diff --git a/src/cli/daemon-cli.coverage.test.ts b/src/cli/daemon-cli.coverage.test.ts
index a916cd3ea44..5e8b07e966f 100644
--- a/src/cli/daemon-cli.coverage.test.ts
+++ b/src/cli/daemon-cli.coverage.test.ts
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ import os from "node:os";
 import path from "node:path";
 import { Command } from "commander";
 import { afterEach, beforeEach, describe, expect, it, vi } from "vitest";
-import { captureEnv } from "../test-utils/env.js";
+import { captureEnv, deleteTestEnvValue, setTestEnvValue } from "../test-utils/env.js";
 import { registerDaemonCli } from "./daemon-cli/register.js";
 
 const probeGatewayStatus = vi.fn(async (..._args: unknown[]) => ({ ok: true }));
@@ -191,10 +191,10 @@ describe("daemon-cli coverage", () => {
       "OPENCLAW_GATEWAY_PORT",
       "OPENCLAW_PROFILE",
     ]);
-    process.env.OPENCLAW_STATE_DIR = tmpDir;
-    process.env.OPENCLAW_CONFIG_PATH = path.join(tmpDir, "openclaw.json");
-    delete process.env.OPENCLAW_GATEWAY_PORT;
-    delete process.env.OPENCLAW_PROFILE;
+    setTestEnvValue("OPENCLAW_STATE_DIR", tmpDir);
+    setTestEnvValue("OPENCLAW_CONFIG_PATH", path.join(tmpDir, "openclaw.json"));
+    deleteTestEnvValue("OPENCLAW_GATEWAY_PORT");
+    deleteTestEnvValue("OPENCLAW_PROFILE");
     serviceReadCommand.mockResolvedValue(null);
     resolveGatewayProbeAuthSafeWithSecretInputs.mockClear();
     findExtraGatewayServices.mockClear();