diff --git a/.github/workflows/openclaw-live-and-e2e-checks-reusable.yml b/.github/workflows/openclaw-live-and-e2e-checks-reusable.yml
index 7247a81bae3..7896c016e81 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/openclaw-live-and-e2e-checks-reusable.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/openclaw-live-and-e2e-checks-reusable.yml
@@ -1893,8 +1893,8 @@ jobs:
               # inside the already-isolated container to keep MCP cron/tool
               # execution representative instead of failing on nested sandbox
               # setup.
-              echo 'OPENCLAW_LIVE_CLI_BACKEND_ARGS=["exec","--json","--color","never","--sandbox","danger-full-access","--skip-git-repo-check"]' >> "$GITHUB_ENV"
-              echo 'OPENCLAW_LIVE_CLI_BACKEND_RESUME_ARGS=["exec","resume","{sessionId}","-c","sandbox_mode=\"danger-full-access\"","--skip-git-repo-check"]' >> "$GITHUB_ENV"
+              echo 'OPENCLAW_LIVE_CLI_BACKEND_ARGS=["exec","--json","--color","never","--sandbox","danger-full-access","-c","service_tier=\"fast\"","--skip-git-repo-check"]' >> "$GITHUB_ENV"
+              echo 'OPENCLAW_LIVE_CLI_BACKEND_RESUME_ARGS=["exec","resume","{sessionId}","-c","sandbox_mode=\"danger-full-access\"","-c","service_tier=\"fast\"","--skip-git-repo-check"]' >> "$GITHUB_ENV"
               echo "OPENCLAW_LIVE_CLI_BACKEND_DEBUG=1" >> "$GITHUB_ENV"
               echo "OPENCLAW_CLI_BACKEND_LOG_OUTPUT=1" >> "$GITHUB_ENV"
               echo "OPENCLAW_TEST_CONSOLE=1" >> "$GITHUB_ENV"
diff --git a/test/scripts/package-acceptance-workflow.test.ts b/test/scripts/package-acceptance-workflow.test.ts
index 4f59d71df96..e4284655dcb 100644
--- a/test/scripts/package-acceptance-workflow.test.ts
+++ b/test/scripts/package-acceptance-workflow.test.ts
@@ -129,6 +129,10 @@ describe("package artifact reuse", () => {
       "command: node .release-harness/scripts/test-live-shard.mjs native-live-src-agents",
     );
     expect(workflow).toContain("OPENCLAW_LIVE_COMMAND: ${{ matrix.command }}");
+    expect(workflow).toContain("OPENCLAW_LIVE_CLI_BACKEND_MODEL=codex-cli/gpt-5.5");
+    expect(workflow).toContain("OPENCLAW_LIVE_CLI_BACKEND_AUTH=api-key");
+    expect(workflow).toContain("OPENCLAW_LIVE_CLI_BACKEND_USE_CI_SAFE_CODEX_CONFIG=1");
+    expect(workflow).toContain('service_tier=\\"fast\\"');
     expect(workflow).toContain("bash .release-harness/scripts/ci-live-command-retry.sh");
     expect(workflow).toContain("suite_id: native-live-src-gateway-core");
     expect(workflow).toContain("suite_id: native-live-src-gateway-backends");