diff --git a/docs/security/openshell-0.0.71-gateway-auth-review.mdx b/docs/security/openshell-0.0.71-gateway-auth-review.mdx
index c84623c5728..4f547882d07 100644
--- a/docs/security/openshell-0.0.71-gateway-auth-review.mdx
+++ b/docs/security/openshell-0.0.71-gateway-auth-review.mdx
@@ -92,7 +92,7 @@ The generated config sets `[openshell.gateway.tls]` with the NemoClaw-owned loca
 It also scrubs inherited `OPENSHELL_DISABLE_GATEWAY_AUTH=true` from host and compatibility-container launches.
 
 The local TLS reuse check allows a fixed 5-minute certificate validity skew to absorb normal host/container clock drift while still regenerating bundles outside that bounded window; the bound is intentionally not environment-overridable for this release so deployments cannot silently widen the local mTLS acceptance window.
-The sandbox JWT config uses OpenShell's `ttl_secs = 3600` gateway contract: short enough for local sandbox callbacks, long enough to avoid unnecessary re-mint churn during normal Docker-driver operations, and covered by the upstream OpenShell sandbox JWT expiry tests plus NemoClaw config-auth contract tests.
+The sandbox JWT config uses OpenShell's `ttl_secs = 0` non-expiring gateway contract for local single-player Docker-driver deployments, matching OpenShell's documented default (a positive TTL is reserved for shared, multi-tenant gateways). Non-expiring local tokens avoid the file-based sandbox JWT refresh dead-end, where an expired on-disk bootstrap token can no longer call `RefreshSandboxToken` and the host-CLI relay fails closed; this remains covered by the upstream OpenShell sandbox JWT expiry tests plus NemoClaw config-auth contract tests.
 
 The Docker-hosted compatibility gateway requires `NEMOCLAW_OPENSHELL_GATEWAY_CONTAINER_PATCH=1` and keeps the main OpenShell listener on `127.0.0.1`.
 Sandbox callback reachability is preserved by OpenShell's Docker driver: it rewrites the sandbox-facing endpoint to `host.openshell.internal:<gateway-port>` and the OpenShell server adds the computed Docker bridge listener when that route is needed.
diff --git a/src/lib/onboard/docker-driver-gateway-config-auth-contract.test.ts b/src/lib/onboard/docker-driver-gateway-config-auth-contract.test.ts
index 3be0c5c0f86..91f35e4b29b 100644
--- a/src/lib/onboard/docker-driver-gateway-config-auth-contract.test.ts
+++ b/src/lib/onboard/docker-driver-gateway-config-auth-contract.test.ts
@@ -88,7 +88,7 @@ describe("docker-driver-gateway auth contract", () => {
         gatewayId,
         sandboxId,
         iat: now,
-        exp: now + ttlSecs,
+        exp: ttlSecs === 0 ? 0 : now + ttlSecs,
       });
 
       const payload = validateOpenShellStyleSandboxJwt({
@@ -104,7 +104,7 @@ describe("docker-driver-gateway auth contract", () => {
         iss: `openshell-gateway:${gatewayId}`,
         aud: `openshell-gateway:${gatewayId}`,
       });
-      expect(payload?.exp).toBe(now + ttlSecs);
+      expect(payload?.exp).toBe(ttlSecs === 0 ? 0 : now + ttlSecs);
       expect(() =>
         validateOpenShellStyleSandboxJwt({
           token,
@@ -142,8 +142,8 @@ describe("docker-driver-gateway auth contract", () => {
         kid,
         gatewayId,
         sandboxId,
-        iat: now - ttlSecs * 2,
-        exp: now - ttlSecs,
+        iat: now - 7200,
+        exp: now - 3600,
       });
       expect(() =>
         validateOpenShellStyleSandboxJwt({
diff --git a/src/lib/onboard/docker-driver-gateway-config.ts b/src/lib/onboard/docker-driver-gateway-config.ts
index 0c6e2f41418..0c362a1987e 100644
--- a/src/lib/onboard/docker-driver-gateway-config.ts
+++ b/src/lib/onboard/docker-driver-gateway-config.ts
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ export { ensureDockerDriverGatewayJwtBundle } from "./docker-driver-gateway-jwt-
 
 // See docs/security/openshell-0.0.72-compatibility-review.mdx for the source-of-truth review.
 export const DOCKER_DRIVER_GATEWAY_CONFIG_NAME = "openshell-gateway.toml";
-export const DOCKER_DRIVER_GATEWAY_JWT_TTL_SECS = 3600;
+export const DOCKER_DRIVER_GATEWAY_JWT_TTL_SECS = 0;
 
 function tomlString(value: string): string {
   return JSON.stringify(value);