diff --git a/scripts/docker/cleanup-smoke/Dockerfile b/scripts/docker/cleanup-smoke/Dockerfile
index b7b37d2ecb8..4a26e9fce85 100644
--- a/scripts/docker/cleanup-smoke/Dockerfile
+++ b/scripts/docker/cleanup-smoke/Dockerfile
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ COPY ui/package.json ./ui/package.json
 COPY packages ./packages
 COPY extensions ./extensions
 COPY patches ./patches
-COPY scripts/postinstall-bundled-plugins.mjs scripts/preinstall-package-manager-warning.mjs scripts/npm-runner.mjs scripts/windows-cmd-helpers.mjs ./scripts/
+COPY scripts/postinstall-bundled-plugins.mjs scripts/preinstall-package-manager-warning.mjs scripts/prepare-git-hooks.mjs scripts/npm-runner.mjs scripts/windows-cmd-helpers.mjs ./scripts/
 COPY scripts/lib/package-dist-imports.mjs ./scripts/lib/package-dist-imports.mjs
 RUN --mount=type=cache,id=openclaw-pnpm-store,target=/root/.local/share/pnpm/store,sharing=locked \
   corepack enable \
diff --git a/test/scripts/docker-build-helper.test.ts b/test/scripts/docker-build-helper.test.ts
index d21c214e61f..d0ced80ac30 100644
--- a/test/scripts/docker-build-helper.test.ts
+++ b/test/scripts/docker-build-helper.test.ts
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@ const BUNDLED_PLUGIN_INSTALL_UNINSTALL_PROBE_PATH =
   "scripts/e2e/lib/bundled-plugin-install-uninstall/probe.mjs";
 const BUNDLED_PLUGIN_INSTALL_UNINSTALL_RUNTIME_SMOKE_PATH =
   "scripts/e2e/lib/bundled-plugin-install-uninstall/runtime-smoke.mjs";
+const CLEANUP_SMOKE_DOCKERFILE_PATH = "scripts/docker/cleanup-smoke/Dockerfile";
 const PLUGINS_DOCKER_E2E_PATH = "scripts/e2e/plugins-docker.sh";
 const PLUGINS_DOCKER_SWEEP_PATH = "scripts/e2e/lib/plugins/sweep.sh";
 const PLUGINS_DOCKER_MARKETPLACE_PATH = "scripts/e2e/lib/plugins/marketplace.sh";
@@ -107,6 +108,22 @@ describe("docker build helper", () => {
     expect(dockerfile).toContain("procps");
   });
 
+  it("copies root lifecycle scripts before cleanup-smoke installs dependencies", () => {
+    const dockerfile = readFileSync(CLEANUP_SMOKE_DOCKERFILE_PATH, "utf8");
+    const installIndex = dockerfile.indexOf("pnpm install --frozen-lockfile");
+
+    for (const script of [
+      "scripts/preinstall-package-manager-warning.mjs",
+      "scripts/postinstall-bundled-plugins.mjs",
+      "scripts/prepare-git-hooks.mjs",
+    ]) {
+      const copyIndex = dockerfile.indexOf(script);
+
+      expect(copyIndex, script).toBeGreaterThanOrEqual(0);
+      expect(copyIndex, script).toBeLessThan(installIndex);
+    }
+  });
+
   it("preserves pnpm lookup paths for scheduled Docker child lanes", () => {
     const scheduler = readFileSync(DOCKER_ALL_SCHEDULER_PATH, "utf8");