diff --git a/src/telegram/monitor.test.ts b/src/telegram/monitor.test.ts
index 0b28734f835..83b39fa5c78 100644
--- a/src/telegram/monitor.test.ts
+++ b/src/telegram/monitor.test.ts
@@ -129,6 +129,46 @@ function mockRunOnceAndAbort(abort: AbortController) {
   runSpy.mockImplementationOnce(() => makeAbortRunner(abort));
 }
 
+async function expectOffsetConfirmationSkipped(offset: number | null) {
+  readTelegramUpdateOffsetSpy.mockResolvedValueOnce(offset);
+  const abort = new AbortController();
+  api.getUpdates.mockReset();
+  api.deleteWebhook.mockReset();
+  api.deleteWebhook.mockResolvedValueOnce(true);
+  mockRunOnceAndAbort(abort);
+
+  await monitorTelegramProvider({ token: "tok", abortSignal: abort.signal });
+
+  expect(api.getUpdates).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
+}
+
+async function runMonitorAndCaptureStartupOrder(params?: { persistedOffset?: number | null }) {
+  if (params && "persistedOffset" in params) {
+    readTelegramUpdateOffsetSpy.mockResolvedValueOnce(params.persistedOffset ?? null);
+  }
+  const abort = new AbortController();
+  const order: string[] = [];
+  api.getUpdates.mockReset();
+  api.deleteWebhook.mockReset();
+  api.deleteWebhook.mockImplementationOnce(async () => {
+    order.push("deleteWebhook");
+    return true;
+  });
+  if (typeof params?.persistedOffset === "number") {
+    api.getUpdates.mockImplementationOnce(async () => {
+      order.push("getUpdates");
+      return [];
+    });
+  }
+  runSpy.mockImplementationOnce(() => {
+    order.push("run");
+    return makeAbortRunner(abort);
+  });
+
+  await monitorTelegramProvider({ token: "tok", abortSignal: abort.signal });
+  return { order };
+}
+
 function mockRunOnceWithStalledPollingRunner(): {
   stop: ReturnType<typeof vi.fn<() => void | Promise<void>>>;
 } {
@@ -349,19 +389,7 @@ describe("monitorTelegramProvider (grammY)", () => {
   });
 
   it("deletes webhook before starting polling", async () => {
-    const abort = new AbortController();
-    const order: string[] = [];
-    api.deleteWebhook.mockReset();
-    api.deleteWebhook.mockImplementationOnce(async () => {
-      order.push("deleteWebhook");
-      return true;
-    });
-    runSpy.mockImplementationOnce(() => {
-      order.push("run");
-      return makeAbortRunner(abort);
-    });
-
-    await monitorTelegramProvider({ token: "tok", abortSignal: abort.signal });
+    const { order } = await runMonitorAndCaptureStartupOrder();
 
     expect(api.deleteWebhook).toHaveBeenCalledWith({ drop_pending_updates: false });
     expect(order).toEqual(["deleteWebhook", "run"]);
@@ -577,67 +605,24 @@ describe("monitorTelegramProvider (grammY)", () => {
   });
 
   it("confirms persisted offset with Telegram before starting runner", async () => {
-    readTelegramUpdateOffsetSpy.mockResolvedValueOnce(549076203);
-    const abort = new AbortController();
-    const order: string[] = [];
-    api.getUpdates.mockReset();
-    api.getUpdates.mockImplementationOnce(async () => {
-      order.push("getUpdates");
-      return [];
+    const { order } = await runMonitorAndCaptureStartupOrder({
+      persistedOffset: 549076203,
     });
-    api.deleteWebhook.mockReset();
-    api.deleteWebhook.mockImplementationOnce(async () => {
-      order.push("deleteWebhook");
-      return true;
-    });
-    runSpy.mockImplementationOnce(() => {
-      order.push("run");
-      return makeAbortRunner(abort);
-    });
-
-    await monitorTelegramProvider({ token: "tok", abortSignal: abort.signal });
 
     expect(api.getUpdates).toHaveBeenCalledWith({ offset: 549076204, limit: 1, timeout: 0 });
     expect(order).toEqual(["deleteWebhook", "getUpdates", "run"]);
   });
 
   it("skips offset confirmation when no persisted offset exists", async () => {
-    readTelegramUpdateOffsetSpy.mockResolvedValueOnce(null);
-    const abort = new AbortController();
-    api.getUpdates.mockReset();
-    api.deleteWebhook.mockReset();
-    api.deleteWebhook.mockResolvedValueOnce(true);
-    mockRunOnceAndAbort(abort);
-
-    await monitorTelegramProvider({ token: "tok", abortSignal: abort.signal });
-
-    expect(api.getUpdates).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
+    await expectOffsetConfirmationSkipped(null);
   });
 
   it("skips offset confirmation when persisted offset is invalid", async () => {
-    readTelegramUpdateOffsetSpy.mockResolvedValueOnce(-1 as number);
-    const abort = new AbortController();
-    api.getUpdates.mockReset();
-    api.deleteWebhook.mockReset();
-    api.deleteWebhook.mockResolvedValueOnce(true);
-    mockRunOnceAndAbort(abort);
-
-    await monitorTelegramProvider({ token: "tok", abortSignal: abort.signal });
-
-    expect(api.getUpdates).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
+    await expectOffsetConfirmationSkipped(-1);
   });
 
   it("skips offset confirmation when persisted offset cannot be safely incremented", async () => {
-    readTelegramUpdateOffsetSpy.mockResolvedValueOnce(Number.MAX_SAFE_INTEGER);
-    const abort = new AbortController();
-    api.getUpdates.mockReset();
-    api.deleteWebhook.mockReset();
-    api.deleteWebhook.mockResolvedValueOnce(true);
-    mockRunOnceAndAbort(abort);
-
-    await monitorTelegramProvider({ token: "tok", abortSignal: abort.signal });
-
-    expect(api.getUpdates).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
+    await expectOffsetConfirmationSkipped(Number.MAX_SAFE_INTEGER);
   });
 
   it("resets webhookCleared latch on 409 conflict so deleteWebhook re-runs", async () => {