diff --git a/extensions/slack/src/channel.test.ts b/extensions/slack/src/channel.test.ts
index bf6aaecd81a..b05c2db6772 100644
--- a/extensions/slack/src/channel.test.ts
+++ b/extensions/slack/src/channel.test.ts
@@ -3,8 +3,9 @@ import { beforeEach, describe, expect, it, vi } from "vitest";
 import { createRuntimeEnv } from "../../../test/helpers/extensions/runtime-env.js";
 import { slackPlugin } from "./channel.js";
 import { slackOutbound } from "./outbound-adapter.js";
+import * as probeModule from "./probe.js";
 import type { OpenClawConfig } from "./runtime-api.js";
-import { setSlackRuntime } from "./runtime.js";
+import { clearSlackRuntime, setSlackRuntime } from "./runtime.js";
 
 const handleSlackActionMock = vi.fn();
 
@@ -144,6 +145,41 @@ describe("slackPlugin actions", () => {
   });
 });
 
+describe("slackPlugin status", () => {
+  it("uses the direct Slack probe helper when runtime is not initialized", async () => {
+    const probeSpy = vi.spyOn(probeModule, "probeSlack").mockResolvedValueOnce({
+      ok: true,
+      status: 200,
+      bot: { id: "B1", name: "openclaw-bot" },
+      team: { id: "T1", name: "OpenClaw" },
+    });
+    clearSlackRuntime();
+    const cfg = {
+      channels: {
+        slack: {
+          botToken: "xoxb-test",
+          appToken: "xapp-test",
+        },
+      },
+    } as OpenClawConfig;
+    const account = slackPlugin.config.resolveAccount(cfg, "default");
+
+    const result = await slackPlugin.status!.probeAccount!({
+      account,
+      timeoutMs: 2500,
+      cfg,
+    });
+
+    expect(probeSpy).toHaveBeenCalledWith("xoxb-test", 2500);
+    expect(result).toEqual({
+      ok: true,
+      status: 200,
+      bot: { id: "B1", name: "openclaw-bot" },
+      team: { id: "T1", name: "OpenClaw" },
+    });
+  });
+});
+
 describe("slackPlugin security", () => {
   it("normalizes dm allowlist entries with trimmed prefixes", () => {
     const resolveDmPolicy = slackPlugin.security?.resolveDmPolicy;
diff --git a/extensions/slack/src/channel.ts b/extensions/slack/src/channel.ts
index ca62cb5e91e..58d6f459557 100644
--- a/extensions/slack/src/channel.ts
+++ b/extensions/slack/src/channel.ts
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ import { resolveSlackGroupRequireMention, resolveSlackGroupToolPolicy } from "./
 import { isSlackInteractiveRepliesEnabled } from "./interactive-replies.js";
 import { SLACK_TEXT_LIMIT } from "./limits.js";
 import { slackOutbound } from "./outbound-adapter.js";
-import type { SlackProbe } from "./probe.js";
+import { probeSlack, type SlackProbe } from "./probe.js";
 import { resolveSlackUserAllowlist } from "./resolve-users.js";
 import {
   DEFAULT_ACCOUNT_ID,
@@ -86,6 +86,17 @@ const resolveSlackDmPolicy = createScopedDmSecurityResolver<ResolvedSlackAccount
       .trim(),
 });
 
+function resolveSlackProbe() {
+  try {
+    return getSlackRuntime().channel.slack.probeSlack;
+  } catch (error) {
+    if (error instanceof Error && error.message === "Slack runtime not initialized") {
+      return probeSlack;
+    }
+    throw error;
+  }
+}
+
 // Select the appropriate Slack token for read/write operations.
 function getTokenForOperation(
   account: ResolvedSlackAccount,
@@ -380,7 +391,7 @@ export const slackPlugin: ChannelPlugin<ResolvedSlackAccount, SlackProbe> = crea
         if (!token) {
           return { ok: false, error: "missing token" };
         }
-        return await getSlackRuntime().channel.slack.probeSlack(token, timeoutMs);
+        return await resolveSlackProbe()(token, timeoutMs);
       },
       formatCapabilitiesProbe: ({ probe }) => {
         const slackProbe = probe as SlackProbe | undefined;
diff --git a/extensions/slack/src/runtime.ts b/extensions/slack/src/runtime.ts
index 2121ee9f902..7b623eaafb5 100644
--- a/extensions/slack/src/runtime.ts
+++ b/extensions/slack/src/runtime.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,9 @@
 import type { PluginRuntime } from "openclaw/plugin-sdk/core";
 import { createPluginRuntimeStore } from "openclaw/plugin-sdk/runtime-store";
 
-const { setRuntime: setSlackRuntime, getRuntime: getSlackRuntime } =
-  createPluginRuntimeStore<PluginRuntime>("Slack runtime not initialized");
-export { getSlackRuntime, setSlackRuntime };
+const {
+  setRuntime: setSlackRuntime,
+  clearRuntime: clearSlackRuntime,
+  getRuntime: getSlackRuntime,
+} = createPluginRuntimeStore<PluginRuntime>("Slack runtime not initialized");
+export { clearSlackRuntime, getSlackRuntime, setSlackRuntime };