diff --git a/nanobot/channels/msteams.py b/nanobot/channels/msteams.py
index b3c886bda..b3fa094b9 100644
--- a/nanobot/channels/msteams.py
+++ b/nanobot/channels/msteams.py
@@ -300,7 +300,7 @@ class MSTeamsChannel(BaseChannel):
         while preview_lines and not preview_lines[0]:
             preview_lines.pop(0)
         first_line = preview_lines[0] if preview_lines else ""
-        looks_like_quote_wrapper = first_line.lower().startswith("replying to ") or first_line.startswith("FWDIOC-BOT")
+        looks_like_quote_wrapper = first_line.lower().startswith("replying to ") or first_line.startswith("Quoted reply")
 
         if reply_to_id or channel_data.get("messageType") == "reply" or looks_like_quote_wrapper:
             text = self._normalize_teams_reply_quote(text)
@@ -333,10 +333,10 @@ class MSTeamsChannel(BaseChannel):
             reply = "\n".join(lines[1:]).strip()
             return self._format_reply_with_quote(quoted, reply)
 
-        # Observed FWDIOC relay wrapper where the quoted content is surfaced after a
-        # synthetic "FWDIOC-BOT" header, sometimes with a blank line separating quote
+        # Observed quoted-reply wrapper where the quoted content is surfaced after a
+        # synthetic "Quoted reply" header, sometimes with a blank line separating quote
         # and reply, and sometimes as a compact line-based fallback shape.
-        if lines and lines[0].strip().startswith("FWDIOC-BOT"):
+        if lines and lines[0].strip().startswith("Quoted reply"):
             body = normalized_newlines.split("\n", 1)[1] if "\n" in normalized_newlines else ""
             body = body.lstrip()
             parts = re.split(r"\n\s*\n", body, maxsplit=1)
@@ -354,10 +354,10 @@ class MSTeamsChannel(BaseChannel):
                     return self._format_reply_with_quote(quoted, reply)
 
         # Observed compact fallback where the relay flattens quote and reply into
-        # a single line after the synthetic FWDIOC-BOT prefix.
+        # a single line after the synthetic Quoted reply prefix.
         compact = re.sub(r"\s+", " ", normalized_newlines).strip()
-        if compact.startswith("FWDIOC-BOT "):
-            compact = compact[len("FWDIOC-BOT ") :].strip()
+        if compact.startswith("Quoted reply "):
+            compact = compact[len("Quoted reply ") :].strip()
             for boundary in (". ", "! ", "? ", "… "):
                 idx = compact.rfind(boundary)
                 if idx == -1:
diff --git a/tests/test_msteams.py b/tests/test_msteams.py
index 7d07913be..bb4e7a4fe 100644
--- a/tests/test_msteams.py
+++ b/tests/test_msteams.py
@@ -223,11 +223,11 @@ def test_sanitize_inbound_text_keeps_normal_inline_message(make_channel):
     assert ch._sanitize_inbound_text(activity) == "normal inline message"
 
 
-def test_sanitize_inbound_text_normalizes_fwdioc_wrapper_without_reply_metadata(make_channel):
+def test_sanitize_inbound_text_normalizes_quoted_reply_wrapper_without_reply_metadata(make_channel):
     ch = make_channel()
 
     activity = {
-        "text": "FWDIOC-BOT \r\nQuoted prior message\r\n\r\nThis is a reply with quote test",
+        "text": "Quoted reply \r\nQuoted prior message\r\n\r\nThis is a reply with quote test",
         "channelData": {},
     }
 
@@ -249,11 +249,11 @@ def test_sanitize_inbound_text_structures_reply_quote_prefix(make_channel):
     assert ch._sanitize_inbound_text(activity) == "User is replying to: Bob Smith\nUser reply: actual reply text"
 
 
-def test_sanitize_inbound_text_structures_live_fwdioc_quote_shape(make_channel):
+def test_sanitize_inbound_text_structures_live_quoted_reply_shape(make_channel):
     ch = make_channel()
 
     activity = {
-        "text": "FWDIOC-BOT Got it. I’ll watch for the exact text reply with quote test and then inspect that turn specifically. Reply with quote test",
+        "text": "Quoted reply Got it. I’ll watch for the exact text reply with quote test and then inspect that turn specifically. Reply with quote test",
         "replyToId": "parent-activity",
         "channelData": {"messageType": "reply"},
     }
@@ -272,12 +272,12 @@ def test_normalize_teams_reply_quote_leaves_plain_text_test_phrase_untouched(mak
     assert ch._normalize_teams_reply_quote(text) == text
 
 
-def test_sanitize_inbound_text_structures_multiline_fwdioc_quote_shape(make_channel):
+def test_sanitize_inbound_text_structures_multiline_quoted_reply_shape(make_channel):
     ch = make_channel()
 
     activity = {
         "text": (
-            "FWDIOC-BOT\r\n"
+            "Quoted reply\r\n"
             "Understood — then the restart already happened, and the new Teams quote normalization should now be live. "
             "Next best step: • send one more real reply-with-quote message in Teams • I&rsquo…\r\n"
             "\r\n"
@@ -294,12 +294,12 @@ def test_sanitize_inbound_text_structures_multiline_fwdioc_quote_shape(make_chan
     )
 
 
-def test_sanitize_inbound_text_structures_exact_live_crlf_fwdioc_shape(make_channel):
+def test_sanitize_inbound_text_structures_exact_live_crlf_quoted_reply_shape(make_channel):
     ch = make_channel()
 
     activity = {
         "text": (
-            "FWDIOC-BOT \r\n"
+            "Quoted reply \r\n"
             "Please send one real reply-with-quote message in Teams. That single test should be enough now: "
             "• I’ll check the new MSTeams sanitized inbound text ... log • and compare it to the prompt…\r\n"
             "\r\n"