diff --git a/src/commands/sessions.test-helpers.ts b/src/commands/sessions.test-helpers.ts
index 8b5a3357cdf..0c1cbd7fd62 100644
--- a/src/commands/sessions.test-helpers.ts
+++ b/src/commands/sessions.test-helpers.ts
@@ -5,23 +5,26 @@ import path from "node:path";
 import { vi } from "vitest";
 import type { RuntimeEnv } from "../runtime.js";
 
+const sessionsConfigState = vi.hoisted(() => ({
+  loadConfig: () => ({
+    agents: {
+      defaults: {
+        model: { primary: "pi:opus" },
+        models: { "pi:opus": {} },
+        contextTokens: 32000,
+      },
+    },
+  }),
+}));
+
+vi.mock("../config/config.js", () => ({
+  loadConfig: () => sessionsConfigState.loadConfig(),
+}));
+
 export function mockSessionsConfig() {
-  vi.mock("../config/config.js", async () => {
-    const actual =
-      await vi.importActual<typeof import("../config/config.js")>("../config/config.js");
-    return {
-      ...actual,
-      loadConfig: () => ({
-        agents: {
-          defaults: {
-            model: { primary: "pi:opus" },
-            models: { "pi:opus": {} },
-            contextTokens: 32000,
-          },
-        },
-      }),
-    };
-  });
+  // The shared config mock is hoisted above so tests can keep their
+  // existing setup call without paying `importActual` cost or nested-mock
+  // warnings before importing `sessions.ts`.
 }
 
 export function makeRuntime(params?: { throwOnError?: boolean }): {
diff --git a/src/daemon/launchd.test.ts b/src/daemon/launchd.test.ts
index 887aed55b98..1a47e7a17a3 100644
--- a/src/daemon/launchd.test.ts
+++ b/src/daemon/launchd.test.ts
@@ -51,6 +51,23 @@ const cleanStaleGatewayProcessesSync = vi.hoisted(() =>
 );
 const defaultProgramArguments = ["node", "-e", "process.exit(0)"];
 
+async function runStopLaunchAgentWithFakeTimers(args: Parameters<typeof stopLaunchAgent>[0]) {
+  vi.useFakeTimers();
+  try {
+    const stopPromise = stopLaunchAgent(args)
+      .then(() => ({ ok: true as const }))
+      .catch((error: unknown) => ({ ok: false as const, error }));
+    await vi.runAllTimersAsync();
+    const result = await stopPromise;
+    if (!result.ok) {
+      throw result.error;
+    }
+    return;
+  } finally {
+    vi.useRealTimers();
+  }
+}
+
 function expectLaunchctlEnableBootstrapOrder(env: Record<string, string | undefined>) {
   const domain = typeof process.getuid === "function" ? `gui/${process.getuid()}` : "gui/501";
   const label = "ai.openclaw.gateway";
@@ -546,7 +563,7 @@ describe("launchd install", () => {
       output += chunk.toString();
     });
 
-    await stopLaunchAgent({ env, stdout });
+    await runStopLaunchAgentWithFakeTimers({ env, stdout });
 
     expect(state.launchctlCalls.some((call) => call[0] === "stop")).toBe(true);
     expect(state.launchctlCalls.some((call) => call[0] === "bootout")).toBe(true);
@@ -564,7 +581,7 @@ describe("launchd install", () => {
       output += chunk.toString();
     });
 
-    await stopLaunchAgent({ env, stdout });
+    await runStopLaunchAgentWithFakeTimers({ env, stdout });
 
     expect(state.launchctlCalls.some((call) => call[0] === "bootout")).toBe(true);
     expect(output).toContain("Stopped LaunchAgent (degraded)");
@@ -597,7 +614,7 @@ describe("launchd install", () => {
       output += chunk.toString();
     });
 
-    await stopLaunchAgent({ env, stdout });
+    await runStopLaunchAgentWithFakeTimers({ env, stdout });
 
     expect(state.launchctlCalls.some((call) => call[0] === "bootout")).toBe(true);
     expect(output).toContain("Stopped LaunchAgent (degraded)");
@@ -610,7 +627,9 @@ describe("launchd install", () => {
     state.printFailuresRemaining = 10;
     state.bootoutError = "launchctl bootout permission denied";
 
-    await expect(stopLaunchAgent({ env, stdout: new PassThrough() })).rejects.toThrow(
+    await expect(
+      runStopLaunchAgentWithFakeTimers({ env, stdout: new PassThrough() }),
+    ).rejects.toThrow(
       "launchctl print could not confirm stop; used bootout fallback and left service unloaded: launchctl print permission denied; launchctl bootout failed: launchctl bootout permission denied",
     );
   });