From 1be39ac84717a776b4fe88a64a7b6b8743bf9857 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Peter Steinberger <steipete@gmail.com>
Date: Sun, 26 Apr 2026 10:46:55 +0100
Subject: [PATCH] fix: increase update step timeout

---
 docs/cli/update.md                   | 4 ++--
 src/cli/update-cli.ts                | 4 ++--
 src/cli/update-cli/update-command.ts | 2 +-
 3 files changed, 5 insertions(+), 5 deletions(-)

diff --git a/docs/cli/update.md b/docs/cli/update.md
index e05e4315642..462ca89e243 100644
--- a/docs/cli/update.md
+++ b/docs/cli/update.md
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ openclaw --update
 - `--json`: print machine-readable `UpdateRunResult` JSON, including
   `postUpdate.plugins.integrityDrifts` when npm plugin artifact drift is
   detected during post-update plugin sync.
-- `--timeout <seconds>`: per-step timeout (default is 1200s).
+- `--timeout <seconds>`: per-step timeout (default is 1800s).
 - `--yes`: skip confirmation prompts (for example downgrade confirmation)
 
 Note: downgrades require confirmation because older versions can break configuration.
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ offers to create one.
 
 Options:
 
-- `--timeout <seconds>`: timeout for each update step (default `1200`)
+- `--timeout <seconds>`: timeout for each update step (default `1800`)
 
 ## What it does
 
diff --git a/src/cli/update-cli.ts b/src/cli/update-cli.ts
index 2413de7fdb6..554e7963c11 100644
--- a/src/cli/update-cli.ts
+++ b/src/cli/update-cli.ts
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ export function registerUpdateCli(program: Command) {
       "--tag <dist-tag|version|spec>",
       "Override the package target for this update (dist-tag, version, or package spec)",
     )
-    .option("--timeout <seconds>", "Timeout for each update step in seconds (default: 1200)")
+    .option("--timeout <seconds>", "Timeout for each update step in seconds (default: 1800)")
     .option("--yes", "Skip confirmation prompts (non-interactive)", false)
     .addHelpText("after", () => {
       const examples = [
@@ -109,7 +109,7 @@ ${theme.muted("Docs:")} ${formatDocsLink("/cli/update", "docs.openclaw.ai/cli/up
   update
     .command("wizard")
     .description("Interactive update wizard")
-    .option("--timeout <seconds>", "Timeout for each update step in seconds (default: 1200)")
+    .option("--timeout <seconds>", "Timeout for each update step in seconds (default: 1800)")
     .addHelpText(
       "after",
       `\n${theme.muted("Docs:")} ${formatDocsLink("/cli/update", "docs.openclaw.ai/cli/update")}\n`,
diff --git a/src/cli/update-cli/update-command.ts b/src/cli/update-cli/update-command.ts
index 9c911ab05c7..d2250ddc2b8 100644
--- a/src/cli/update-cli/update-command.ts
+++ b/src/cli/update-cli/update-command.ts
@@ -89,7 +89,7 @@ import { suppressDeprecations } from "./suppress-deprecations.js";
 
 const CLI_NAME = resolveCliName();
 const SERVICE_REFRESH_TIMEOUT_MS = 60_000;
-const DEFAULT_UPDATE_STEP_TIMEOUT_MS = 20 * 60_000;
+const DEFAULT_UPDATE_STEP_TIMEOUT_MS = 30 * 60_000;
 const POST_CORE_UPDATE_ENV = "OPENCLAW_UPDATE_POST_CORE";
 const POST_CORE_UPDATE_CHANNEL_ENV = "OPENCLAW_UPDATE_POST_CORE_CHANNEL";
 const POST_CORE_UPDATE_RESULT_PATH_ENV = "OPENCLAW_UPDATE_POST_CORE_RESULT_PATH";