diff --git a/.github/workflows/e2e-vitest-scenarios.yaml b/.github/workflows/e2e-vitest-scenarios.yaml
index 279c1fc9dbc..e454d18294c 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/e2e-vitest-scenarios.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/e2e-vitest-scenarios.yaml
@@ -4346,6 +4346,7 @@ jobs:
       E2E_ARTIFACT_DIR: ${{ github.workspace }}/e2e-artifacts/vitest/gateway-guard-recovery
       NEMOCLAW_CLI_BIN: ${{ github.workspace }}/bin/nemoclaw.js
       NEMOCLAW_RUN_E2E_SCENARIOS: "1"
+      NEMOCLAW_E2E_USE_HOSTED_INFERENCE: "1"
       NEMOCLAW_NON_INTERACTIVE: "1"
       NEMOCLAW_ACCEPT_THIRD_PARTY_SOFTWARE: "1"
       # nemoclaw onboard registers the gateway under the canonical name
diff --git a/test/e2e-scenario/support-tests/e2e-scenarios-workflow.test.ts b/test/e2e-scenario/support-tests/e2e-scenarios-workflow.test.ts
index ddf0a460fc5..669e1a7ba74 100644
--- a/test/e2e-scenario/support-tests/e2e-scenarios-workflow.test.ts
+++ b/test/e2e-scenario/support-tests/e2e-scenarios-workflow.test.ts
@@ -637,6 +637,16 @@ describe("e2e-vitest-scenarios workflow boundary", () => {
     },
   );
 
+  it("keeps gateway guard recovery on the hosted-compatible CI inference route", () => {
+    const workflow = readWorkflow();
+    const jobs = workflow.jobs as Record<string, { env?: Record<string, string> }>;
+
+    expect(jobs["gateway-guard-recovery"]?.env).toMatchObject({
+      NEMOCLAW_E2E_USE_HOSTED_INFERENCE: "1",
+      NEMOCLAW_RUN_E2E_SCENARIOS: "1",
+    });
+  });
+
   it("derives the free-standing inventory from workflow job metadata", { timeout: 60_000 }, () => {
     const inventory = readFreeStandingJobsInventory();
     expect(validateFreeStandingWorkflowInventory()).toEqual([]);