diff --git a/src/cli/plugins-cli.policy.test.ts b/src/cli/plugins-cli.policy.test.ts
index ed48463b77d..5701656dcca 100644
--- a/src/cli/plugins-cli.policy.test.ts
+++ b/src/cli/plugins-cli.policy.test.ts
@@ -43,7 +43,6 @@ describe("plugins cli policy mutations", () => {
 
   function requireFirstWrittenConfig(): OpenClawConfig {
     const [config] = writeConfigFile.mock.calls[0] ?? [];
-    expect(config).toBeDefined();
     if (!config) {
       throw new Error("expected writeConfigFile to receive a config");
     }
@@ -53,7 +52,6 @@ describe("plugins cli policy mutations", () => {
   function requirePluginEntries(
     config: OpenClawConfig,
   ): NonNullable<NonNullable<OpenClawConfig["plugins"]>["entries"]> {
-    expect(config.plugins?.entries).toBeDefined();
     if (!config.plugins?.entries) {
       throw new Error("expected plugin entries in config");
     }
diff --git a/src/commands/agent-via-gateway.test.ts b/src/commands/agent-via-gateway.test.ts
index 26ff3800bb4..3d37203cf89 100644
--- a/src/commands/agent-via-gateway.test.ts
+++ b/src/commands/agent-via-gateway.test.ts
@@ -303,12 +303,12 @@ describe("agentCliCommand", () => {
 
       expect(callGateway).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1);
       expect(agentCommand).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1);
-      const fallbackOpts = requireFirstCallArg<{
+      const fallbackOpts = requireFirstCallArg(agentCommand, "embedded agent") as {
         sessionId?: string;
         sessionKey?: string;
         runId?: string;
         resultMetaOverrides?: unknown;
-      }>(agentCommand, "embedded agent");
+      };
       expect(fallbackOpts.sessionId).toMatch(/^gateway-fallback-/);
       expect(fallbackOpts.sessionId).not.toBe("locked-session");
       expect(fallbackOpts.sessionKey).toBe(`agent:main:explicit:${fallbackOpts.sessionId}`);
@@ -342,11 +342,11 @@ describe("agentCliCommand", () => {
         runtime,
       );
 
-      const fallbackOpts = requireFirstCallArg<{
+      const fallbackOpts = requireFirstCallArg(agentCommand, "embedded agent") as {
         sessionId?: string;
         sessionKey?: string;
         to?: string;
-      }>(agentCommand, "embedded agent");
+      };
       expect(fallbackOpts.to).toBe("+1555");
       expect(fallbackOpts.sessionId).toMatch(/^gateway-fallback-/);
       expect(fallbackOpts.sessionKey).toBe(`agent:main:explicit:${fallbackOpts.sessionId}`);
diff --git a/src/commands/status.test.ts b/src/commands/status.test.ts
index 12bcce0e532..40aa4a7d9b2 100644
--- a/src/commands/status.test.ts
+++ b/src/commands/status.test.ts
@@ -87,7 +87,6 @@ function getRuntimeLogs() {
 
 function getRuntimeLog(index: number): string {
   const call = runtimeLogMock.mock.calls[index];
-  expect(call).toBeDefined();
   if (!call) {
     throw new Error(`expected runtime log call ${index}`);
   }