diff --git a/main.go b/main.go
index 7202836..5f39d01 100644
--- a/main.go
+++ b/main.go
@@ -267,11 +267,16 @@ func main() {
 
 	// Adapter: the web ingest handler posts priority adventure beats live to
 	// Matrix through the same queue everything else uses (bypasses pacing).
-	// PostNow doesn't consult posting.enabled, so gate here: with posting off,
-	// adventure stays website-only like every other channel (nil poster also
-	// keeps the digest loop from starting).
+	//
+	// Adventure carries its own enable switch and is push-based: facts arrive
+	// from gogobee at ingest, they are not polled, classified or paced, and they
+	// never enter the round-robin rotation. So it is gated on [adventure] alone,
+	// NOT on posting.enabled — that flag governs the RSS pipeline's chatter, and
+	// an operator running "news on the web only, adventure live in the games
+	// room" is a legitimate configuration. A nil poster (adventure off, or no
+	// channel) still keeps both the live beats and the digest loop shut.
 	var advPost web.PriorityPoster
-	if postingEnabled {
+	if cfg.Adventure.Enabled && cfg.Adventure.Channel != "" {
 		advPost = func(p web.AdvPost) {
 			queue.PostNow(poster.QueueItem{
 				GUID:       p.GUID,