diff --git a/src/cli/command-secret-gateway.test.ts b/src/cli/command-secret-gateway.test.ts
index 3d1db95891a..a322b1853cd 100644
--- a/src/cli/command-secret-gateway.test.ts
+++ b/src/cli/command-secret-gateway.test.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import { beforeEach, describe, expect, it, vi } from "vitest";
+import { beforeAll, beforeEach, describe, expect, it, vi } from "vitest";
 import type { OpenClawConfig } from "../config/config.js";
 
 const callGateway = vi.fn();
@@ -9,12 +9,14 @@ vi.mock("../gateway/call.js", () => ({
 
 let resolveCommandSecretRefsViaGateway: typeof import("./command-secret-gateway.js").resolveCommandSecretRefsViaGateway;
 
-beforeEach(async () => {
-  vi.resetModules();
-  callGateway.mockReset();
+beforeAll(async () => {
   ({ resolveCommandSecretRefsViaGateway } = await import("./command-secret-gateway.js"));
 });
 
+beforeEach(() => {
+  callGateway.mockReset();
+});
+
 describe("resolveCommandSecretRefsViaGateway", () => {
   function makeTalkApiKeySecretRefConfig(envKey: string): OpenClawConfig {
     return {