diff --git a/scripts/e2e/update-channel-switch-docker.sh b/scripts/e2e/update-channel-switch-docker.sh
index dc52e3f3526..a301e4fb568 100755
--- a/scripts/e2e/update-channel-switch-docker.sh
+++ b/scripts/e2e/update-channel-switch-docker.sh
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ mkdir -p "$git_root"
 tar -xzf "$package_tgz" -C "$git_root" --strip-components=1
 # The package-derived fixture can carry patchedDependencies whose targets are
 # absent from the trimmed tarball install; that should not block update preflight.
-printf "\nallow-unused-patches=true\n" >>"$git_root/.npmrc"
+printf "\nallowUnusedPatches=true\n" >>"$git_root/.npmrc"
 (
   cd "$git_root"
   npm install --omit=optional --no-fund --no-audit >/tmp/openclaw-git-install.log 2>&1