diff --git a/src/web/inbound/access-control.test.ts b/src/web/inbound/access-control.test.ts
index 61db5a2d2..ac6c447ec 100644
--- a/src/web/inbound/access-control.test.ts
+++ b/src/web/inbound/access-control.test.ts
@@ -24,6 +24,12 @@ async function checkUnauthorizedWorkDmSender() {
   });
 }
 
+function expectSilentlyBlocked(result: { allowed: boolean }) {
+  expect(result.allowed).toBe(false);
+  expect(upsertPairingRequestMock).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
+  expect(sendMessageMock).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
+}
+
 describe("checkInboundAccessControl pairing grace", () => {
   async function runPairingGraceCase(messageTimestampMs: number) {
     const connectedAtMs = 1_000_000;
@@ -80,10 +86,7 @@ describe("WhatsApp dmPolicy precedence", () => {
     });
 
     const result = await checkUnauthorizedWorkDmSender();
-
-    expect(result.allowed).toBe(false);
-    expect(upsertPairingRequestMock).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
-    expect(sendMessageMock).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
+    expectSilentlyBlocked(result);
   });
 
   it("inherits channel-level dmPolicy when account-level dmPolicy is unset", async () => {
@@ -103,9 +106,6 @@ describe("WhatsApp dmPolicy precedence", () => {
     });
 
     const result = await checkUnauthorizedWorkDmSender();
-
-    expect(result.allowed).toBe(false);
-    expect(upsertPairingRequestMock).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
-    expect(sendMessageMock).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
+    expectSilentlyBlocked(result);
   });
 });
diff --git a/src/web/inbound/send-api.ts b/src/web/inbound/send-api.ts
index 0517dc226..05824536c 100644
--- a/src/web/inbound/send-api.ts
+++ b/src/web/inbound/send-api.ts
@@ -3,6 +3,20 @@ import type { ActiveWebSendOptions } from "../active-listener.js";
 import { recordChannelActivity } from "../../infra/channel-activity.js";
 import { toWhatsappJid } from "../../utils.js";
 
+function recordWhatsAppOutbound(accountId: string) {
+  recordChannelActivity({
+    channel: "whatsapp",
+    accountId,
+    direction: "outbound",
+  });
+}
+
+function resolveOutboundMessageId(result: unknown): string {
+  return typeof result === "object" && result && "key" in result
+    ? String((result as { key?: { id?: string } }).key?.id ?? "unknown")
+    : "unknown";
+}
+
 export function createWebSendApi(params: {
   sock: {
     sendMessage: (jid: string, content: AnyMessageContent) => Promise<unknown>;
@@ -51,15 +65,8 @@ export function createWebSendApi(params: {
       }
       const result = await params.sock.sendMessage(jid, payload);
       const accountId = sendOptions?.accountId ?? params.defaultAccountId;
-      recordChannelActivity({
-        channel: "whatsapp",
-        accountId,
-        direction: "outbound",
-      });
-      const messageId =
-        typeof result === "object" && result && "key" in result
-          ? String((result as { key?: { id?: string } }).key?.id ?? "unknown")
-          : "unknown";
+      recordWhatsAppOutbound(accountId);
+      const messageId = resolveOutboundMessageId(result);
       return { messageId };
     },
     sendPoll: async (
@@ -74,15 +81,8 @@ export function createWebSendApi(params: {
           selectableCount: poll.maxSelections ?? 1,
         },
       } as AnyMessageContent);
-      recordChannelActivity({
-        channel: "whatsapp",
-        accountId: params.defaultAccountId,
-        direction: "outbound",
-      });
-      const messageId =
-        typeof result === "object" && result && "key" in result
-          ? String((result as { key?: { id?: string } }).key?.id ?? "unknown")
-          : "unknown";
+      recordWhatsAppOutbound(params.defaultAccountId);
+      const messageId = resolveOutboundMessageId(result);
       return { messageId };
     },
     sendReaction: async (