diff --git a/hermes_cli/setup_hidden_env.py b/hermes_cli/setup_hidden_env.py
index d722fd7044..fa07b1ab8d 100644
--- a/hermes_cli/setup_hidden_env.py
+++ b/hermes_cli/setup_hidden_env.py
@@ -17,19 +17,9 @@ Hiding is a *presentation* decision only: the vars keep working through ``hermes
 # Allowlists (*_ALLOWED_USERS) deliberately stay visible: that IS the decision a new user has to
 # make, and the gateway denies everyone until it's set.
 SETUP_HIDDEN_ENV_SUFFIXES = (
-    "_HOME_CHANNEL",
-    "_HOME_CHANNEL_NAME",
-    "_HOME_CHANNEL_THREAD_ID",
-    "_HOME_ADDRESS",
-    "_ALLOW_ALL_USERS",
-    "_REPLY_TO_MODE",
-    "_REPLY_MODE",
-    "_REQUIRE_MENTION",
-    "_AUTO_THREAD",
-    "_FREE_RESPONSE_CHANNELS",
-    "_FREE_RESPONSE_ROOMS",
-    "_ALLOWED_CHANNELS",
-    "_PROXY",
+    "_HOME_CHANNEL", "_HOME_CHANNEL_NAME", "_HOME_CHANNEL_THREAD_ID", "_HOME_ADDRESS", "_ALLOW_ALL_USERS",
+    "_REPLY_TO_MODE", "_REPLY_MODE", "_REQUIRE_MENTION", "_AUTO_THREAD", "_FREE_RESPONSE_CHANNELS",
+    "_FREE_RESPONSE_ROOMS", "_ALLOWED_CHANNELS", "_PROXY",
 )
 
 
diff --git a/hermes_cli/setup_platforms.py b/hermes_cli/setup_platforms.py
index 30b5d5e391..05004b89d8 100644
--- a/hermes_cli/setup_platforms.py
+++ b/hermes_cli/setup_platforms.py
@@ -248,10 +248,8 @@ def _setup_webhooks():
 
 # (platform label, credential env var, home-channel env vars — any one satisfies)
 _HOME_CHANNEL_CHECKS = (
-    ("Telegram", "TELEGRAM_BOT_TOKEN", ("TELEGRAM_HOME_CHANNEL",)),
-    ("Discord", "DISCORD_BOT_TOKEN", ("DISCORD_HOME_CHANNEL",)),
-    ("Slack", "SLACK_BOT_TOKEN", ("SLACK_HOME_CHANNEL",)),
-    ("BlueBubbles", "BLUEBUBBLES_SERVER_URL", ("BLUEBUBBLES_HOME_CHANNEL",)),
+    ("Telegram", "TELEGRAM_BOT_TOKEN", ("TELEGRAM_HOME_CHANNEL",)), ("Discord", "DISCORD_BOT_TOKEN", ("DISCORD_HOME_CHANNEL",)),
+    ("Slack", "SLACK_BOT_TOKEN", ("SLACK_HOME_CHANNEL",)), ("BlueBubbles", "BLUEBUBBLES_SERVER_URL", ("BLUEBUBBLES_HOME_CHANNEL",)),
     ("QQBot", "QQ_APP_ID", ("QQBOT_HOME_CHANNEL", "QQ_HOME_CHANNEL")),
 )