diff --git a/src/channels/factory.ts b/src/channels/factory.ts
index 7d6e5df..6a10abc 100644
--- a/src/channels/factory.ts
+++ b/src/channels/factory.ts
@@ -55,6 +55,10 @@ const SHARED_CHANNEL_BUILDERS: SharedChannelBuilder[] = [
   {
     isEnabled: (agentConfig) => !!agentConfig.channels.whatsapp?.enabled,
     build: (agentConfig, options) => {
+      const whatsappRaw = agentConfig.channels.whatsapp! as Record<string, unknown>;
+      if (whatsappRaw.streaming) {
+        log.warn('WhatsApp does not support streaming (message edits not available). Streaming setting will be ignored for WhatsApp.');
+      }
       const selfChatMode = agentConfig.channels.whatsapp!.selfChat ?? true;
       if (!selfChatMode) {
         log.warn('WARNING: selfChatMode is OFF - bot will respond to ALL incoming messages!');