diff --git a/src/cli/gateway-cli/run.option-collisions.test.ts b/src/cli/gateway-cli/run.option-collisions.test.ts
index 98923d58b23..21de7a83e98 100644
--- a/src/cli/gateway-cli/run.option-collisions.test.ts
+++ b/src/cli/gateway-cli/run.option-collisions.test.ts
@@ -51,6 +51,10 @@ vi.mock("../../config/config.js", () => ({
   readConfigFileSnapshot: async () => configState.snapshot,
   recoverConfigFromLastKnownGood: (params: unknown) => recoverConfigFromLastKnownGood(params),
   recoverConfigFromJsonRootSuffix: (snapshot: unknown) => recoverConfigFromJsonRootSuffix(snapshot),
+}));
+
+vi.mock("../../config/paths.js", () => ({
+  CONFIG_PATH: "/tmp/openclaw-test-missing-config.json",
   resolveStateDir: () => "/tmp",
   resolveGatewayPort: (cfg?: { gateway?: { port?: number } }) => cfg?.gateway?.port ?? 18789,
 }));