diff --git a/src/plugins/loader.ts b/src/plugins/loader.ts
index def16bb42e9..08dac4b6b48 100644
--- a/src/plugins/loader.ts
+++ b/src/plugins/loader.ts
@@ -3193,7 +3193,7 @@ export async function loadOpenClawPluginCliRegistry(
       candidate.origin === "bundled"
         ? cliMetadataSource
           ? safeRealpathOrResolve(cliMetadataSource)
-          : safeRealpathOrResolve(candidate.source)
+          : null
         : (cliMetadataSource ?? candidate.source);
     if (!sourceForCliMetadata) {
       record.status = "loaded";