diff --git a/src/plugins/update.test.ts b/src/plugins/update.test.ts
index e3c21e8d7ef..7e93ab7ba50 100644
--- a/src/plugins/update.test.ts
+++ b/src/plugins/update.test.ts
@@ -20,6 +20,8 @@ vi.mock("./bundled-sources.js", () => ({
   resolveBundledPluginSources: (...args: unknown[]) => resolveBundledPluginSourcesMock(...args),
 }));
 
+const { syncPluginsForUpdateChannel, updateNpmInstalledPlugins } = await import("./update.js");
+
 describe("updateNpmInstalledPlugins", () => {
   beforeEach(() => {
     installPluginFromNpmSpecMock.mockReset();
@@ -36,7 +38,6 @@ describe("updateNpmInstalledPlugins", () => {
       extensions: ["index.ts"],
     });
 
-    const { updateNpmInstalledPlugins } = await import("./update.js");
     await updateNpmInstalledPlugins({
       config: {
         plugins: {
@@ -71,7 +72,6 @@ describe("updateNpmInstalledPlugins", () => {
       extensions: ["index.ts"],
     });
 
-    const { updateNpmInstalledPlugins } = await import("./update.js");
     await updateNpmInstalledPlugins({
       config: {
         plugins: {
@@ -104,7 +104,6 @@ describe("updateNpmInstalledPlugins", () => {
       error: "Package not found on npm: @openclaw/missing.",
     });
 
-    const { updateNpmInstalledPlugins } = await import("./update.js");
     const result = await updateNpmInstalledPlugins({
       config: {
         plugins: {
@@ -137,7 +136,6 @@ describe("updateNpmInstalledPlugins", () => {
       error: "unsupported npm spec: github:evil/evil",
     });
 
-    const { updateNpmInstalledPlugins } = await import("./update.js");
     const result = await updateNpmInstalledPlugins({
       config: {
         plugins: {
@@ -172,7 +170,6 @@ describe("updateNpmInstalledPlugins", () => {
       extensions: ["index.ts"],
     });
 
-    const { updateNpmInstalledPlugins } = await import("./update.js");
     const result = await updateNpmInstalledPlugins({
       config: {
         plugins: {
@@ -231,7 +228,6 @@ describe("updateNpmInstalledPlugins", () => {
       marketplacePlugin: "claude-bundle",
     });
 
-    const { updateNpmInstalledPlugins } = await import("./update.js");
     const result = await updateNpmInstalledPlugins({
       config: {
         plugins: {
@@ -280,7 +276,6 @@ describe("updateNpmInstalledPlugins", () => {
       marketplacePlugin: "claude-bundle",
     });
 
-    const { updateNpmInstalledPlugins } = await import("./update.js");
     const result = await updateNpmInstalledPlugins({
       config: {
         plugins: {
@@ -330,7 +325,6 @@ describe("syncPluginsForUpdateChannel", () => {
       ]),
     );
 
-    const { syncPluginsForUpdateChannel } = await import("./update.js");
     const result = await syncPluginsForUpdateChannel({
       channel: "beta",
       config: {
@@ -369,7 +363,6 @@ describe("syncPluginsForUpdateChannel", () => {
       ]),
     );
 
-    const { syncPluginsForUpdateChannel } = await import("./update.js");
     const result = await syncPluginsForUpdateChannel({
       channel: "beta",
       config: {
@@ -402,7 +395,6 @@ describe("syncPluginsForUpdateChannel", () => {
     resolveBundledPluginSourcesMock.mockReturnValue(new Map());
     const env = { OPENCLAW_HOME: "/srv/openclaw-home" } as NodeJS.ProcessEnv;
 
-    const { syncPluginsForUpdateChannel } = await import("./update.js");
     await syncPluginsForUpdateChannel({
       channel: "beta",
       config: {},
@@ -434,7 +426,6 @@ describe("syncPluginsForUpdateChannel", () => {
     const previousHome = process.env.HOME;
     process.env.HOME = "/tmp/process-home";
     try {
-      const { syncPluginsForUpdateChannel } = await import("./update.js");
       const result = await syncPluginsForUpdateChannel({
         channel: "beta",
         env: {