diff --git a/src/commands/doctor-memory-search.test.ts b/src/commands/doctor-memory-search.test.ts
index 45fe8b125d1..7020c3664ef 100644
--- a/src/commands/doctor-memory-search.test.ts
+++ b/src/commands/doctor-memory-search.test.ts
@@ -320,12 +320,12 @@ describe("noteMemorySearchHealth", () => {
     const message = String(note.mock.calls[0]?.[0] ?? "");
     expect(message).toContain("ollama");
     expect(message).toContain("does not require an API key");
-    expect(message).toContain("connection refused");
+    expect(message).toContain("Gateway probe: connection refused");
     expect(message).not.toContain("API key was not found");
     expect(note.mock.calls[0]?.[1]).toBe("Memory search");
   });
 
-  it("shows informational note when ollama provider is set and no gateway probe", async () => {
+  it("does not warn when ollama provider is set and no gateway probe is available", async () => {
     resolveMemorySearchConfig.mockReturnValue({
       provider: "ollama",
       local: {},
@@ -334,12 +334,7 @@ describe("noteMemorySearchHealth", () => {
 
     await noteMemorySearchHealth(cfg);
 
-    expect(note).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1);
-    const message = String(note.mock.calls[0]?.[0] ?? "");
-    expect(message).toContain("ollama");
-    expect(message).toContain("does not require an API key");
-    expect(message).not.toContain("API key was not found");
-    expect(note.mock.calls[0]?.[1]).toBe("Memory search");
+    expect(note).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
   });
 });
 
diff --git a/src/commands/doctor-memory-search.ts b/src/commands/doctor-memory-search.ts
index d5f62adf4cc..f8608476d07 100644
--- a/src/commands/doctor-memory-search.ts
+++ b/src/commands/doctor-memory-search.ts
@@ -81,24 +81,24 @@ export async function noteMemorySearchHealth(
     }
     if (resolved.provider === "ollama") {
       // Ollama runs locally and does not require an API key.
-      // If a gateway probe confirmed embeddings are ready, all good.
-      if (opts?.gatewayMemoryProbe?.checked && opts.gatewayMemoryProbe.ready) {
-        return;
+      // Only warn when the gateway probe explicitly reports not-ready;
+      // if no probe ran we cannot tell whether the service is up, so
+      // stay silent (consistent with the "local" branch above).
+      if (opts?.gatewayMemoryProbe?.checked && !opts.gatewayMemoryProbe.ready) {
+        const detail = opts.gatewayMemoryProbe.error?.trim();
+        note(
+          [
+            'Memory search provider is set to "ollama".',
+            "Ollama does not require an API key, but the ollama service must be running.",
+            detail ? `Gateway probe: ${detail}` : null,
+            "",
+            `Verify: ${formatCliCommand("openclaw memory status --deep")}`,
+          ]
+            .filter(Boolean)
+            .join("\n"),
+          "Memory search",
+        );
       }
-      // No probe or probe not ready — nudge the user to verify the service.
-      const detail = opts?.gatewayMemoryProbe?.error?.trim();
-      note(
-        [
-          'Memory search provider is set to "ollama".',
-          "Ollama does not require an API key, but the ollama service must be running.",
-          detail ? `Gateway probe: ${detail}` : null,
-          "",
-          `Verify: ${formatCliCommand("openclaw memory status --deep")}`,
-        ]
-          .filter(Boolean)
-          .join("\n"),
-        "Memory search",
-      );
       return;
     }
     // Remote provider — check for API key