diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 5470c07dac8..d41183776ed 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ Docs: https://docs.openclaw.ai
 ### Fixes
 
 - Gateway/pairing: treat loopback shared-secret node-host, TUI, and gateway clients as local for pairing decisions, so trusted local tools no longer reconnect as remote clients and fail with `pairing required`. (#69431) Thanks @SARAMALI15792.
+- Active Memory: degrade gracefully when memory recall fails during prompt building, logging a warning and letting the reply continue without memory context instead of failing the whole turn. (#69485) Thanks @Magicray1217.
 - Telegram/status reactions: honor `messages.removeAckAfterReply` when lifecycle status reactions are enabled, clearing or restoring the reaction after success/error using the configured hold timings. (#68067) Thanks @poiskgit.
 - Web search/plugins: resolve plugin-scoped SecretRef API keys for bundled Exa, Firecrawl, Gemini, Kimi, Perplexity, Tavily, and Grok web-search providers when they are selected through the shared web-search config. (#68424) Thanks @afurm.
 - Telegram/polling: raise the default polling watchdog threshold from 90s to 120s and add configurable `channels.telegram.pollingStallThresholdMs` (also per-account) so long-running Telegram work gets more room before polling is treated as stalled. (#57737) Thanks @Vitalcheffe.
diff --git a/extensions/active-memory/index.test.ts b/extensions/active-memory/index.test.ts
index 15206f02177..e6882f99c2e 100644
--- a/extensions/active-memory/index.test.ts
+++ b/extensions/active-memory/index.test.ts
@@ -1147,12 +1147,9 @@ describe("active-memory plugin", () => {
     ).toBe(true);
   });
 
-  it("returns undefined instead of throwing when an unexpected error escapes the recall path", async () => {
-    runEmbeddedPiAgent.mockRejectedValueOnce(new Error("network reset"));
-    hoisted.updateSessionStore.mockRejectedValueOnce(new Error("store unavailable"));
-
+  it("returns undefined instead of throwing when an unexpected error escapes prompt building", async () => {
     const result = await hooks.before_prompt_build(
-      { prompt: "what should i eat? escape test", messages: [] },
+      { prompt: "what should i eat? escape test", messages: undefined as never },
       {
         agentId: "main",
         trigger: "user",