diff --git a/tests/tools/test_kanban_tools.py b/tests/tools/test_kanban_tools.py
index 20deaeae9e4c..5751d082a7b2 100644
--- a/tests/tools/test_kanban_tools.py
+++ b/tests/tools/test_kanban_tools.py
@@ -2416,6 +2416,7 @@ def _sub_index(subs):
                 "thread_id": getattr(s, "thread_id", None),
                 "user_id": getattr(s, "user_id", None),
                 "delivery_metadata": getattr(s, "delivery_metadata", None),
+                "notifier_profile": getattr(s, "notifier_profile", None),
             })
     return out
 
@@ -2457,6 +2458,30 @@ def test_create_subscribes_gateway_session(monkeypatch, worker_env):
     }
 
 
+def test_create_subscribes_gateway_session_with_active_profile_when_env_missing(monkeypatch, worker_env):
+    """Gateway auto-subscribe rows must be owned by the active profile even
+    when session/env profile markers are missing. Otherwise every Telegram
+    gateway with the same chat_id can deliver another bot's Kanban event."""
+    from tools import kanban_tools as kt
+    monkeypatch.setenv("HERMES_SESSION_PLATFORM", "telegram")
+    monkeypatch.setenv("HERMES_SESSION_CHAT_ID", "chat-42")
+    monkeypatch.delenv("HERMES_SESSION_PROFILE", raising=False)
+    monkeypatch.delenv("HERMES_PROFILE", raising=False)
+    monkeypatch.setattr("hermes_cli.profiles.get_active_profile_name", lambda: "spanorama")
+
+    out = kt._handle_create({
+        "title": "auto-sub active profile",
+        "assignee": "peer",
+    })
+    d = json.loads(out)
+    assert d["ok"] is True
+    assert d["subscribed"] is True, d
+
+    subs = _sub_index(_list_subs_for_task(d["task_id"]))
+    assert len(subs) == 1
+    assert subs[0]["notifier_profile"] == "spanorama"
+
+
 def test_create_subscribes_tui_session_via_session_key(monkeypatch, worker_env):
     """TUI / desktop sessions don't have a platform/chat_id (single
     local channel), but the parent process exports HERMES_SESSION_KEY.
diff --git a/tools/kanban_tools.py b/tools/kanban_tools.py
index c781ff884573..c3188a198983 100644
--- a/tools/kanban_tools.py
+++ b/tools/kanban_tools.py
@@ -1339,6 +1339,12 @@ def _maybe_auto_subscribe(conn: Any, task_id: str) -> bool:
             get_session_env("HERMES_SESSION_PROFILE", "")
             or os.environ.get("HERMES_PROFILE")
         )
+        if not notifier_profile:
+            try:
+                from hermes_cli.profiles import get_active_profile_name
+                notifier_profile = get_active_profile_name() or "default"
+            except Exception:
+                notifier_profile = "default"
         delivery_metadata: dict[str, Any] = {}
         if thread_id:
             delivery_metadata["thread_id"] = thread_id