diff --git a/extensions/googlechat/src/channel.startup.test.ts b/extensions/googlechat/src/channel.startup.test.ts
index 521cbb94c5f..11c46aa663a 100644
--- a/extensions/googlechat/src/channel.startup.test.ts
+++ b/extensions/googlechat/src/channel.startup.test.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,10 @@
 import type { ChannelAccountSnapshot } from "openclaw/plugin-sdk/googlechat";
 import { afterEach, describe, expect, it, vi } from "vitest";
-import { createStartAccountContext } from "../../test-utils/start-account-context.js";
+import {
+  abortStartedAccount,
+  expectPendingUntilAbort,
+  startAccountAndTrackLifecycle,
+} from "../../test-utils/start-account-lifecycle.js";
 import type { ResolvedGoogleChatAccount } from "./accounts.js";
 
 const hoisted = vi.hoisted(() => ({
@@ -39,29 +43,25 @@ describe("googlechatPlugin gateway.startAccount", () => {
       },
     };
 
-    const patches: ChannelAccountSnapshot[] = [];
-    const abort = new AbortController();
-    const task = googlechatPlugin.gateway!.startAccount!(
-      createStartAccountContext({
-        account,
-        abortSignal: abort.signal,
-        statusPatchSink: (next) => patches.push({ ...next }),
-      }),
-    );
-    let settled = false;
-    void task.then(() => {
-      settled = true;
+    const { abort, patches, task, isSettled } = startAccountAndTrackLifecycle({
+      startAccount: googlechatPlugin.gateway!.startAccount!,
+      account,
     });
-    await vi.waitFor(() => {
-      expect(hoisted.startGoogleChatMonitor).toHaveBeenCalledOnce();
+    await expectPendingUntilAbort({
+      waitForStarted: () =>
+        vi.waitFor(() => {
+          expect(hoisted.startGoogleChatMonitor).toHaveBeenCalledOnce();
+        }),
+      isSettled,
+      abort,
+      task,
+      assertBeforeAbort: () => {
+        expect(unregister).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
+      },
+      assertAfterAbort: () => {
+        expect(unregister).toHaveBeenCalledOnce();
+      },
     });
-    expect(settled).toBe(false);
-    expect(unregister).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
-
-    abort.abort();
-    await task;
-
-    expect(unregister).toHaveBeenCalledOnce();
     expect(patches.some((entry) => entry.running === true)).toBe(true);
     expect(patches.some((entry) => entry.running === false)).toBe(true);
   });
diff --git a/extensions/irc/src/channel.startup.test.ts b/extensions/irc/src/channel.startup.test.ts
index ef972f64c0e..7b4416d1892 100644
--- a/extensions/irc/src/channel.startup.test.ts
+++ b/extensions/irc/src/channel.startup.test.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,8 @@
 import { afterEach, describe, expect, it, vi } from "vitest";
-import { createStartAccountContext } from "../../test-utils/start-account-context.js";
+import {
+  expectStopPendingUntilAbort,
+  startAccountAndTrackLifecycle,
+} from "../../test-utils/start-account-lifecycle.js";
 import type { ResolvedIrcAccount } from "./accounts.js";
 
 const hoisted = vi.hoisted(() => ({
@@ -41,27 +44,20 @@ describe("ircPlugin gateway.startAccount", () => {
       config: {} as ResolvedIrcAccount["config"],
     };
 
-    const abort = new AbortController();
-    const task = ircPlugin.gateway!.startAccount!(
-      createStartAccountContext({
-        account,
-        abortSignal: abort.signal,
-      }),
-    );
-    let settled = false;
-    void task.then(() => {
-      settled = true;
+    const { abort, task, isSettled } = startAccountAndTrackLifecycle({
+      startAccount: ircPlugin.gateway!.startAccount!,
+      account,
     });
 
-    await vi.waitFor(() => {
-      expect(hoisted.monitorIrcProvider).toHaveBeenCalledOnce();
+    await expectStopPendingUntilAbort({
+      waitForStarted: () =>
+        vi.waitFor(() => {
+          expect(hoisted.monitorIrcProvider).toHaveBeenCalledOnce();
+        }),
+      isSettled,
+      abort,
+      task,
+      stop,
     });
-    expect(settled).toBe(false);
-    expect(stop).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
-
-    abort.abort();
-    await task;
-
-    expect(stop).toHaveBeenCalledOnce();
   });
 });
diff --git a/extensions/nextcloud-talk/src/channel.startup.test.ts b/extensions/nextcloud-talk/src/channel.startup.test.ts
index 79b3cd77cd5..5fd0607e753 100644
--- a/extensions/nextcloud-talk/src/channel.startup.test.ts
+++ b/extensions/nextcloud-talk/src/channel.startup.test.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,9 @@
 import { afterEach, describe, expect, it, vi } from "vitest";
 import { createStartAccountContext } from "../../test-utils/start-account-context.js";
+import {
+  expectStopPendingUntilAbort,
+  startAccountAndTrackLifecycle,
+} from "../../test-utils/start-account-lifecycle.js";
 import type { ResolvedNextcloudTalkAccount } from "./accounts.js";
 
 const hoisted = vi.hoisted(() => ({
@@ -40,28 +44,20 @@ describe("nextcloudTalkPlugin gateway.startAccount", () => {
   it("keeps startAccount pending until abort, then stops the monitor", async () => {
     const stop = vi.fn();
     hoisted.monitorNextcloudTalkProvider.mockResolvedValue({ stop });
-    const abort = new AbortController();
-
-    const task = nextcloudTalkPlugin.gateway!.startAccount!(
-      createStartAccountContext({
-        account: buildAccount(),
-        abortSignal: abort.signal,
-      }),
-    );
-    let settled = false;
-    void task.then(() => {
-      settled = true;
+    const { abort, task, isSettled } = startAccountAndTrackLifecycle({
+      startAccount: nextcloudTalkPlugin.gateway!.startAccount!,
+      account: buildAccount(),
     });
-    await vi.waitFor(() => {
-      expect(hoisted.monitorNextcloudTalkProvider).toHaveBeenCalledOnce();
+    await expectStopPendingUntilAbort({
+      waitForStarted: () =>
+        vi.waitFor(() => {
+          expect(hoisted.monitorNextcloudTalkProvider).toHaveBeenCalledOnce();
+        }),
+      isSettled,
+      abort,
+      task,
+      stop,
     });
-    expect(settled).toBe(false);
-    expect(stop).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
-
-    abort.abort();
-    await task;
-
-    expect(stop).toHaveBeenCalledOnce();
   });
 
   it("stops immediately when startAccount receives an already-aborted signal", async () => {
diff --git a/extensions/test-utils/start-account-lifecycle.ts b/extensions/test-utils/start-account-lifecycle.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..6ce1c734736
--- /dev/null
+++ b/extensions/test-utils/start-account-lifecycle.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,72 @@
+import type { ChannelAccountSnapshot, ChannelGatewayContext } from "openclaw/plugin-sdk/test-utils";
+import { expect, vi } from "vitest";
+import { createStartAccountContext } from "./start-account-context.js";
+
+export function startAccountAndTrackLifecycle<TAccount extends { accountId: string }>(params: {
+  startAccount: (ctx: ChannelGatewayContext<TAccount>) => Promise<unknown>;
+  account: TAccount;
+}) {
+  const patches: ChannelAccountSnapshot[] = [];
+  const abort = new AbortController();
+  const task = params.startAccount(
+    createStartAccountContext({
+      account: params.account,
+      abortSignal: abort.signal,
+      statusPatchSink: (next) => patches.push({ ...next }),
+    }),
+  );
+  let settled = false;
+  void task.then(() => {
+    settled = true;
+  });
+  return {
+    abort,
+    patches,
+    task,
+    isSettled: () => settled,
+  };
+}
+
+export async function abortStartedAccount(params: {
+  abort: AbortController;
+  task: Promise<unknown>;
+}) {
+  params.abort.abort();
+  await params.task;
+}
+
+export async function expectPendingUntilAbort(params: {
+  waitForStarted: () => Promise<void>;
+  isSettled: () => boolean;
+  abort: AbortController;
+  task: Promise<unknown>;
+  assertBeforeAbort?: () => void;
+  assertAfterAbort?: () => void;
+}) {
+  await params.waitForStarted();
+  expect(params.isSettled()).toBe(false);
+  params.assertBeforeAbort?.();
+  await abortStartedAccount({ abort: params.abort, task: params.task });
+  params.assertAfterAbort?.();
+}
+
+export async function expectStopPendingUntilAbort(params: {
+  waitForStarted: () => Promise<void>;
+  isSettled: () => boolean;
+  abort: AbortController;
+  task: Promise<unknown>;
+  stop: ReturnType<typeof vi.fn>;
+}) {
+  await expectPendingUntilAbort({
+    waitForStarted: params.waitForStarted,
+    isSettled: params.isSettled,
+    abort: params.abort,
+    task: params.task,
+    assertBeforeAbort: () => {
+      expect(params.stop).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
+    },
+    assertAfterAbort: () => {
+      expect(params.stop).toHaveBeenCalledOnce();
+    },
+  });
+}
diff --git a/extensions/zalo/src/channel.startup.test.ts b/extensions/zalo/src/channel.startup.test.ts
index 65e413f0f4f..ea0718d29a2 100644
--- a/extensions/zalo/src/channel.startup.test.ts
+++ b/extensions/zalo/src/channel.startup.test.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,9 @@
 import type { ChannelAccountSnapshot } from "openclaw/plugin-sdk/zalo";
 import { afterEach, describe, expect, it, vi } from "vitest";
-import { createStartAccountContext } from "../../test-utils/start-account-context.js";
+import {
+  expectPendingUntilAbort,
+  startAccountAndTrackLifecycle,
+} from "../../test-utils/start-account-lifecycle.js";
 import type { ResolvedZaloAccount } from "./accounts.js";
 
 const hoisted = vi.hoisted(() => ({
@@ -57,37 +60,28 @@ describe("zaloPlugin gateway.startAccount", () => {
         }),
     );
 
-    const patches: ChannelAccountSnapshot[] = [];
-    const abort = new AbortController();
-    const task = zaloPlugin.gateway!.startAccount!(
-      createStartAccountContext({
-        account: buildAccount(),
-        abortSignal: abort.signal,
-        statusPatchSink: (next) => patches.push({ ...next }),
-      }),
-    );
-
-    let settled = false;
-    void task.then(() => {
-      settled = true;
+    const { abort, patches, task, isSettled } = startAccountAndTrackLifecycle({
+      startAccount: zaloPlugin.gateway!.startAccount!,
+      account: buildAccount(),
     });
 
-    await vi.waitFor(() => {
-      expect(hoisted.probeZalo).toHaveBeenCalledOnce();
-      expect(hoisted.monitorZaloProvider).toHaveBeenCalledOnce();
+    await expectPendingUntilAbort({
+      waitForStarted: () =>
+        vi.waitFor(() => {
+          expect(hoisted.probeZalo).toHaveBeenCalledOnce();
+          expect(hoisted.monitorZaloProvider).toHaveBeenCalledOnce();
+        }),
+      isSettled,
+      abort,
+      task,
     });
 
-    expect(settled).toBe(false);
     expect(patches).toContainEqual(
       expect.objectContaining({
         accountId: "default",
       }),
     );
-
-    abort.abort();
-    await task;
-
-    expect(settled).toBe(true);
+    expect(isSettled()).toBe(true);
     expect(hoisted.monitorZaloProvider).toHaveBeenCalledWith(
       expect.objectContaining({
         token: "test-token",