diff --git a/src/discord/monitor.test.ts b/src/discord/monitor.test.ts
index 21057369b..29d9690f4 100644
--- a/src/discord/monitor.test.ts
+++ b/src/discord/monitor.test.ts
@@ -727,7 +727,10 @@ describe("discord reaction notification gating", () => {
       expect(
         shouldEmitDiscordReactionNotification({
           ...testCase.input,
-          allowlist: testCase.input.allowlist ? [...testCase.input.allowlist] : undefined,
+          allowlist:
+            "allowlist" in testCase.input && testCase.input.allowlist
+              ? [...testCase.input.allowlist]
+              : undefined,
         }),
         testCase.name,
       ).toBe(testCase.expected);
diff --git a/src/infra/outbound/outbound.test.ts b/src/infra/outbound/outbound.test.ts
index 56cff3ca2..7754f94e3 100644
--- a/src/infra/outbound/outbound.test.ts
+++ b/src/infra/outbound/outbound.test.ts
@@ -847,9 +847,13 @@ describe("normalizeOutboundPayloadsForJson", () => {
     ];
 
     for (const testCase of cases) {
-      expect(
-        normalizeOutboundPayloadsForJson(testCase.input.map((payload) => ({ ...payload }))),
-      ).toEqual(testCase.expected);
+      const input = testCase.input.map((payload) => {
+        if ("mediaUrls" in payload && payload.mediaUrls) {
+          return { ...payload, mediaUrls: [...payload.mediaUrls] };
+        }
+        return { ...payload };
+      });
+      expect(normalizeOutboundPayloadsForJson(input)).toEqual(testCase.expected);
     }
   });
 });
diff --git a/src/telegram/send.test.ts b/src/telegram/send.test.ts
index 2ef6df9a7..e1172d09c 100644
--- a/src/telegram/send.test.ts
+++ b/src/telegram/send.test.ts
@@ -595,16 +595,20 @@ describe("sendMessageTelegram", () => {
         fileName: "video.mp4",
       });
 
-      const opts = {
+      const opts: Parameters<typeof sendMessageTelegram>[2] = {
         token: "tok",
         api,
         mediaUrl: "https://example.com/video.mp4",
         asVideoNote: true,
-        ...testCase.options,
+        ...("replyToMessageId" in testCase.options
+          ? { replyToMessageId: testCase.options.replyToMessageId }
+          : {}),
+        ...("buttons" in testCase.options
+          ? {
+              buttons: testCase.options.buttons.map((row) => row.map((button) => ({ ...button }))),
+            }
+          : {}),
       };
-      if (opts.buttons) {
-        opts.buttons = opts.buttons.map((row) => [...row]);
-      }
 
       await sendMessageTelegram(chatId, testCase.text, opts);