diff --git a/scripts/lib/docker-e2e-scenarios.mjs b/scripts/lib/docker-e2e-scenarios.mjs
index e6d72dc131c..b3f1d4db704 100644
--- a/scripts/lib/docker-e2e-scenarios.mjs
+++ b/scripts/lib/docker-e2e-scenarios.mjs
@@ -364,7 +364,7 @@ export const tailLanes = [
     "live-cli-backend-codex",
     liveDockerScriptCommand(
       "test-live-cli-backend-docker.sh",
-      "OPENCLAW_LIVE_CLI_BACKEND_MODEL=codex-cli/gpt-5.4",
+      "OPENCLAW_LIVE_CLI_BACKEND_AUTH=api-key OPENCLAW_LIVE_CLI_BACKEND_MODEL=codex-cli/gpt-5.4",
     ),
     {
       cacheKey: "cli-backend-codex",