diff --git a/extensions/telegram/src/bot-handlers.runtime.ts b/extensions/telegram/src/bot-handlers.runtime.ts
index 8e70609d713..8107f23119a 100644
--- a/extensions/telegram/src/bot-handlers.runtime.ts
+++ b/extensions/telegram/src/bot-handlers.runtime.ts
@@ -1625,19 +1625,23 @@ export const registerTelegramHandlers = ({
               selection.provider === resolvedDefault.provider &&
               selection.model === resolvedDefault.model;
 
-            await updateSessionStore(storePath, (store) => {
-              const sessionKey = sessionState.sessionKey;
-              const entry = store[sessionKey] ?? {};
-              store[sessionKey] = entry;
-              applyModelOverrideToSessionEntry({
-                entry,
-                selection: {
-                  provider: selection.provider,
-                  model: selection.model,
-                  isDefault: isDefaultSelection,
-                },
+            try {
+              await updateSessionStore(storePath, (store) => {
+                const sessionKey = sessionState.sessionKey;
+                const entry = store[sessionKey] ?? {};
+                store[sessionKey] = entry;
+                applyModelOverrideToSessionEntry({
+                  entry,
+                  selection: {
+                    provider: selection.provider,
+                    model: selection.model,
+                    isDefault: isDefaultSelection,
+                  },
+                });
               });
-            });
+            } catch (err) {
+              throw new TelegramRetryableCallbackError(err);
+            }
 
             // Update message to show success with visual feedback
             const escapeHtml = (text: string) =>
@@ -1651,6 +1655,9 @@ export const registerTelegramHandlers = ({
               { parse_mode: "HTML" },
             );
           } catch (err) {
+            if (err instanceof TelegramRetryableCallbackError) {
+              throw err;
+            }
             await editMessageWithButtons(`❌ Failed to change model: ${String(err)}`, []);
           }
           return;
diff --git a/extensions/telegram/src/bot.create-telegram-bot.test.ts b/extensions/telegram/src/bot.create-telegram-bot.test.ts
index 6a825ce09a0..661e3988552 100644
--- a/extensions/telegram/src/bot.create-telegram-bot.test.ts
+++ b/extensions/telegram/src/bot.create-telegram-bot.test.ts
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ import { afterAll, beforeAll, beforeEach, describe, expect, it, vi } from "vites
 import { escapeRegExp, formatEnvelopeTimestamp } from "../../../test/helpers/envelope-timestamp.js";
 const harness = await import("./bot.create-telegram-bot.test-harness.js");
 const conversationRuntime = await import("openclaw/plugin-sdk/conversation-runtime");
+const configRuntime = await import("openclaw/plugin-sdk/config-runtime");
 const EYES_EMOJI = "\u{1F440}";
 const {
   answerCallbackQuerySpy,
@@ -3156,4 +3157,67 @@ describe("createTelegramBot", () => {
     expect(editMessageTextSpy).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(2);
     expect(editMessageTextSpy.mock.calls.at(-1)?.[2]).toContain("Select a provider:");
   });
+
+  it("retries model selection callbacks after a bubbled session-store failure", async () => {
+    createTelegramBot({ token: "tok" });
+    const callbackHandler = getOnHandler("callback_query");
+    const middlewares = middlewareUseSpy.mock.calls
+      .map((call) => call[0])
+      .filter(
+        (fn): fn is (ctx: Record<string, unknown>, next: () => Promise<void>) => Promise<void> =>
+          typeof fn === "function",
+      );
+    const runMiddlewareChain = async (ctx: Record<string, unknown>) => {
+      let idx = -1;
+      const dispatch = async (i: number): Promise<void> => {
+        if (i <= idx) {
+          throw new Error("middleware dispatch called multiple times");
+        }
+        idx = i;
+        const fn = middlewares[i];
+        if (!fn) {
+          await callbackHandler(ctx);
+          return;
+        }
+        await fn(ctx, async () => dispatch(i + 1));
+      };
+      await dispatch(0);
+    };
+
+    const updateSessionStoreSpy = vi.spyOn(configRuntime, "updateSessionStore");
+    updateSessionStoreSpy.mockRejectedValueOnce(new Error("session store boom"));
+
+    const ctx = {
+      update: { update_id: 890 },
+      callbackQuery: {
+        id: "cbq-model-select-retry-1",
+        data: "mdl_sel_openai/gpt-5.4",
+        from: { id: 9, first_name: "Ada", username: "ada_bot" },
+        message: {
+          chat: { id: 1234, type: "private" },
+          date: 1736380800,
+          message_id: 24,
+        },
+      },
+      me: { username: "openclaw_bot" },
+      getFile: async () => ({ download: async () => new Uint8Array() }),
+    };
+
+    try {
+      await expect(runMiddlewareChain(ctx)).rejects.toThrow("session store boom");
+      await runMiddlewareChain(ctx);
+    } finally {
+      updateSessionStoreSpy.mockRestore();
+    }
+
+    expect(editMessageTextSpy).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1);
+    expect(String(editMessageTextSpy.mock.calls.at(-1)?.[2] ?? "")).toContain(
+      "This model will be used for your next message.",
+    );
+    expect(
+      editMessageTextSpy.mock.calls.some((call) =>
+        String(call[2] ?? "").includes("Failed to change model"),
+      ),
+    ).toBe(false);
+  });
 });