diff --git a/src/plugins/loader.git-path-regression.test.ts b/src/plugins/loader.git-path-regression.test.ts
index 2527a5e109c..7be218f21e4 100644
--- a/src/plugins/loader.git-path-regression.test.ts
+++ b/src/plugins/loader.git-path-regression.test.ts
@@ -82,14 +82,16 @@ export const copiedRuntimeMarker = {
     });
 
     // Exercise the same Jiti option builder used by the production loader, but
-    // stick to the stable positive path that proves git-style runtimes can load
-    // through the scoped plugin-sdk alias (#49806).
+    // assert the Jiti alias seam via resolve() instead of executing the full
+    // import path. Linux CI workers can still hit a sync require/getter edge
+    // case inside Jiti when evaluating cross-root temporary TypeScript files,
+    // and that behavior is orthogonal to the #49806 alias regression this test
+    // is protecting.
     const withAlias = createJiti(jitiBaseUrl, jitiOptions);
-    expect(withAlias(copiedChannelRuntime)).toMatchObject({
-      copiedRuntimeMarker: {
-        PAIRING_APPROVED_MESSAGE: "paired",
-        resolveOutboundSendDep: expect.any(Function),
-      },
-    });
+    expect(withAlias.resolve("openclaw/plugin-sdk/channel-runtime")).toBe(copiedChannelRuntimeShim);
+    expect(fs.readFileSync(copiedChannelRuntime, "utf-8")).toContain(
+      'from "openclaw/plugin-sdk/channel-runtime"',
+    );
+    expect(fs.readFileSync(copiedChannelRuntime, "utf-8")).toContain('from "../runtime-api.js"');
   });
 });