diff --git a/src/commands/doctor-legacy-config.test.ts b/src/commands/doctor-legacy-config.test.ts
index 8f4bf74e684..70d998ffdce 100644
--- a/src/commands/doctor-legacy-config.test.ts
+++ b/src/commands/doctor-legacy-config.test.ts
@@ -32,6 +32,20 @@ describe("normalizeCompatibilityConfigValues preview streaming aliases", () => {
     ]);
   });
 
+  it("does not label explicit discord streaming=false as a default-off case", () => {
+    const res = normalizeCompatibilityConfigValues({
+      channels: {
+        discord: {
+          streaming: false,
+        },
+      },
+    });
+
+    expect(res.config.channels?.discord?.streaming).toBe("off");
+    expect(res.config.channels?.discord?.streamMode).toBeUndefined();
+    expect(res.changes).toEqual(["Normalized channels.discord.streaming boolean → enum (off)."]);
+  });
+
   it("explains why discord preview streaming stays off when legacy config resolves to off", () => {
     const res = normalizeCompatibilityConfigValues({
       channels: {
diff --git a/src/commands/doctor-legacy-config.ts b/src/commands/doctor-legacy-config.ts
index 58eff1d0382..b3a11867928 100644
--- a/src/commands/doctor-legacy-config.ts
+++ b/src/commands/doctor-legacy-config.ts
@@ -142,7 +142,11 @@ export function normalizeCompatibilityConfigValues(cfg: OpenClawConfig): {
         `Normalized ${params.pathPrefix}.streaming (${beforeStreaming}) → (${resolved}).`,
       );
     }
-    if (params.pathPrefix.startsWith("channels.discord") && resolved === "off") {
+    if (
+      params.pathPrefix.startsWith("channels.discord") &&
+      resolved === "off" &&
+      hadLegacyStreamMode
+    ) {
       changes.push(
         `${params.pathPrefix}.streaming remains off by default to avoid Discord preview-edit rate limits; set ${params.pathPrefix}.streaming="partial" to opt in explicitly.`,
       );