diff --git a/src/daemon/launchd.test.ts b/src/daemon/launchd.test.ts
index 4cd1f09afeb..3ebf2a22aed 100644
--- a/src/daemon/launchd.test.ts
+++ b/src/daemon/launchd.test.ts
@@ -156,7 +156,7 @@ describe("launchctl list detection", () => {
 });
 
 describe("launchd bootstrap repair", () => {
-  it("bootstraps and kickstarts the resolved label", async () => {
+  it("enables, bootstraps, and kickstarts the resolved label", async () => {
     const env: Record<string, string | undefined> = {
       HOME: "/Users/test",
       OPENCLAW_PROFILE: "default",
@@ -167,9 +167,23 @@ describe("launchd bootstrap repair", () => {
     const domain = typeof process.getuid === "function" ? `gui/${process.getuid()}` : "gui/501";
     const label = "ai.openclaw.gateway";
     const plistPath = resolveLaunchAgentPlistPath(env);
+    const serviceId = `${domain}/${label}`;
 
-    expect(state.launchctlCalls).toContainEqual(["bootstrap", domain, plistPath]);
-    expect(state.launchctlCalls).toContainEqual(["kickstart", "-k", `${domain}/${label}`]);
+    const enableIndex = state.launchctlCalls.findIndex(
+      (c) => c[0] === "enable" && c[1] === serviceId,
+    );
+    const bootstrapIndex = state.launchctlCalls.findIndex(
+      (c) => c[0] === "bootstrap" && c[1] === domain && c[2] === plistPath,
+    );
+    const kickstartIndex = state.launchctlCalls.findIndex(
+      (c) => c[0] === "kickstart" && c[1] === "-k" && c[2] === serviceId,
+    );
+
+    expect(enableIndex).toBeGreaterThanOrEqual(0);
+    expect(bootstrapIndex).toBeGreaterThanOrEqual(0);
+    expect(kickstartIndex).toBeGreaterThanOrEqual(0);
+    expect(enableIndex).toBeLessThan(bootstrapIndex);
+    expect(bootstrapIndex).toBeLessThan(kickstartIndex);
   });
 });
 
diff --git a/src/daemon/launchd.ts b/src/daemon/launchd.ts
index b017a14a495..dccea5780ed 100644
--- a/src/daemon/launchd.ts
+++ b/src/daemon/launchd.ts
@@ -207,6 +207,9 @@ export async function repairLaunchAgentBootstrap(args: {
   const domain = resolveGuiDomain();
   const label = resolveLaunchAgentLabel({ env });
   const plistPath = resolveLaunchAgentPlistPath(env);
+  // launchd can persist "disabled" state after bootout; clear it before bootstrap
+  // (matches the same guard in installLaunchAgent and restartLaunchAgent).
+  await execLaunchctl(["enable", `${domain}/${label}`]);
   const boot = await execLaunchctl(["bootstrap", domain, plistPath]);
   if (boot.code !== 0) {
     return { ok: false, detail: (boot.stderr || boot.stdout).trim() || undefined };