diff --git a/scripts/e2e/update-channel-switch-docker.sh b/scripts/e2e/update-channel-switch-docker.sh
index 7390ee943e5..f52ab1a93ad 100755
--- a/scripts/e2e/update-channel-switch-docker.sh
+++ b/scripts/e2e/update-channel-switch-docker.sh
@@ -89,6 +89,8 @@ OPENCLAW_PACKAGE_ACCEPTANCE_LEGACY_COMPAT="$(
   node scripts/e2e/lib/package-compat.mjs "$package_version"
 )"
 export OPENCLAW_PACKAGE_ACCEPTANCE_LEGACY_COMPAT
+command -v openclaw >/dev/null
+openclaw_e2e_enable_openclaw_cli_timeout
 
 openclaw_e2e_eval_test_state_from_b64 "${OPENCLAW_TEST_STATE_SCRIPT_B64:?missing OPENCLAW_TEST_STATE_SCRIPT_B64}"
 
diff --git a/test/scripts/docker-build-helper.test.ts b/test/scripts/docker-build-helper.test.ts
index 83c0d9ba338..3ac4f2a2c26 100644
--- a/test/scripts/docker-build-helper.test.ts
+++ b/test/scripts/docker-build-helper.test.ts
@@ -1002,6 +1002,7 @@ grep -qx -- "OPENCLAW_E2E_COMMAND_TIMEOUT=23s" "$TMPDIR/package-args"
       CODEX_NPM_PLUGIN_LIVE_DOCKER_E2E_PATH,
       LIVE_PLUGIN_TOOL_DOCKER_E2E_PATH,
       NPM_ONBOARD_CHANNEL_AGENT_DOCKER_E2E_PATH,
+      UPDATE_CHANNEL_SWITCH_DOCKER_E2E_PATH,
       RELEASE_UPGRADE_USER_JOURNEY_SCENARIO_PATH,
       "scripts/e2e/lib/release-media-memory/scenario.sh",
       "scripts/e2e/lib/release-plugin-marketplace/scenario.sh",