diff --git a/scripts/check-gateway-watch-regression.mjs b/scripts/check-gateway-watch-regression.mjs
index cdf6cff0801..f37b06bd1a8 100644
--- a/scripts/check-gateway-watch-regression.mjs
+++ b/scripts/check-gateway-watch-regression.mjs
@@ -349,7 +349,7 @@ function buildTimedWatchCommand(pidFilePath, timeFilePath, isolatedHomeDir, port
   const shellSource = [
     'echo "$$" > "$OPENCLAW_WATCH_PID_FILE"',
     'mkdir -p "$OPENCLAW_HOME/.openclaw"',
-    `printf '%s\n' '{"gateway":{"controlUi":{"enabled":false}}}' > "$OPENCLAW_HOME/.openclaw/openclaw.json"`,
+    `printf '%s\n' '{"gateway":{"controlUi":{"enabled":false}},"plugins":{"enabled":false}}' > "$OPENCLAW_HOME/.openclaw/openclaw.json"`,
     `exec node scripts/watch-node.mjs gateway --force --allow-unconfigured --port ${String(port)} --token watch-regression-token`,
   ].join("\n");
   const env = {