diff --git a/src/discord-bridge.py b/src/discord-bridge.py
index a8690f0..972076a 100644
--- a/src/discord-bridge.py
+++ b/src/discord-bridge.py
@@ -10,7 +10,6 @@
 import json
 import os
 import shlex
-import subprocess
 import sys
 import time
 from pathlib import Path
@@ -138,7 +137,6 @@ async def on_ready():
     client.loop.create_task(poll_results())
     client.loop.create_task(poll_approved())
     client.loop.create_task(poll_proactive())
-    client.loop.create_task(poll_dm_fallback())
 
 
 def _message_mentions_bot(message):
@@ -700,68 +698,6 @@ async def poll_proactive():
         await asyncio.sleep(3)
 
 
-async def poll_dm_fallback():
-    """Fallback path for task/question/briefing results that no other
-    consumer is going to handle.
-
-    These are voice-originated or cron-originated results (not Discord or
-    Telegram, which have their own pending-reply paths). When the voice
-    client is disconnected — or the file has been sitting long enough that
-    it's clearly stale — the result would otherwise be silently lost. This
-    loop shells out to `src/dm-result.py`, which contains the
-    voiceConnected-check + Discord-DM-send logic shipped in PR #347.
-
-    Grace period: 90s. Discord-bound files are skipped via `pending_replies`
-    so we don't race with `poll_results()`. Proactive files are handled by
-    `poll_proactive()` already, so we don't touch those either.
-    """
-    GRACE_SECONDS = 90
-    FALLBACK_PREFIXES = ("task-", "question-", "briefing-", "insight-", "friction-")
-    while True:
-        try:
-            now = time.time()
-            for f in RESULTS_DIR.iterdir():
-                if f.suffix != ".txt":
-                    continue
-                if not any(f.name.startswith(p) for p in FALLBACK_PREFIXES):
-                    continue
-                # Skip anything Discord is already tracking for reply.
-                task_id = f.stem  # e.g. "task-1776286725412"
-                if task_id in pending_replies:
-                    continue
-                # Grace window so voice-agent / telegram-bridge get first dibs.
-                try:
-                    age = now - f.stat().st_mtime
-                except FileNotFoundError:
-                    continue
-                if age < GRACE_SECONDS:
-                    continue
-                # Subprocess out to the shared CLI tool so there's only one
-                # code path for the voiceConnected check + DM send.
-                try:
-                    result = subprocess.run(
-                        ["python3", str(REPO / "src" / "dm-result.py"), "--file", str(f)],
-                        capture_output=True, text=True, timeout=15,
-                    )
-                except Exception as e:
-                    print(f"  [dm-fallback] subprocess failed on {f.name}: {e}")
-                    continue
-                if result.returncode == 0:
-                    stdout = (result.stdout or "").strip()
-                    # dm-result.py prints "voice connected, skipping" when voice is up.
-                    # In that case we leave the file alone for voice-agent to pick up.
-                    if "skipping DM" in stdout:
-                        continue
-                    print(f"  [dm-fallback] sent {f.name} via dm-result.py")
-                    f.unlink(missing_ok=True)
-                else:
-                    stderr = (result.stderr or "").strip()[:200]
-                    print(f"  [dm-fallback] dm-result.py failed on {f.name}: {stderr}")
-        except Exception as e:
-            print(f"  [dm-fallback] poll error: {e}")
-        await asyncio.sleep(30)
-
-
 def _send_via_rest(channel_id: str, message: str):
     """Send a message via Discord REST API (no gateway connection). Exits after sending."""
     import urllib.request
diff --git a/src/task-bridge.ts b/src/task-bridge.ts
index 491e4b7..7b760e7 100644
--- a/src/task-bridge.ts
+++ b/src/task-bridge.ts
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@
  */
 
 import { writeFileSync, readFileSync, existsSync, unlinkSync, mkdirSync, readdirSync, appendFileSync } from 'node:fs';
+import { execSync } from 'node:child_process';
 import { join } from 'node:path';
 import { z } from 'zod';
 import type { ToolDefinition } from 'bodhi-realtime-agent';
@@ -318,8 +319,37 @@ export function startResultWatcher(onResult: (result: string) => void, isClientC
 			const files = readdirSync(RESULT_DIR).filter(f => f.endsWith('.txt')).sort();
 			if (files.length === 0) return;
 
-			// Only deliver if a client is connected — otherwise keep files queued
+			// If no voice client connected, fall back to Discord DM via
+			// dm-result.py. That script resolves the owner and DM channel
+			// on demand via the Discord API (no hardcoded channel ID).
+			// Handles the existing bookkeeping inline — mirrors the
+			// connected path below — so delivered files aren't re-processed.
 			if (!isClientConnected()) {
+				for (const file of files) {
+					if (_deliveredResults.has(file)) continue;
+					const path = join(RESULT_DIR, file);
+					const result = readFileSync(path, 'utf-8').trim();
+					if (!result) continue;
+					const taskId = file.replace('.txt', '');
+					console.log(`${ts()} [TaskBridge] Voice offline — sending ${file} via Discord DM`);
+					try {
+						execSync(`python3 "${join(REPO_DIR, 'src', 'dm-result.py')}" --file "${path}"`, { timeout: 15_000 });
+					} catch (e: any) {
+						console.error(`${ts()} [TaskBridge] DM fallback failed for ${file}: ${e.message}`);
+					}
+					_sendTaskStatus?.(taskId, 'done', result.slice(0, 60), result);
+					_deliveredResults.add(file);
+					_pendingTasks.delete(taskId);
+					logConversation('core-agent', `[task:${taskId}] ${result.slice(0, 200)}`);
+					try {
+						fetch('http://localhost:7843/task-done', {
+							method: 'POST',
+							headers: _apiHeaders(),
+							body: JSON.stringify({ taskId, result }),
+						}).catch(() => {});
+					} catch {}
+					setTimeout(() => { try { unlinkSync(path); } catch {} }, 10_000);
+				}
 				return;
 			}