diff --git a/src/daemon/service.test.ts b/src/daemon/service.test.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..19811e49699
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/daemon/service.test.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,40 @@
+import { afterEach, describe, expect, it } from "vitest";
+import { resolveGatewayService } from "./service.js";
+
+const originalPlatformDescriptor = Object.getOwnPropertyDescriptor(process, "platform");
+
+function setPlatform(value: NodeJS.Platform | "aix") {
+  if (!originalPlatformDescriptor) {
+    throw new Error("missing process.platform descriptor");
+  }
+  Object.defineProperty(process, "platform", {
+    configurable: true,
+    enumerable: originalPlatformDescriptor.enumerable ?? false,
+    value,
+  });
+}
+
+afterEach(() => {
+  if (!originalPlatformDescriptor) {
+    return;
+  }
+  Object.defineProperty(process, "platform", originalPlatformDescriptor);
+});
+
+describe("resolveGatewayService", () => {
+  it.each([
+    { platform: "darwin" as const, label: "LaunchAgent", loadedText: "loaded" },
+    { platform: "linux" as const, label: "systemd", loadedText: "enabled" },
+    { platform: "win32" as const, label: "Scheduled Task", loadedText: "registered" },
+  ])("returns the registered adapter for $platform", ({ platform, label, loadedText }) => {
+    setPlatform(platform);
+    const service = resolveGatewayService();
+    expect(service.label).toBe(label);
+    expect(service.loadedText).toBe(loadedText);
+  });
+
+  it("throws for unsupported platforms", () => {
+    setPlatform("aix");
+    expect(() => resolveGatewayService()).toThrow("Gateway service install not supported on aix");
+  });
+});
diff --git a/src/daemon/service.ts b/src/daemon/service.ts
index f38c59fef66..b0de0baa49b 100644
--- a/src/daemon/service.ts
+++ b/src/daemon/service.ts
@@ -64,51 +64,49 @@ export type GatewayService = {
   readRuntime: (env: GatewayServiceEnv) => Promise<GatewayServiceRuntime>;
 };
 
+const GATEWAY_SERVICE_REGISTRY = {
+  darwin: {
+    label: "LaunchAgent",
+    loadedText: "loaded",
+    notLoadedText: "not loaded",
+    install: ignoreInstallResult(installLaunchAgent),
+    uninstall: uninstallLaunchAgent,
+    stop: stopLaunchAgent,
+    restart: restartLaunchAgent,
+    isLoaded: isLaunchAgentLoaded,
+    readCommand: readLaunchAgentProgramArguments,
+    readRuntime: readLaunchAgentRuntime,
+  },
+  linux: {
+    label: "systemd",
+    loadedText: "enabled",
+    notLoadedText: "disabled",
+    install: ignoreInstallResult(installSystemdService),
+    uninstall: uninstallSystemdService,
+    stop: stopSystemdService,
+    restart: restartSystemdService,
+    isLoaded: isSystemdServiceEnabled,
+    readCommand: readSystemdServiceExecStart,
+    readRuntime: readSystemdServiceRuntime,
+  },
+  win32: {
+    label: "Scheduled Task",
+    loadedText: "registered",
+    notLoadedText: "missing",
+    install: ignoreInstallResult(installScheduledTask),
+    uninstall: uninstallScheduledTask,
+    stop: stopScheduledTask,
+    restart: restartScheduledTask,
+    isLoaded: isScheduledTaskInstalled,
+    readCommand: readScheduledTaskCommand,
+    readRuntime: readScheduledTaskRuntime,
+  },
+} satisfies Partial<Record<NodeJS.Platform, GatewayService>>;
+
 export function resolveGatewayService(): GatewayService {
-  if (process.platform === "darwin") {
-    return {
-      label: "LaunchAgent",
-      loadedText: "loaded",
-      notLoadedText: "not loaded",
-      install: ignoreInstallResult(installLaunchAgent),
-      uninstall: uninstallLaunchAgent,
-      stop: stopLaunchAgent,
-      restart: restartLaunchAgent,
-      isLoaded: isLaunchAgentLoaded,
-      readCommand: readLaunchAgentProgramArguments,
-      readRuntime: readLaunchAgentRuntime,
-    };
+  const service = GATEWAY_SERVICE_REGISTRY[process.platform];
+  if (service) {
+    return service;
   }
-
-  if (process.platform === "linux") {
-    return {
-      label: "systemd",
-      loadedText: "enabled",
-      notLoadedText: "disabled",
-      install: ignoreInstallResult(installSystemdService),
-      uninstall: uninstallSystemdService,
-      stop: stopSystemdService,
-      restart: restartSystemdService,
-      isLoaded: isSystemdServiceEnabled,
-      readCommand: readSystemdServiceExecStart,
-      readRuntime: readSystemdServiceRuntime,
-    };
-  }
-
-  if (process.platform === "win32") {
-    return {
-      label: "Scheduled Task",
-      loadedText: "registered",
-      notLoadedText: "missing",
-      install: ignoreInstallResult(installScheduledTask),
-      uninstall: uninstallScheduledTask,
-      stop: stopScheduledTask,
-      restart: restartScheduledTask,
-      isLoaded: isScheduledTaskInstalled,
-      readCommand: readScheduledTaskCommand,
-      readRuntime: readScheduledTaskRuntime,
-    };
-  }
-
   throw new Error(`Gateway service install not supported on ${process.platform}`);
 }