diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 8325adf2894..1d82c2d4389 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -44,6 +44,9 @@ Docs: https://docs.openclaw.ai
 - Plugins/startup: remove ownerless bundled runtime-dependency install locks
   after a short grace window and include lock owner details when startup times
   out waiting for a plugin runtime-deps lock. Thanks @steipete.
+- Live tests/voice: accept common STT variants for OpenClaw and ElevenLabs
+  brand names so provider smoke tests fail on real regressions rather than
+  equivalent transcripts.
 - Agents/replies: forward sanitized underlying agent failure details on external
   channels instead of replacing unknown failures with a generic retry message.
   Thanks @steipete.
diff --git a/extensions/elevenlabs/elevenlabs.live.test.ts b/extensions/elevenlabs/elevenlabs.live.test.ts
index 49267bfbe66..bbcdfcd6606 100644
--- a/extensions/elevenlabs/elevenlabs.live.test.ts
+++ b/extensions/elevenlabs/elevenlabs.live.test.ts
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ describeLive("elevenlabs plugin live", () => {
 
     const normalized = normalizeTranscriptForMatch(transcript?.text ?? "");
     expect(normalized).toContain("openclaw");
-    expect(normalized).toContain("elevenlabs");
+    expect(normalized).toMatch(/(?:elevenlabs|11labs)/);
   }, 90_000);
 
   it("streams realtime STT through the registered transcription provider", async () => {
diff --git a/test/helpers/stt-live-audio.test.ts b/test/helpers/stt-live-audio.test.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..5c7484711fd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/helpers/stt-live-audio.test.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+import { describe, expect, it } from "vitest";
+import { normalizeTranscriptForMatch } from "./stt-live-audio.js";
+
+describe("normalizeTranscriptForMatch", () => {
+  it("normalizes punctuation and common OpenClaw live transcription variants", () => {
+    expect(normalizeTranscriptForMatch("Open-Claw integration OK")).toBe("openclawintegrationok");
+    expect(normalizeTranscriptForMatch("Testing OpenFlaw realtime transcription")).toMatch(
+      /open(?:claw|flaw)/,
+    );
+  });
+});
diff --git a/test/helpers/stt-live-audio.ts b/test/helpers/stt-live-audio.ts
index e9c87d13a76..646d104ec8b 100644
--- a/test/helpers/stt-live-audio.ts
+++ b/test/helpers/stt-live-audio.ts
@@ -12,6 +12,10 @@ export function normalizeTranscriptForMatch(value: string): string {
   return value.toLowerCase().replace(/[^a-z0-9]+/g, "");
 }
 
+type ExpectedTranscriptMatch = RegExp | string;
+
+const DEFAULT_OPENCLAW_TRANSCRIPT_MATCH = /open(?:claw|flaw)/;
+
 export async function waitForLiveExpectation(expectation: () => void, timeoutMs = 30_000) {
   const started = Date.now();
   let lastError: unknown;
@@ -86,7 +90,7 @@ export async function runRealtimeSttLiveTest(params: {
   provider: RealtimeTranscriptionProviderPlugin;
   providerConfig: RealtimeTranscriptionProviderConfig;
   audio: Buffer;
-  expectedNormalizedText?: string;
+  expectedNormalizedText?: ExpectedTranscriptMatch;
   timeoutMs?: number;
   closeBeforeWait?: boolean;
   chunkSize?: number;
@@ -95,7 +99,7 @@ export async function runRealtimeSttLiveTest(params: {
   const transcripts: string[] = [];
   const partials: string[] = [];
   const errors: Error[] = [];
-  const expected = params.expectedNormalizedText ?? "openclaw";
+  const expected = params.expectedNormalizedText ?? DEFAULT_OPENCLAW_TRANSCRIPT_MATCH;
   const session = params.provider.createSession({
     providerConfig: params.providerConfig,
     onPartial: (partial) => partials.push(partial),
@@ -119,7 +123,12 @@ export async function runRealtimeSttLiveTest(params: {
       if (errors[0]) {
         throw errors[0];
       }
-      expect(normalizeTranscriptForMatch(transcripts.join(" "))).toContain(expected);
+      const normalized = normalizeTranscriptForMatch(transcripts.join(" "));
+      if (typeof expected === "string") {
+        expect(normalized).toContain(expected);
+      } else {
+        expect(normalized).toMatch(expected);
+      }
     }, params.timeoutMs ?? 60_000);
   } finally {
     session.close();