diff --git a/src/cli/update-cli.test.ts b/src/cli/update-cli.test.ts
index 55d1f58f2f8d..9d38f93a2bd4 100644
--- a/src/cli/update-cli.test.ts
+++ b/src/cli/update-cli.test.ts
@@ -2877,6 +2877,34 @@ describe("update-cli", () => {
     expect(updateCall?.beforeGitMutation).toEqual(expect.any(Function));
   });
 
+  it("stops a running managed git gateway when wrapper commands hide the service root", async () => {
+    const wrapperPath = path.join(
+      createCaseDir("openclaw-update-wrapper-service"),
+      "gateway-wrapper",
+    );
+    serviceReadCommand.mockResolvedValue({
+      programArguments: [wrapperPath, "gateway", "run"],
+      environment: {
+        OPENCLAW_SERVICE_MARKER: "openclaw",
+        OPENCLAW_SERVICE_KIND: "gateway",
+      },
+    });
+    serviceLoaded.mockResolvedValue(true);
+    serviceReadRuntime.mockResolvedValue({
+      status: "running",
+      pid: 4242,
+      state: "running",
+    });
+    mockGitUpdateAfterMutation();
+
+    await updateCommand({ yes: true });
+
+    expect(serviceStop).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1);
+    expect(runGatewayUpdate).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1);
+    expect(prepareRestartScript).toHaveBeenCalled();
+    expect(runDaemonRestart).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
+  });
+
   it("fails managed git restart when the gateway responds but the service stays stopped", async () => {
     const serviceEntrypoint = path.join(process.cwd(), "dist", "index.js");
     serviceReadCommand.mockResolvedValue({
diff --git a/src/cli/update-cli/update-command.ts b/src/cli/update-cli/update-command.ts
index 04dbd7580ee1..6baa090db823 100644
--- a/src/cli/update-cli/update-command.ts
+++ b/src/cli/update-cli/update-command.ts
@@ -926,7 +926,8 @@ async function maybeStopManagedServiceBeforeMutableUpdate(params: {
 
   if (
     params.updateInstallKind === "git" &&
-    !(await gatewayServiceCommandUsesRoot({ root: params.root, command: serviceState.command }))
+    (await gatewayServiceCommandUsesRoot({ root: params.root, command: serviceState.command })) ===
+      false
   ) {
     if (!params.jsonMode) {
       defaultRuntime.log(
@@ -1459,10 +1460,10 @@ async function gatewayServiceCommandUsesRoot(params: {
   root: string | undefined;
   env?: NodeJS.ProcessEnv;
   command?: GatewayServiceCommandConfig | null;
-}): Promise<boolean> {
+}): Promise<boolean | null> {
   const expectedRoot = normalizeOptionalString(params.root);
   if (!expectedRoot) {
-    return false;
+    return null;
   }
   const command =
     params.command === undefined
@@ -1473,7 +1474,7 @@ async function gatewayServiceCommandUsesRoot(params: {
   const layout = await summarizeGatewayServiceLayout(command);
   const serviceRoot = layout?.packageRoot;
   if (!serviceRoot) {
-    return false;
+    return null;
   }
   const [expectedRootReal, serviceRootReal] = await Promise.all([
     tryRealpathOrResolve(expectedRoot),
@@ -2242,10 +2243,10 @@ async function maybeRestartService(params: {
         });
         if (
           updatedInstallRestartNeedsServiceRootProof &&
-          !(await gatewayServiceCommandUsesRoot({
+          (await gatewayServiceCommandUsesRoot({
             root: params.result.root,
             env: params.serviceEnv,
-          }))
+          })) !== true
         ) {
           if (!params.opts.json) {
             defaultRuntime.log(
@@ -3820,7 +3821,7 @@ async function updateCommandInternal(opts: UpdateCommandOptions): Promise<void>
         serviceState.installed &&
         serviceState.loaded &&
         preManagedServiceStop?.stopped !== true &&
-        serviceMatchesUpdateRoot !== true;
+        serviceMatchesUpdateRoot === false;
       if (
         shouldPrepareUpdatedInstallRestart({
           updateMode: resultWithPostUpdate.mode,