diff --git a/handlers/utils.py b/handlers/utils.py
index 4c6c0294..067e02cd 100644
--- a/handlers/utils.py
+++ b/handlers/utils.py
@@ -38,6 +38,12 @@ _CALLBACK_ANSWER_IGNORE = (
     "query id is invalid",
 )
 
+_MESSAGE_NOT_MODIFIED = "message is not modified"
+
+
+def _is_message_not_modified(exc: BaseException) -> bool:
+    return isinstance(exc, TelegramBadRequest) and _MESSAGE_NOT_MODIFIED in str(exc).lower()
+
 
 async def safe_answer_callback(callback_query: CallbackQuery, text: str | None = None, show_alert: bool = False, **kwargs) -> None:
     """
@@ -298,7 +304,9 @@ async def edit_or_send_message(
                             InputMediaAnimation(media=cached_id, caption=text), reply_markup=reply_markup
                         )
                     return
-                except Exception:
+                except Exception as e:
+                    if _is_message_not_modified(e):
+                        return
                     try:
                         if media_type == "photo":
                             await target_message.answer_photo(
@@ -342,7 +350,9 @@ async def edit_or_send_message(
                     msg = await target_message.edit_media(
                         InputMediaAnimation(media=upload, caption=text), reply_markup=reply_markup
                     )
-            except Exception:
+            except Exception as e:
+                if _is_message_not_modified(e):
+                    return
                 if media_type == "photo":
                     msg = await target_message.answer_photo(
                         photo=upload,
@@ -385,7 +395,9 @@ async def edit_or_send_message(
         try:
             await target_message.edit_caption(caption=text, reply_markup=reply_markup)
             return
-        except Exception:
+        except Exception as e:
+            if _is_message_not_modified(e):
+                return
             pass
     try:
         await target_message.edit_text(
@@ -394,7 +406,9 @@ async def edit_or_send_message(
             disable_web_page_preview=disable_web_page_preview,
         )
         return
-    except Exception:
+    except Exception as e:
+        if _is_message_not_modified(e):
+            return
         await target_message.answer(
             text=text,
             reply_markup=reply_markup,
diff --git a/middlewares/__init__.py b/middlewares/__init__.py
index 11154548..2962560f 100644
--- a/middlewares/__init__.py
+++ b/middlewares/__init__.py
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ from middlewares.ban_checker import BanCheckerMiddleware
 from middlewares.subscription import SubscriptionMiddleware
 
 from .admin import AdminMiddleware
-from .answer import CallbackAnswerMiddleware
+from .answer import CallbackAnswerMiddleware, EarlyCallbackAnswerMiddleware
 from .concurrency import ConcurrencyLimiterMiddleware
 from .direct_start_blocker import DirectStartBlockerMiddleware
 from .loggings import LoggingMiddleware
@@ -60,6 +60,9 @@ def register_middleware(
     if PROBE_LOGGING:
         dispatcher.update.outer_middleware(StreamProbeMiddleware("global"))
 
+    # Первым делом отвечаем на callback, чтобы не уйти в «query is too old» при очереди
+    dispatcher.update.outer_middleware(EarlyCallbackAnswerMiddleware())
+
     if middleware_enabled("runtime_config_sync"):
         dispatcher.update.outer_middleware(wrap(RuntimeConfigSyncMiddleware(), "runtime_config_sync"))
     if sessionmaker and middleware_enabled("concurrency"):
diff --git a/middlewares/answer.py b/middlewares/answer.py
index f7094cd0..f0d5f181 100644
--- a/middlewares/answer.py
+++ b/middlewares/answer.py
@@ -1,12 +1,46 @@
 from collections.abc import Awaitable, Callable
 from typing import Any
 
-from aiogram import BaseMiddleware
+from aiogram import BaseMiddleware, Bot
+from aiogram.exceptions import TelegramBadRequest
 from aiogram.types import CallbackQuery, InaccessibleMessage, TelegramObject
 
 from bot import bot
 
 
+class EarlyCallbackAnswerMiddleware(BaseMiddleware):
+    """
+    Регистрируется первым в цепочке update. Для CallbackQuery сразу вызывает
+    answer_callback_query.
+    """
+
+    async def __call__(
+        self,
+        handler: Callable[[TelegramObject, dict[str, Any]], Awaitable[Any]],
+        event: TelegramObject,
+        data: dict[str, Any],
+    ) -> Any:
+        if isinstance(event, CallbackQuery):
+            bot_instance: Bot | None = data.get("bot")
+            if bot_instance:
+                try:
+                    await bot_instance.answer_callback_query(event.id, show_alert=False)
+                    data["callback_answered_early"] = True
+                except TelegramBadRequest as e:
+                    msg = str(e).lower()
+                    if (
+                        "query is too old" in msg
+                        or "response timeout expired" in msg
+                        or "query id is invalid" in msg
+                    ):
+                        pass
+                    else:
+                        raise
+                except Exception:
+                    pass
+        return await handler(event, data)
+
+
 class CallbackAnswerMiddleware(BaseMiddleware):
     async def __call__(
         self,
@@ -14,7 +48,7 @@ class CallbackAnswerMiddleware(BaseMiddleware):
         event: TelegramObject,
         data: dict[str, Any],
     ) -> Any:
-        if isinstance(event, CallbackQuery) and not data.get("callback_answered_by_concurrency"):
+        if isinstance(event, CallbackQuery) and not data.get("callback_answered_by_concurrency") and not data.get("callback_answered_early"):
             try:
                 await event.answer()
             except Exception:
diff --git a/middlewares/concurrency.py b/middlewares/concurrency.py
index c85e52cf..f4b5302e 100644
--- a/middlewares/concurrency.py
+++ b/middlewares/concurrency.py
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ class ConcurrencyLimiterMiddleware(BaseMiddleware):
         event: TelegramObject,
         data: dict[str, Any],
     ) -> Any:
-        if isinstance(event, CallbackQuery):
+        if isinstance(event, CallbackQuery) and not data.get("callback_answered_early"):
             bot: Bot | None = data.get("bot")
             if bot:
                 try: