diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 98c6849dc525..e40d8ec72002 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ Docs: https://docs.openclaw.ai
 
 - Channels/iMessage: advance the startup catchup cursor from live-handled rows after a completed catchup pass, including rows received while catchup is still running, so restarts do not replay them. (#85475) Thanks @TurboTheTurtle.
 - Tests: mount the shared Windows command helper into bare Docker E2E harness containers so published upgrade-survivor config walks can start on Linux.
+- Tests: keep the plugin binding command escape Docker smoke focused on its intended Vitest cases and skip source-only install lifecycle scripts.
 - Tests: let the generic plugin install E2E assertions use a configurable temp root and Windows home-relative install paths.
 - Tests: keep kitchen-sink plugin assertion fixtures on a configurable temp root so native Windows runs no longer skip full-surface diagnostic coverage.
 - Tests: fail Gateway startup benchmarks when a child startup never produces ready probes or process metrics instead of reporting all `n/a` samples as passing.
diff --git a/scripts/e2e/plugin-binding-command-escape-docker.sh b/scripts/e2e/plugin-binding-command-escape-docker.sh
index dd50af99fd4c..ced9c05b449c 100644
--- a/scripts/e2e/plugin-binding-command-escape-docker.sh
+++ b/scripts/e2e/plugin-binding-command-escape-docker.sh
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ docker run --rm \
   -e "FOCUSED_TEST_REGEX=$FOCUSED_TEST_REGEX" \
   -e OPENCLAW_VITEST_FS_MODULE_CACHE_PATH=/tmp/openclaw-vitest-cache \
   "$IMAGE_NAME" \
-  bash -lc 'set -euo pipefail; corepack enable; node scripts/run-vitest.mjs src/auto-reply/reply/dispatch-from-config.test.ts -- --reporter=verbose -t "$FOCUSED_TEST_REGEX"' \
+  bash -lc 'set -euo pipefail; corepack enable; node scripts/run-vitest.mjs src/auto-reply/reply/dispatch-from-config.test.ts --reporter=verbose -t "$FOCUSED_TEST_REGEX"' \
   >"$RUN_LOG" 2>&1
 status=$?
 set -e
@@ -43,4 +43,23 @@ if [ "$status" -ne 0 ]; then
   exit "$status"
 fi
 
-echo "OK"
+if ! node - "$RUN_LOG" <<'NODE'
+const fs = require("node:fs");
+const logPath = process.argv[2];
+const text = fs
+  .readFileSync(logPath, "utf8")
+  .replace(/\x1B\[[0-?]*[ -/]*[@-~]/gu, "");
+
+if (!/(?:^|\n)\s*Tests\s+3 passed\b/u.test(text)) {
+  console.error("expected focused Vitest summary for exactly 3 passed tests");
+  console.error(text.slice(-4000));
+  process.exit(1);
+}
+NODE
+then
+  echo "Docker plugin binding command escape smoke did not stay focused"
+  cat "$RUN_LOG"
+  exit 1
+fi
+
+echo "OK (3 focused tests)"
diff --git a/scripts/e2e/plugin-binding-command-escape.Dockerfile b/scripts/e2e/plugin-binding-command-escape.Dockerfile
index 26a95da32fe9..b5641081ea3d 100644
--- a/scripts/e2e/plugin-binding-command-escape.Dockerfile
+++ b/scripts/e2e/plugin-binding-command-escape.Dockerfile
@@ -9,6 +9,6 @@ RUN corepack enable
 WORKDIR /workspace/openclaw
 COPY . .
 
-RUN pnpm install --frozen-lockfile
+RUN OPENCLAW_DISABLE_BUNDLED_PLUGIN_POSTINSTALL=1 pnpm install --frozen-lockfile --ignore-scripts --filter openclaw
 
 CMD ["bash"]
diff --git a/test/scripts/docker-build-helper.test.ts b/test/scripts/docker-build-helper.test.ts
index df954d49ed7e..95fd8a2795b0 100644
--- a/test/scripts/docker-build-helper.test.ts
+++ b/test/scripts/docker-build-helper.test.ts
@@ -18,6 +18,10 @@ const OPENAI_WEB_SEARCH_MINIMAL_SCENARIO_PATH =
 const OPENAI_WEB_SEARCH_MINIMAL_CLIENT_PATH =
   "scripts/e2e/lib/openai-web-search-minimal/client.mjs";
 const OPENWEBUI_DOCKER_E2E_PATH = "scripts/e2e/openwebui-docker.sh";
+const PLUGIN_BINDING_COMMAND_ESCAPE_DOCKER_E2E_PATH =
+  "scripts/e2e/plugin-binding-command-escape-docker.sh";
+const PLUGIN_BINDING_COMMAND_ESCAPE_DOCKERFILE_PATH =
+  "scripts/e2e/plugin-binding-command-escape.Dockerfile";
 const BUNDLED_PLUGIN_INSTALL_UNINSTALL_E2E_PATH =
   "scripts/e2e/bundled-plugin-install-uninstall-docker.sh";
 const BUNDLED_PLUGIN_INSTALL_UNINSTALL_SWEEP_PATH =
@@ -383,6 +387,17 @@ describe("docker build helper", () => {
     expect(clawhub).toContain("unset OPENCLAW_CLAWHUB_URL CLAWHUB_URL");
   });
 
+  it("keeps the plugin binding command escape Docker smoke focused", () => {
+    const runner = readFileSync(PLUGIN_BINDING_COMMAND_ESCAPE_DOCKER_E2E_PATH, "utf8");
+    const dockerfile = readFileSync(PLUGIN_BINDING_COMMAND_ESCAPE_DOCKERFILE_PATH, "utf8");
+
+    expect(runner).toContain("--reporter=verbose -t");
+    expect(runner).not.toContain("-- --reporter=verbose");
+    expect(runner).toContain("expected focused Vitest summary for exactly 3 passed tests");
+    expect(dockerfile).toContain("OPENCLAW_DISABLE_BUNDLED_PLUGIN_POSTINSTALL=1");
+    expect(dockerfile).toContain("pnpm install --frozen-lockfile --ignore-scripts --filter openclaw");
+  });
+
   it("covers plugin install/update sources in the Docker plugin sweep", () => {
     const sweep = readFileSync(PLUGINS_DOCKER_SWEEP_PATH, "utf8");
     const clawhub = readFileSync(PLUGINS_DOCKER_CLAWHUB_PATH, "utf8");