diff --git a/gateway/platforms/telegram.py b/gateway/platforms/telegram.py
index 03184ac1c20..753f8c231e0 100644
--- a/gateway/platforms/telegram.py
+++ b/gateway/platforms/telegram.py
@@ -2534,22 +2534,22 @@ class TelegramAdapter(BasePlatformAdapter):
                 result_text = f"Error switching model: {exc}"
 
             # Edit message to show confirmation, remove buttons
+            try:
+                await query.edit_message_text(
+                    text=self.format_message(result_text),
+                    parse_mode=ParseMode.MARKDOWN_V2,
+                    reply_markup=None,
+                )
+            except Exception:
+                # Markdown parse failure — retry as plain text
                 try:
                     await query.edit_message_text(
-                        text=self.format_message(result_text),
-                        parse_mode=ParseMode.MARKDOWN_V2,
+                        text=result_text,
+                        parse_mode=None,
                         reply_markup=None,
                     )
                 except Exception:
-                    # Markdown parse failure — retry as plain text
-                    try:
-                        await query.edit_message_text(
-                            text=result_text,
-                            parse_mode=None,
-                            reply_markup=None,
-                        )
-                    except Exception:
-                        pass
+                    pass
             await query.answer(text="Model switched!")
 
             # Clean up state
diff --git a/scripts/release.py b/scripts/release.py
index f9de395d195..60093b4821a 100755
--- a/scripts/release.py
+++ b/scripts/release.py
@@ -715,6 +715,7 @@ AUTHOR_MAP = {
     "tangyuanjc@JCdeAIfenshendeMac-mini.local": "tangyuanjc",
     "harryplusplus@gmail.com": "harryplusplus",
     "anthhub@163.com": "anthhub",
+    "vmphuongit@gmail.com": "phuongvm",
     "allard.quek@singtel.com": "AllardQuek",
     "shenuu@gmail.com": "shenuu",
     "xiayh17@gmail.com": "xiayh0107",
diff --git a/tests/gateway/test_telegram_model_picker.py b/tests/gateway/test_telegram_model_picker.py
index 19928ffa128..3e1d4cf71e8 100644
--- a/tests/gateway/test_telegram_model_picker.py
+++ b/tests/gateway/test_telegram_model_picker.py
@@ -102,6 +102,50 @@ class TestTelegramModelPicker:
         assert "provider\\_one" in edit_kwargs["text"]
         assert "`model_1`" in edit_kwargs["text"]
 
+    @pytest.mark.asyncio
+    async def test_model_selected_edits_message_on_success(self):
+        """Regression: the mm: (model selected → switch) success path must
+        edit the picker message to show the confirmation and remove the
+        buttons.  An earlier revision of this PR over-indented the
+        edit_message_text block so it lived inside the except branch and
+        only fired when the callback raised."""
+        adapter = _make_adapter()
+        callback = AsyncMock(return_value="Switched to `gpt-5`")
+        adapter._model_picker_state["12345"] = {
+            "providers": [
+                {"slug": "openai", "name": "OpenAI", "total_models": 1, "is_current": True}
+            ],
+            "current_model": "model_1",
+            "current_provider": "openai",
+            "session_key": "s",
+            "on_model_selected": callback,
+            "selected_provider": "openai",
+            "model_list": ["gpt-5"],
+            "msg_id": 42,
+        }
+
+        query = AsyncMock()
+        query.data = "mm:0"
+        query.message = MagicMock()
+        query.message.chat_id = 12345
+        query.answer = AsyncMock()
+        query.edit_message_text = AsyncMock()
+
+        await adapter._handle_model_picker_callback(query, "mm:0", "12345")
+
+        # The callback was invoked with the selected model
+        callback.assert_awaited_once()
+        # edit_message_text MUST be called on the success path (this is the
+        # regression we're guarding).
+        query.edit_message_text.assert_awaited()
+        edit_kwargs = query.edit_message_text.call_args[1]
+        assert "MARKDOWN_V2" in repr(edit_kwargs["parse_mode"])
+        # The dynamic result text was routed through format_message
+        # (backtick code blocks survive escaping).
+        assert "`gpt-5`" in edit_kwargs["text"]
+        # State is cleaned up after a successful switch.
+        assert "12345" not in adapter._model_picker_state
+
     @pytest.mark.asyncio
     async def test_retries_without_thread_when_thread_not_found(self):
         adapter = _make_adapter()