diff --git a/src/gateway/gateway-codex-harness.live-helpers.test.ts b/src/gateway/gateway-codex-harness.live-helpers.test.ts
index 88f934e074c..0e30e5a40c2 100644
--- a/src/gateway/gateway-codex-harness.live-helpers.test.ts
+++ b/src/gateway/gateway-codex-harness.live-helpers.test.ts
@@ -132,6 +132,15 @@ describe("gateway codex harness live helpers", () => {
     ).toBe(true);
   });
 
+  it("accepts the normal-work status emitted by current codex", () => {
+    const text =
+      "Working normally. Current cwd is `/tmp/openclaw-live-codex-harness/workspace/dev`, sandbox is workspace-write, network is restricted, and the current date is 2026-05-09 UTC.";
+
+    expect(
+      EXPECTED_CODEX_STATUS_COMMAND_TEXT.some((expectedText) => text.includes(expectedText)),
+    ).toBe(true);
+  });
+
   it("accepts the ready status emitted by current codex", () => {
     const text = "Ready.";
 
diff --git a/src/gateway/gateway-codex-harness.live-helpers.ts b/src/gateway/gateway-codex-harness.live-helpers.ts
index 2a8f118e9b5..1df1ff05e92 100644
--- a/src/gateway/gateway-codex-harness.live-helpers.ts
+++ b/src/gateway/gateway-codex-harness.live-helpers.ts
@@ -91,6 +91,7 @@ export const EXPECTED_CODEX_STATUS_COMMAND_TEXT = [
   "Status shown above.",
   "No active task is running.",
   "No active work is running.",
+  "Working normally.",
   "Ready.",
 ] as const;