diff --git a/scripts/test-install-sh-docker.sh b/scripts/test-install-sh-docker.sh
index 43e5a5a6495e..a86743ac61c8 100755
--- a/scripts/test-install-sh-docker.sh
+++ b/scripts/test-install-sh-docker.sh
@@ -7,6 +7,11 @@ source "$ROOT_DIR/scripts/docker/install-sh-common/version-parse.sh"
 source "$ROOT_DIR/scripts/lib/docker-build.sh"
 source "$ROOT_DIR/scripts/lib/docker-e2e-container.sh"
 DOCKER_COMMAND_TIMEOUT="${DOCKER_COMMAND_TIMEOUT:-${OPENCLAW_INSTALL_SMOKE_DOCKER_COMMAND_TIMEOUT:-600s}}"
+INSTALL_SMOKE_DOCKER_RUN_TIMEOUT="${OPENCLAW_INSTALL_SMOKE_DOCKER_RUN_TIMEOUT:-2700s}"
+
+run_install_smoke_container() {
+  DOCKER_COMMAND_TIMEOUT="$INSTALL_SMOKE_DOCKER_RUN_TIMEOUT" docker_e2e_docker_run_cmd run "$@"
+}
 
 resolve_default_smoke_platform() {
   local host_os
@@ -417,7 +422,7 @@ else
   start_update_server
 
   echo "==> Run installer smoke test (root): $FRESH_TAG_URL"
-  docker run --rm -t \
+  run_install_smoke_container --rm -t \
     --platform "$SMOKE_PLATFORM" \
     ${UPDATE_DOCKER_HOST_ARGS[@]+"${UPDATE_DOCKER_HOST_ARGS[@]}"} \
     "${NPM_CACHE_DOCKER_ARGS[@]}" \
@@ -441,7 +446,7 @@ else
   fi
 
   echo "==> Run update smoke (${UPDATE_BASELINE_VERSION} -> ${UPDATE_EXPECT_VERSION})"
-  docker run --rm -t \
+  run_install_smoke_container --rm -t \
     --platform "$SMOKE_PLATFORM" \
     ${UPDATE_DOCKER_HOST_ARGS[@]+"${UPDATE_DOCKER_HOST_ARGS[@]}"} \
     "${NPM_CACHE_DOCKER_ARGS[@]}" \
@@ -461,7 +466,7 @@ else
     echo "==> Skip direct npm global smoke (OPENCLAW_INSTALL_SMOKE_SKIP_NPM_GLOBAL=1)"
   else
     echo "==> Run direct npm global smoke (${UPDATE_BASELINE_VERSION} -> ${UPDATE_EXPECT_VERSION})"
-    docker run --rm -t \
+    run_install_smoke_container --rm -t \
       --platform "$SMOKE_PLATFORM" \
       ${UPDATE_DOCKER_HOST_ARGS[@]+"${UPDATE_DOCKER_HOST_ARGS[@]}"} \
       "${NPM_CACHE_DOCKER_ARGS[@]}" \
@@ -484,7 +489,7 @@ if [[ "$SKIP_FRESHNESS" == "1" ]]; then
 else
   prepare_npm_cache
   echo "==> Run installer npm freshness smoke"
-  docker run --rm -t \
+  run_install_smoke_container --rm -t \
     --platform "$SMOKE_PLATFORM" \
     "${NPM_CACHE_DOCKER_ARGS[@]}" \
     "${INSTALL_SCRIPT_DOCKER_ARGS[@]}" \
@@ -518,7 +523,7 @@ else
   fi
 
   echo "==> Run installer non-root test: $INSTALL_URL"
-  docker run --rm -t \
+  run_install_smoke_container --rm -t \
     --platform "$NONROOT_PLATFORM" \
     "${INSTALL_SCRIPT_DOCKER_ARGS[@]}" \
     -e OPENCLAW_INSTALL_URL="$INSTALL_URL" \
@@ -542,7 +547,7 @@ if [[ "$SKIP_NONROOT" == "1" ]]; then
 fi
 
 echo "==> Run CLI installer non-root test (same image)"
-docker run --rm -t \
+run_install_smoke_container --rm -t \
   --platform "$NONROOT_PLATFORM" \
   --entrypoint /bin/bash \
   "${INSTALL_SCRIPT_DOCKER_ARGS[@]}" \
diff --git a/test/scripts/test-install-sh-docker.test.ts b/test/scripts/test-install-sh-docker.test.ts
index 6741beef85af..a887e97c556f 100644
--- a/test/scripts/test-install-sh-docker.test.ts
+++ b/test/scripts/test-install-sh-docker.test.ts
@@ -80,6 +80,20 @@ describe("test-install-sh-docker", () => {
     expect(dockerfile).toContain("node scripts/check-package-dist-imports.mjs /app");
   });
 
+  it("bounds installer smoke container runs", () => {
+    const script = readFileSync(SCRIPT_PATH, "utf8");
+
+    expect(script).toContain(
+      'INSTALL_SMOKE_DOCKER_RUN_TIMEOUT="${OPENCLAW_INSTALL_SMOKE_DOCKER_RUN_TIMEOUT:-2700s}"',
+    );
+    expect(script).toContain("run_install_smoke_container()");
+    expect(script).toContain(
+      'DOCKER_COMMAND_TIMEOUT="$INSTALL_SMOKE_DOCKER_RUN_TIMEOUT" docker_e2e_docker_run_cmd run "$@"',
+    );
+    expect(script.match(/run_install_smoke_container --rm -t/g)?.length).toBe(6);
+    expect(script).not.toContain("docker run --rm -t \\");
+  });
+
   it("runs the root Dockerfile build with the CI heap limit", () => {
     const dockerfile = readFileSync("Dockerfile", "utf8");