diff --git a/src/channels/telegram.rs b/src/channels/telegram.rs
index ca0e03b..0d9aa1f 100644
--- a/src/channels/telegram.rs
+++ b/src/channels/telegram.rs
@@ -1607,6 +1607,16 @@ impl Channel for TelegramChannel {
             return Ok(());
         }
 
+        // Check if edit failed because content is identical (Telegram returns 400
+        // with "message is not modified" when the draft already has the final text).
+        let status = resp.status();
+        let resp_body = resp.text().await.unwrap_or_default();
+        if status == reqwest::StatusCode::BAD_REQUEST
+            && resp_body.contains("message is not modified")
+        {
+            return Ok(());
+        }
+
         // Markdown failed — retry without parse_mode
         let plain_body = serde_json::json!({
             "chat_id": chat_id,
@@ -1625,6 +1635,15 @@ impl Channel for TelegramChannel {
             return Ok(());
         }
 
+        // Also check plain-text edit for "not modified"
+        let status = resp.status();
+        let resp_body = resp.text().await.unwrap_or_default();
+        if status == reqwest::StatusCode::BAD_REQUEST
+            && resp_body.contains("message is not modified")
+        {
+            return Ok(());
+        }
+
         // Edit failed entirely — fall back to new message
         tracing::warn!("Telegram finalize_draft edit failed; falling back to sendMessage");
         self.send_text_chunks(text, &chat_id, thread_id.as_deref())