diff --git a/scripts/e2e/parallels-macos-smoke.sh b/scripts/e2e/parallels-macos-smoke.sh
index ff27557b452..d1a0255bcc4 100644
--- a/scripts/e2e/parallels-macos-smoke.sh
+++ b/scripts/e2e/parallels-macos-smoke.sh
@@ -1503,13 +1503,15 @@ show_gateway_status_compat() {
 }
 
 verify_turn() {
-  local agent_log agent_done agent_runner
+  local agent_log agent_done agent_runner attempt rc
   agent_log="/tmp/openclaw-parallels-agent-turn.log"
   agent_done="/tmp/openclaw-parallels-agent-turn.done"
   agent_runner="/tmp/openclaw-parallels-agent-turn.sh"
   guest_current_user_exec "$GUEST_NODE_BIN" "$GUEST_OPENCLAW_ENTRY" models set "$MODEL_ID"
   guest_current_user_exec "$GUEST_NODE_BIN" "$GUEST_OPENCLAW_ENTRY" config set agents.defaults.skipBootstrap true --strict-json
-  run_logged_guest_current_user_sh "$(cat <<EOF
+  for attempt in 1 2; do
+    set +e
+    run_logged_guest_current_user_sh "$(cat <<EOF
 export PATH=$(shell_quote "$GUEST_EXEC_PATH")
 workspace="\${OPENCLAW_WORKSPACE_DIR:-\$HOME/.openclaw/workspace}"
 mkdir -p "\$workspace/.openclaw"
@@ -1534,6 +1536,18 @@ exec /usr/bin/env $(shell_quote "$API_KEY_ENV=$API_KEY_VALUE") \
   --json
 EOF
 )" "$agent_log" "$agent_done" "$TIMEOUT_AGENT_S" "$agent_runner"
+    rc=$?
+    set -e
+    if [[ $rc -eq 0 ]]; then
+      return 0
+    fi
+    if (( attempt < 2 )) &&
+      guest_current_user_exec /usr/bin/grep -Eq 'plugin load failed: .*ENOENT: .*plugin-runtime-deps.*/dist/' "$agent_log"; then
+      warn "retrying macOS agent turn after staged runtime mirror race"
+      continue
+    fi
+    return "$rc"
+  done
 }
 
 resolve_dashboard_url() {
diff --git a/test/scripts/parallels-smoke-model.test.ts b/test/scripts/parallels-smoke-model.test.ts
index 6c3f7da22e4..7f9f03606c7 100644
--- a/test/scripts/parallels-smoke-model.test.ts
+++ b/test/scripts/parallels-smoke-model.test.ts
@@ -62,6 +62,7 @@ describe("Parallels smoke model selection", () => {
 
     expect(script).toContain('agent_log="/tmp/openclaw-parallels-agent-turn.log"');
     expect(script).toContain("run_logged_guest_current_user_sh");
+    expect(script).toContain("retrying macOS agent turn after staged runtime mirror race");
   });
 
   it("keeps the Windows first agent turn patient enough for cold package startup", () => {