diff --git a/src/lib/actions/sandbox/launch-readiness/openclaw-pairing-qualification.test.ts b/src/lib/actions/sandbox/launch-readiness/openclaw-pairing-qualification.test.ts
index c6d6e01d0b6..b8a5d4759e7 100644
--- a/src/lib/actions/sandbox/launch-readiness/openclaw-pairing-qualification.test.ts
+++ b/src/lib/actions/sandbox/launch-readiness/openclaw-pairing-qualification.test.ts
@@ -414,7 +414,7 @@ describe("OpenClaw launch-readiness pairing qualification", () => {
       });
 
       expect(observeOrdinarySettlement()).toEqual({
-        state: "pairing-only",
+        state: "scope-upgrade-pending",
         deviceIdentitySha256: expect.stringMatching(/^[a-f0-9]{64}$/),
       });
       expect(() => observeRepairSettlement()).toThrow(
diff --git a/src/lib/actions/sandbox/launch-readiness/openclaw-pairing-qualification.ts b/src/lib/actions/sandbox/launch-readiness/openclaw-pairing-qualification.ts
index 24e60f275ba..6e002647cca 100644
--- a/src/lib/actions/sandbox/launch-readiness/openclaw-pairing-qualification.ts
+++ b/src/lib/actions/sandbox/launch-readiness/openclaw-pairing-qualification.ts
@@ -137,7 +137,14 @@ export function parseOpenClawPairingSettlementObservation(
   output: string,
 ): OpenClawPairingSettlementObservation | null {
   const record = parseOpenClawPairingSettlementRecord(output);
-  if (!record || (record.state !== "pairing-only" && record.state !== "settled")) return null;
+  if (
+    !record ||
+    (record.state !== "pairing-only" &&
+      record.state !== "scope-upgrade-pending" &&
+      record.state !== "settled")
+  ) {
+    return null;
+  }
   return record as OpenClawPairingSettlementObservation;
 }
 
diff --git a/test/helpers/openclaw-real-device-self-approval-proof.ts b/test/helpers/openclaw-real-device-self-approval-proof.ts
index abf35dbf64d..2e6e7122659 100644
--- a/test/helpers/openclaw-real-device-self-approval-proof.ts
+++ b/test/helpers/openclaw-real-device-self-approval-proof.ts
@@ -1634,7 +1634,7 @@ fs.statSync = function nemoclawProofStatSync(candidate, ...args) {
     requireLiveProof(
       portableRepairObservation.state === "pairing-pending" &&
         portableRepairObservation.deviceIdentitySha256 ===
-          pairingOnlyObservation.deviceIdentitySha256,
+          pendingUpgradeObservation.deviceIdentitySha256,
       "Portable repair observation did not preserve the canonical pending transition",
     );
     const pendingBeforeOrdinaryApproval = fs.readFileSync(pendingPath, "utf8");