diff --git a/test/test-env.test.ts b/test/test-env.test.ts
index 4a1e2ca94f3..e7e0df43000 100644
--- a/test/test-env.test.ts
+++ b/test/test-env.test.ts
@@ -88,6 +88,10 @@ describe("installTestEnv", () => {
       }`,
     );
     writeFile(path.join(realHome, ".openclaw", "credentials", "token.txt"), "secret\n");
+    writeFile(
+      path.join(realHome, ".openclaw", "external-plugins", "glueclaw", "openclaw.plugin.json"),
+      '{"id":"glueclaw"}\n',
+    );
     writeFile(
       path.join(realHome, ".openclaw", "agents", "main", "agent", "auth-profiles.json"),
       JSON.stringify({ version: 1, profiles: { default: { provider: "openai" } } }, null, 2),
@@ -143,6 +147,17 @@ describe("installTestEnv", () => {
     expect(
       fs.existsSync(path.join(testEnv.tempHome, ".openclaw", "credentials", "token.txt")),
     ).toBe(true);
+    expect(
+      fs.existsSync(
+        path.join(
+          testEnv.tempHome,
+          ".openclaw",
+          "external-plugins",
+          "glueclaw",
+          "openclaw.plugin.json",
+        ),
+      ),
+    ).toBe(true);
     expect(
       fs.existsSync(
         path.join(testEnv.tempHome, ".openclaw", "agents", "main", "agent", "auth-profiles.json"),
diff --git a/test/test-env.ts b/test/test-env.ts
index 4bd35395c66..adc49380c1f 100644
--- a/test/test-env.ts
+++ b/test/test-env.ts
@@ -382,6 +382,10 @@ function stageLiveTestState(params: {
   }
 
   copyDirIfExists(path.join(realStateDir, "credentials"), path.join(tempStateDir, "credentials"));
+  copyDirIfExists(
+    path.join(realStateDir, "external-plugins"),
+    path.join(tempStateDir, "external-plugins"),
+  );
   copyLiveAuthProfiles(realStateDir, tempStateDir);
 
   for (const authDir of LIVE_EXTERNAL_AUTH_DIRS) {