diff --git a/.github/workflows/openclaw-live-and-e2e-checks-reusable.yml b/.github/workflows/openclaw-live-and-e2e-checks-reusable.yml
index 425435eabf4..8728a30ef61 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/openclaw-live-and-e2e-checks-reusable.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/openclaw-live-and-e2e-checks-reusable.yml
@@ -1370,8 +1370,16 @@ jobs:
         run: |
           set -euo pipefail
           if ! command -v ffmpeg >/dev/null 2>&1; then
-            sudo apt-get update
-            sudo DEBIAN_FRONTEND=noninteractive apt-get install -y --no-install-recommends ffmpeg
+            for attempt in 1 2 3; do
+              if sudo apt-get update -o Acquire::Retries=3; then
+                break
+              fi
+              if [[ "${attempt}" == "3" ]]; then
+                exit 1
+              fi
+              sleep $((attempt * 5))
+            done
+            sudo env DEBIAN_FRONTEND=noninteractive apt-get install -y --no-install-recommends ffmpeg
           fi
           ffmpeg -version | head -1
 
diff --git a/extensions/moonshot/moonshot.live.test.ts b/extensions/moonshot/moonshot.live.test.ts
index dcd0eca70fd..b3506c80c00 100644
--- a/extensions/moonshot/moonshot.live.test.ts
+++ b/extensions/moonshot/moonshot.live.test.ts
@@ -6,6 +6,17 @@ const KIMI_SEARCH_KEY =
   process.env.KIMI_API_KEY?.trim() || process.env.MOONSHOT_API_KEY?.trim() || "";
 const describeLive = isLiveTestEnabled() && KIMI_SEARCH_KEY.length > 0 ? describe : describe.skip;
 
+function isTransientKimiSearchError(error: unknown): boolean {
+  if (!(error instanceof Error)) {
+    return false;
+  }
+  if (error.name === "AbortError") {
+    return true;
+  }
+  const message = error.message.toLowerCase();
+  return message.includes("timeout") || message.includes("aborted");
+}
+
 describeLive("moonshot plugin live", () => {
   it("runs Kimi web search through the provider tool", async () => {
     const provider = createKimiWebSearchProvider();
@@ -14,7 +25,23 @@ describeLive("moonshot plugin live", () => {
       searchConfig: { kimi: { apiKey: KIMI_SEARCH_KEY }, cacheTtlMinutes: 0, timeoutSeconds: 90 },
     } as never);
 
-    const result = await tool?.execute({ query: "OpenClaw GitHub", count: 1 });
+    let result: Awaited<ReturnType<NonNullable<typeof tool>["execute"]>> | undefined;
+    let lastError: unknown;
+    for (let attempt = 0; attempt < 2; attempt += 1) {
+      try {
+        result = await tool?.execute({ query: "OpenClaw GitHub", count: 1 });
+        lastError = undefined;
+        break;
+      } catch (error) {
+        lastError = error;
+        if (!isTransientKimiSearchError(error) || attempt === 1) {
+          throw error;
+        }
+      }
+    }
+    if (lastError) {
+      throw lastError;
+    }
 
     expect(result?.provider).toBe("kimi");
     expect(typeof result?.content).toBe("string");