From fcec2e364dd8dce1fcd95fba2f059a6eb3c5e29a Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Peter Steinberger <steipete@gmail.com>
Date: Mon, 2 Mar 2026 19:32:47 +0000
Subject: [PATCH] fix(matrix): keep plugin register sync while bootstrapping
 crypto runtime (#31989)

---
 extensions/matrix/index.ts | 9 ++++++---
 1 file changed, 6 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)

diff --git a/extensions/matrix/index.ts b/extensions/matrix/index.ts
index b14ce2771e6..f86706d53f5 100644
--- a/extensions/matrix/index.ts
+++ b/extensions/matrix/index.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 import type { OpenClawPluginApi } from "openclaw/plugin-sdk";
 import { emptyPluginConfigSchema } from "openclaw/plugin-sdk";
+import { matrixPlugin } from "./src/channel.js";
 import { ensureMatrixCryptoRuntime } from "./src/matrix/deps.js";
 import { setMatrixRuntime } from "./src/runtime.js";
 
@@ -8,10 +9,12 @@ const plugin = {
   name: "Matrix",
   description: "Matrix channel plugin (matrix-js-sdk)",
   configSchema: emptyPluginConfigSchema(),
-  async register(api: OpenClawPluginApi) {
+  register(api: OpenClawPluginApi) {
     setMatrixRuntime(api.runtime);
-    await ensureMatrixCryptoRuntime();
-    const { matrixPlugin } = await import("./src/channel.js");
+    void ensureMatrixCryptoRuntime({ log: api.logger.info }).catch((err) => {
+      const message = err instanceof Error ? err.message : String(err);
+      api.logger.warn?.(`matrix: crypto runtime bootstrap failed: ${message}`);
+    });
     api.registerChannel({ plugin: matrixPlugin });
   },
 };