diff --git a/scripts/check-docker-e2e-boundaries.mjs b/scripts/check-docker-e2e-boundaries.mjs
index 84a36640d1e..b20ffec0e22 100644
--- a/scripts/check-docker-e2e-boundaries.mjs
+++ b/scripts/check-docker-e2e-boundaries.mjs
@@ -12,9 +12,9 @@ const ROOT_DIR = path.resolve(path.dirname(fileURLToPath(import.meta.url)), ".."
 const errors = [];
 const packageJson = JSON.parse(readText("package.json"));
 const packageScripts = new Set(Object.keys(packageJson.scripts ?? {}));
-// This lane proves the published Codex npm plugin against live OpenAI auth, so
-// it intentionally needs both live credentials and the package-backed image.
-const livePackageBackedLanes = new Set(["live-codex-npm-plugin"]);
+// These lanes prove package-installed surfaces against live auth, so they
+// intentionally need both live credentials and a package-backed image.
+const livePackageBackedLanes = new Set(["live-codex-npm-plugin", "openwebui"]);
 
 function readText(relativePath) {
   return fs.readFileSync(path.join(ROOT_DIR, relativePath), "utf8");
diff --git a/scripts/lib/docker-e2e-plan.mjs b/scripts/lib/docker-e2e-plan.mjs
index 421128108ab..b8de69eb664 100644
--- a/scripts/lib/docker-e2e-plan.mjs
+++ b/scripts/lib/docker-e2e-plan.mjs
@@ -369,7 +369,7 @@ function buildPlanJson(params) {
       bareImage: imageKinds.includes("bare"),
       e2eImage: imageKinds.length > 0,
       functionalImage: imageKinds.includes("functional"),
-      liveImage: scheduledLanes.some((poolLane) => poolLane.live),
+      liveImage: scheduledLanes.some((poolLane) => poolLane.needsLiveImage),
       package: lanesNeedOpenClawPackage(scheduledLanes),
     },
     profile: params.profile,
diff --git a/scripts/lib/docker-e2e-scenarios.mjs b/scripts/lib/docker-e2e-scenarios.mjs
index e462220fe41..911e2d4922c 100644
--- a/scripts/lib/docker-e2e-scenarios.mjs
+++ b/scripts/lib/docker-e2e-scenarios.mjs
@@ -36,6 +36,7 @@ function lane(name, command, options = {}) {
     live: options.live === true,
     noOutputTimeoutMs: options.noOutputTimeoutMs,
     name,
+    needsLiveImage: options.needsLiveImage,
     retryPatterns: options.retryPatterns ?? [],
     retries: options.retries ?? 0,
     resources: options.resources ?? [],
@@ -79,6 +80,7 @@ function liveLane(name, command, options = {}) {
   return lane(name, command, {
     ...options,
     live: true,
+    needsLiveImage: options.needsLiveImage ?? true,
     resources: ["live", ...liveProviderResources(options), ...(options.resources ?? [])],
     retryPatterns: options.retryPatterns ?? LIVE_RETRY_PATTERNS,
     retries: options.retries ?? DEFAULT_LIVE_RETRIES,
@@ -158,6 +160,8 @@ export const mainLanes = [
     },
   ),
   liveLane("openwebui", "OPENCLAW_SKIP_DOCKER_BUILD=1 pnpm test:docker:openwebui", {
+    e2eImageKind: "functional",
+    needsLiveImage: false,
     provider: "openai",
     resources: ["service"],
     timeoutMs: OPENWEBUI_TIMEOUT_MS,
@@ -583,6 +587,8 @@ const legacyReleasePathChunks = {
 
 function openWebUILane() {
   return liveLane("openwebui", "OPENCLAW_SKIP_DOCKER_BUILD=1 pnpm test:docker:openwebui", {
+    e2eImageKind: "functional",
+    needsLiveImage: false,
     provider: "openai",
     resources: ["service"],
     timeoutMs: OPENWEBUI_TIMEOUT_MS,
diff --git a/test/scripts/docker-e2e-plan.test.ts b/test/scripts/docker-e2e-plan.test.ts
index c94a2a19978..d4160b16557 100644
--- a/test/scripts/docker-e2e-plan.test.ts
+++ b/test/scripts/docker-e2e-plan.test.ts
@@ -472,7 +472,7 @@ describe("scripts/lib/docker-e2e-plan", () => {
     });
   });
 
-  it("plans Open WebUI as a live-only lane with OpenAI credentials", () => {
+  it("plans Open WebUI as a live-auth functional image lane", () => {
     const plan = planFor({
       includeOpenWebUI: true,
       selectedLaneNames: ["openwebui"],
@@ -481,17 +481,17 @@ describe("scripts/lib/docker-e2e-plan", () => {
     expect(plan.credentials).toEqual(["openai"]);
     expect(plan.lanes).toEqual([
       expect.objectContaining({
-        imageKind: undefined,
+        imageKind: "functional",
         live: true,
         name: "openwebui",
         resources: expect.arrayContaining(["docker", "live", "live:openai", "service"]),
       }),
     ]);
     expect(plan.needs).toMatchObject({
-      e2eImage: false,
-      functionalImage: false,
-      liveImage: true,
-      package: false,
+      e2eImage: true,
+      functionalImage: true,
+      liveImage: false,
+      package: true,
     });
   });