path/to/audio.mp3");
 
         let result = ch.send_audio("123456", None, path, None).await;
@@ -4294,7 +4299,7 @@ mod tests {
 
     #[tokio::test]
     async fn telegram_send_voice_nonexistent_file() {
-        let ch = TelegramChannel::new("fake-token".into(), vec!["*".into()], false);
+        let ch = TelegramChannel::new("fake-token".into(), vec!["*".into()], false, true);
         let path = Path::new("/nonexistent/path/to/voice.ogg");
 
         let result = ch.send_voice("123456", None, path, None).await;
@@ -4382,7 +4387,7 @@ mod tests {
 
     #[tokio::test]
     async fn telegram_send_document_bytes_with_caption() {
-        let ch = TelegramChannel::new("fake-token".into(), vec!["*".into()], false);
+        let ch = TelegramChannel::new("fake-token".into(), vec!["*".into()], false, true);
         let file_bytes = b"test content".to_vec();
 
         // With caption
@@ -4406,7 +4411,7 @@ mod tests {
 
     #[tokio::test]
     async fn telegram_send_photo_bytes_with_caption() {
-        let ch = TelegramChannel::new("fake-token".into(), vec!["*".into()], false);
+        let ch = TelegramChannel::new("fake-token".into(), vec!["*".into()], false, true);
         let file_bytes = vec![0x89, 0x50, 0x4E, 0x47];
 
         // With caption
@@ -4432,7 +4437,7 @@ mod tests {
 
     #[tokio::test]
     async fn telegram_send_document_bytes_empty_file() {
-        let ch = TelegramChannel::new("fake-token".into(), vec!["*".into()], false);
+        let ch = TelegramChannel::new("fake-token".into(), vec!["*".into()], false, true);
         let file_bytes: Vec<u8> = vec![];
 
         let result = ch
@@ -4445,7 +4450,7 @@ mod tests {
 
     #[tokio::test]
     async fn telegram_send_document_bytes_empty_filename() {
-        let ch = TelegramChannel::new("fake-token".into(), vec!["*".into()], false);
+        let ch = TelegramChannel::new("fake-token".into(), vec!["*".into()], false, true);
         let file_bytes = b"content".to_vec();
 
         let result = ch
@@ -4458,7 +4463,7 @@ mod tests {
 
     #[tokio::test]
     async fn telegram_send_document_bytes_empty_chat_id() {
-        let ch = TelegramChannel::new("fake-token".into(), vec!["*".into()], false);
+        let ch = TelegramChannel::new("fake-token".into(), vec!["*".into()], false, true);
         let file_bytes = b"content".to_vec();
 
         let result = ch
@@ -5620,7 +5625,7 @@ mod tests {
 
     #[test]
     fn with_workspace_dir_sets_field() {
-        let ch = TelegramChannel::new("fake-token".into(), vec!["*".into()], false)
+        let ch = TelegramChannel::new("fake-token".into(), vec!["*".into()], false, true)
             .with_workspace_dir(std::path::PathBuf::from("/tmp/test_workspace"));
         assert_eq!(
             ch.workspace_dir.as_deref(),
diff --git a/src/cron/scheduler.rs b/src/cron/scheduler.rs
index cfcc73f14..567651533 100644
--- a/src/cron/scheduler.rs
+++ b/src/cron/scheduler.rs
@@ -337,8 +337,8 @@ pub(crate) async fn deliver_announcement(
                 tg.bot_token.clone(),
                 tg.allowed_users.clone(),
                 tg.mention_only,
+                tg.ack_enabled,
             )
-            .with_ack_enabled(tg.ack_enabled)
             .with_workspace_dir(config.workspace_dir.clone());
             channel.send(&SendMessage::new(output, target)).await?;
         }