diff --git a/apps/macos/Sources/OpenClaw/CronJobEditor+Helpers.swift b/apps/macos/Sources/OpenClaw/CronJobEditor+Helpers.swift
index ee5f827cb..544c9a7c6 100644
--- a/apps/macos/Sources/OpenClaw/CronJobEditor+Helpers.swift
+++ b/apps/macos/Sources/OpenClaw/CronJobEditor+Helpers.swift
@@ -107,7 +107,11 @@ extension CronJobEditor {
             delivery["channel"] = trimmed.isEmpty ? "last" : trimmed
             let to = self.to.trimmingCharacters(in: .whitespacesAndNewlines)
             if !to.isEmpty { delivery["to"] = to }
-            if self.bestEffortDeliver { delivery["bestEffort"] = true }
+            if self.bestEffortDeliver {
+                delivery["bestEffort"] = true
+            } else if self.job?.delivery?.bestEffort == true {
+                delivery["bestEffort"] = false
+            }
         }
         return delivery
     }
diff --git a/src/cli/cron-cli/register.cron-edit.ts b/src/cli/cron-cli/register.cron-edit.ts
index 74f94e0cc..bced50e7f 100644
--- a/src/cli/cron-cli/register.cron-edit.ts
+++ b/src/cli/cron-cli/register.cron-edit.ts
@@ -183,16 +183,19 @@ export function registerCronEditCommand(cron: Command) {
                 : opts.deliver === false
                   ? "none"
                   : "announce";
-            patch.delivery = {
-              mode: deliveryMode,
-              channel:
-                typeof opts.channel === "string" && opts.channel.trim()
-                  ? opts.channel.trim()
-                  : undefined,
-              to: typeof opts.to === "string" && opts.to.trim() ? opts.to.trim() : undefined,
-              bestEffort:
-                typeof opts.bestEffortDeliver === "boolean" ? opts.bestEffortDeliver : undefined,
-            };
+            const delivery: Record<string, unknown> = { mode: deliveryMode };
+            if (typeof opts.channel === "string") {
+              const channel = opts.channel.trim();
+              delivery.channel = channel ? channel : undefined;
+            }
+            if (typeof opts.to === "string") {
+              const to = opts.to.trim();
+              delivery.to = to ? to : undefined;
+            }
+            if (typeof opts.bestEffortDeliver === "boolean") {
+              delivery.bestEffort = opts.bestEffortDeliver;
+            }
+            patch.delivery = delivery;
           }
 
           const res = await callGatewayFromCli("cron.update", opts, {