diff --git a/src/node-host/runner.credentials.test.ts b/src/node-host/runner.credentials.test.ts
index 6138a6b954e..c7a04951130 100644
--- a/src/node-host/runner.credentials.test.ts
+++ b/src/node-host/runner.credentials.test.ts
@@ -19,6 +19,17 @@ function createRemoteGatewayTokenRefConfig(tokenId: string): OpenClawConfig {
   } as OpenClawConfig;
 }
 
+async function expectNoGatewayCredentials(
+  config: OpenClawConfig,
+  env: Record<string, string | undefined>,
+) {
+  await withEnvAsync(env, async () => {
+    const credentials = await resolveNodeHostGatewayCredentials({ config });
+    expect(credentials.token).toBeUndefined();
+    expect(credentials.password).toBeUndefined();
+  });
+}
+
 describe("resolveNodeHostGatewayCredentials", () => {
   it("does not inherit gateway.remote token in local mode", async () => {
     const config = {
@@ -28,17 +39,10 @@ describe("resolveNodeHostGatewayCredentials", () => {
       },
     } as OpenClawConfig;
 
-    await withEnvAsync(
-      {
-        OPENCLAW_GATEWAY_TOKEN: undefined,
-        OPENCLAW_GATEWAY_PASSWORD: undefined,
-      },
-      async () => {
-        const credentials = await resolveNodeHostGatewayCredentials({ config });
-        expect(credentials.token).toBeUndefined();
-        expect(credentials.password).toBeUndefined();
-      },
-    );
+    await expectNoGatewayCredentials(config, {
+      OPENCLAW_GATEWAY_TOKEN: undefined,
+      OPENCLAW_GATEWAY_PASSWORD: undefined,
+    });
   });
 
   it("ignores unresolved gateway.remote token refs in local mode", async () => {
@@ -56,18 +60,11 @@ describe("resolveNodeHostGatewayCredentials", () => {
       },
     } as OpenClawConfig;
 
-    await withEnvAsync(
-      {
-        OPENCLAW_GATEWAY_TOKEN: undefined,
-        OPENCLAW_GATEWAY_PASSWORD: undefined,
-        MISSING_REMOTE_GATEWAY_TOKEN: undefined,
-      },
-      async () => {
-        const credentials = await resolveNodeHostGatewayCredentials({ config });
-        expect(credentials.token).toBeUndefined();
-        expect(credentials.password).toBeUndefined();
-      },
-    );
+    await expectNoGatewayCredentials(config, {
+      OPENCLAW_GATEWAY_TOKEN: undefined,
+      OPENCLAW_GATEWAY_PASSWORD: undefined,
+      MISSING_REMOTE_GATEWAY_TOKEN: undefined,
+    });
   });
 
   it("resolves remote token SecretRef values", async () => {