diff --git a/scripts/test-live-media.ts b/scripts/test-live-media.ts
index 89b59f9913c..26f39e53a47 100644
--- a/scripts/test-live-media.ts
+++ b/scripts/test-live-media.ts
@@ -1,20 +1,8 @@
-#!/usr/bin/env -S node --import tsx
 // Test Live Media script supports OpenClaw repository automation.
 
-import type { ChildProcess } from "node:child_process";
-import { createRequire } from "node:module";
 import { pathToFileURL } from "node:url";
 import { formatErrorMessage } from "../src/infra/errors.ts";
-type SpawnPnpmRunner = (params: {
-  pnpmArgs: string[];
-  stdio: "inherit";
-  env: NodeJS.ProcessEnv;
-}) => ChildProcess;
-
-const require = createRequire(import.meta.url);
-const { spawnPnpmRunner: _spawnPnpmRunner } = require("./pnpm-runner.mjs") as {
-  spawnPnpmRunner: SpawnPnpmRunner;
-};
+import { spawnPnpmRunner as _spawnPnpmRunner } from "./pnpm-runner.mjs";
 
 export type MediaSuiteId = "image" | "music" | "video";
 
@@ -114,7 +102,7 @@ function formatProviderList(providers: Iterable<string>): string {
   return [...providers].toSorted().join(", ");
 }
 
-function spawnLivePnpm(params: { pnpmArgs: string[]; env: NodeJS.ProcessEnv }): ChildProcess {
+function spawnLivePnpm(params: { pnpmArgs: string[]; env: NodeJS.ProcessEnv }) {
   return _spawnPnpmRunner({
     pnpmArgs: params.pnpmArgs,
     stdio: "inherit",
diff --git a/test/scripts/test-live-media.test.ts b/test/scripts/test-live-media.test.ts
index d482476b05e..8f41dc00546 100644
--- a/test/scripts/test-live-media.test.ts
+++ b/test/scripts/test-live-media.test.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 // Test Live Media tests cover test live media script behavior.
+import { spawnSync } from "node:child_process";
 import { describe, expect, it } from "vitest";
 import {
   MEDIA_SUITES,
@@ -8,6 +9,22 @@ import {
 } from "../../scripts/test-live-media.ts";
 
 describe("scripts/test-live-media", () => {
+  it("prints help through the real node --import tsx entrypoint", () => {
+    const result = spawnSync(
+      process.execPath,
+      ["--import", "tsx", "scripts/test-live-media.ts", "--help"],
+      {
+        cwd: process.cwd(),
+        encoding: "utf8",
+      },
+    );
+
+    expect(result.status).toBe(0);
+    expect(result.stdout).toContain("Media live harness");
+    expect(result.stdout).toContain("pnpm test:live:media");
+    expect(result.stderr).toBe("");
+  });
+
   it("rejects unknown global providers for the selected suites", () => {
     expect(() =>
       parseArgs(["image", "--providers", "definitely-not-a-provider", "--all-providers"]),