diff --git a/src/auto-reply/reply/commands-allowlist.ts b/src/auto-reply/reply/commands-allowlist.ts
index fd5fa8ad7f..3b1b887766 100644
--- a/src/auto-reply/reply/commands-allowlist.ts
+++ b/src/auto-reply/reply/commands-allowlist.ts
@@ -29,6 +29,11 @@ import type { CommandHandler } from "./commands-types.js";
 type AllowlistScope = "dm" | "group" | "all";
 type AllowlistAction = "list" | "add" | "remove";
 type AllowlistTarget = "both" | "config" | "store";
+type ResolvedAllowlistName = {
+  input: string;
+  resolved: boolean;
+  name?: string | null;
+};
 
 type AllowlistCommand =
   | {
@@ -249,6 +254,11 @@ function resolveChannelAllowFromPaths(
   channelId: ChannelId,
   scope: AllowlistScope,
 ): string[] | null {
+  const supportsGroupAllowlist =
+    channelId === "telegram" ||
+    channelId === "whatsapp" ||
+    channelId === "signal" ||
+    channelId === "imessage";
   if (scope === "all") {
     return null;
   }
@@ -257,23 +267,13 @@ function resolveChannelAllowFromPaths(
       // Canonical DM allowlist location for Slack/Discord. Legacy: dm.allowFrom.
       return ["allowFrom"];
     }
-    if (
-      channelId === "telegram" ||
-      channelId === "whatsapp" ||
-      channelId === "signal" ||
-      channelId === "imessage"
-    ) {
+    if (supportsGroupAllowlist) {
       return ["allowFrom"];
     }
     return null;
   }
   if (scope === "group") {
-    if (
-      channelId === "telegram" ||
-      channelId === "whatsapp" ||
-      channelId === "signal" ||
-      channelId === "imessage"
-    ) {
+    if (supportsGroupAllowlist) {
       return ["groupAllowFrom"];
     }
     return null;
@@ -281,6 +281,16 @@ function resolveChannelAllowFromPaths(
   return null;
 }
 
+function mapResolvedAllowlistNames(entries: ResolvedAllowlistName[]): Map<string, string> {
+  const map = new Map<string, string>();
+  for (const entry of entries) {
+    if (entry.resolved && entry.name) {
+      map.set(entry.input, entry.name);
+    }
+  }
+  return map;
+}
+
 async function resolveSlackNames(params: {
   cfg: OpenClawConfig;
   accountId?: string | null;
@@ -292,13 +302,7 @@ async function resolveSlackNames(params: {
     return new Map<string, string>();
   }
   const resolved = await resolveSlackUserAllowlist({ token, entries: params.entries });
-  const map = new Map<string, string>();
-  for (const entry of resolved) {
-    if (entry.resolved && entry.name) {
-      map.set(entry.input, entry.name);
-    }
-  }
-  return map;
+  return mapResolvedAllowlistNames(resolved);
 }
 
 async function resolveDiscordNames(params: {
@@ -312,13 +316,7 @@ async function resolveDiscordNames(params: {
     return new Map<string, string>();
   }
   const resolved = await resolveDiscordUserAllowlist({ token, entries: params.entries });
-  const map = new Map<string, string>();
-  for (const entry of resolved) {
-    if (entry.resolved && entry.name) {
-      map.set(entry.input, entry.name);
-    }
-  }
-  return map;
+  return mapResolvedAllowlistNames(resolved);
 }
 
 export const handleAllowlistCommand: CommandHandler = async (params, allowTextCommands) => {