diff --git a/.github/workflows/openclaw-performance.yml b/.github/workflows/openclaw-performance.yml
index 443f5ce258cb..dc177e4b5e74 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/openclaw-performance.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/openclaw-performance.yml
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ on:
       kova_ref:
         description: openclaw/Kova Git ref to install
         required: false
-        default: 2b02b7d33418db0c6952c4cf8fe8a608e7964859
+        default: fce10ba3e06b32c783d9c99055f5422e03c88aa1
         type: string
       dispatch_id:
         description: Optional parent workflow dispatch identifier
@@ -153,7 +153,7 @@ jobs:
             include_filters: "scenario:agent-cold-warm-message"
             expected_release_entries: "agent-cold-warm-message:mock-openai-provider"
     env:
-      KOVA_REF: ${{ inputs.kova_ref || '2b02b7d33418db0c6952c4cf8fe8a608e7964859' }}
+      KOVA_REF: ${{ inputs.kova_ref || 'fce10ba3e06b32c783d9c99055f5422e03c88aa1' }}
       KOVA_HOME: ${{ github.workspace }}/.artifacts/kova/home/${{ matrix.lane }}
       PERFORMANCE_HELPER_DIR: ${{ github.workspace }}/.artifacts/performance-workflow
       REPORT_DIR: ${{ github.workspace }}/.artifacts/kova/reports/${{ matrix.lane }}
diff --git a/test/scripts/openclaw-performance-workflow.test.ts b/test/scripts/openclaw-performance-workflow.test.ts
index 5353ef8be3b9..949bd9a613d3 100644
--- a/test/scripts/openclaw-performance-workflow.test.ts
+++ b/test/scripts/openclaw-performance-workflow.test.ts
@@ -83,7 +83,7 @@ describe("OpenClaw performance workflow", () => {
 
   it("pins the Kova evaluator with release validation contracts", () => {
     const workflow = readFileSync(WORKFLOW, "utf8");
-    const kovaRef = "2b02b7d33418db0c6952c4cf8fe8a608e7964859";
+    const kovaRef = "fce10ba3e06b32c783d9c99055f5422e03c88aa1";
     const install = findStep("Install OCM and Kova");
     const installRun = install.run ?? "";