diff --git a/scripts/docker/setup.sh b/scripts/docker/setup.sh
index 5551e5b8cc36..678053268ddf 100755
--- a/scripts/docker/setup.sh
+++ b/scripts/docker/setup.sh
@@ -37,7 +37,11 @@ run_docker_build() {
 run_docker_pull() {
   local image="$1"
   if command -v timeout >/dev/null 2>&1; then
-    timeout "$DOCKER_PULL_TIMEOUT" docker pull "$image"
+    if timeout --kill-after=1s 1s true >/dev/null 2>&1; then
+      timeout --kill-after=30s "$DOCKER_PULL_TIMEOUT" docker pull "$image"
+    else
+      timeout "$DOCKER_PULL_TIMEOUT" docker pull "$image"
+    fi
     return
   fi
   docker pull "$image"
diff --git a/scripts/podman/setup.sh b/scripts/podman/setup.sh
index 4f6cf47175fb..d3b4bab79208 100755
--- a/scripts/podman/setup.sh
+++ b/scripts/podman/setup.sh
@@ -47,7 +47,11 @@ fail() {
 run_podman_pull() {
   local image="$1"
   if command -v timeout >/dev/null 2>&1; then
-    timeout "$PODMAN_PULL_TIMEOUT" podman pull "$image"
+    if timeout --kill-after=1s 1s true >/dev/null 2>&1; then
+      timeout --kill-after=30s "$PODMAN_PULL_TIMEOUT" podman pull "$image"
+    else
+      timeout "$PODMAN_PULL_TIMEOUT" podman pull "$image"
+    fi
     return
   fi
   podman pull "$image"
diff --git a/test/scripts/test-install-sh-docker.test.ts b/test/scripts/test-install-sh-docker.test.ts
index 4a73263dd764..8b0e032e655d 100644
--- a/test/scripts/test-install-sh-docker.test.ts
+++ b/test/scripts/test-install-sh-docker.test.ts
@@ -126,6 +126,8 @@ describe("test-install-sh-docker", () => {
 
     expect(script).toContain('DOCKER_PULL_TIMEOUT="${OPENCLAW_DOCKER_SETUP_PULL_TIMEOUT:-600s}"');
     expect(script).toContain("run_docker_pull()");
+    expect(script).toContain("timeout --kill-after=1s 1s true");
+    expect(script).toContain('timeout --kill-after=30s "$DOCKER_PULL_TIMEOUT" docker pull "$image"');
     expect(script).toContain('timeout "$DOCKER_PULL_TIMEOUT" docker pull "$image"');
     expect(script).toContain('run_docker_pull "$IMAGE_NAME"');
     expect(script).not.toContain('docker pull "$IMAGE_NAME"');
@@ -138,6 +140,8 @@ describe("test-install-sh-docker", () => {
       'PODMAN_PULL_TIMEOUT="${OPENCLAW_PODMAN_SETUP_PULL_TIMEOUT:-600s}"',
     );
     expect(script).toContain("run_podman_pull()");
+    expect(script).toContain("timeout --kill-after=1s 1s true");
+    expect(script).toContain('timeout --kill-after=30s "$PODMAN_PULL_TIMEOUT" podman pull "$image"');
     expect(script).toContain('timeout "$PODMAN_PULL_TIMEOUT" podman pull "$image"');
     expect(script).toContain('run_podman_pull "$OPENCLAW_IMAGE"');
     expect(script).not.toContain('podman pull "$OPENCLAW_IMAGE"');