diff --git a/src/bot/message-sender.js b/src/bot/message-sender.js
index 92238fcb..5cef08c3 100644
--- a/src/bot/message-sender.js
+++ b/src/bot/message-sender.js
@@ -485,13 +485,18 @@ export class StreamConsumer {
  * @param {object} [options] - { editInterval, cursor }
  */
 export async function sendStreamingMessage(ctx, text, options = {}) {
-  if (!text) return;
+  if (!text) {
+    logger.warn('sendStreamingMessage called with empty text');
+    return;
+  }
 
   const html = markdownToHtml(text);
+  logger.info(`📤 Sending message (${text.length} chars, HTML ${html.length} chars)`);
 
   // Try sending as formatted HTML first — most reliable
   try {
-    await ctx.reply(html, { parse_mode: 'HTML' });
+    const msg = await ctx.reply(html, { parse_mode: 'HTML' });
+    logger.info(`✅ Message sent (msg_id: ${msg.message_id})`);
     return;
   } catch (e) {
     logger.warn(`sendStreamingMessage HTML failed (${e.message}), trying plain`);
@@ -499,7 +504,8 @@ export async function sendStreamingMessage(ctx, text, options = {}) {
 
   // Fallback: stripped plain text
   try {
-    await ctx.reply(stripMarkdown(text), { parse_mode: undefined });
+    const msg = await ctx.reply(stripMarkdown(text), { parse_mode: undefined });
+    logger.info(`✅ Plain message sent (msg_id: ${msg.message_id})`);
   } catch (e2) {
     logger.error(`sendStreamingMessage plain also failed: ${e2.message}`);
   }