diff --git a/apps/android/app/src/main/java/ai/openclaw/app/MainViewModel.kt b/apps/android/app/src/main/java/ai/openclaw/app/MainViewModel.kt
index f99154c67ad..b60e9ed837c 100644
--- a/apps/android/app/src/main/java/ai/openclaw/app/MainViewModel.kt
+++ b/apps/android/app/src/main/java/ai/openclaw/app/MainViewModel.kt
@@ -204,6 +204,10 @@ class MainViewModel(app: Application) : AndroidViewModel(app) {
     prefs.setOnboardingCompleted(value)
   }
 
+  fun hasStoredNodeDeviceToken(): Boolean {
+    return ensureRuntime().hasStoredNodeDeviceToken()
+  }
+
   fun setCanvasDebugStatusEnabled(value: Boolean) {
     prefs.setCanvasDebugStatusEnabled(value)
   }
diff --git a/apps/android/app/src/main/java/ai/openclaw/app/NodeRuntime.kt b/apps/android/app/src/main/java/ai/openclaw/app/NodeRuntime.kt
index 1ad8d6ad107..4ef9041b1e9 100644
--- a/apps/android/app/src/main/java/ai/openclaw/app/NodeRuntime.kt
+++ b/apps/android/app/src/main/java/ai/openclaw/app/NodeRuntime.kt
@@ -535,6 +535,10 @@ class NodeRuntime(
   fun setGatewayBootstrapToken(value: String) = prefs.setGatewayBootstrapToken(value)
   fun setGatewayPassword(value: String) = prefs.setGatewayPassword(value)
   fun setOnboardingCompleted(value: Boolean) = prefs.setOnboardingCompleted(value)
+  fun hasStoredNodeDeviceToken(): Boolean {
+    val deviceId = identityStore.loadOrCreate().deviceId
+    return !deviceAuthStore.loadToken(deviceId, "node").isNullOrBlank()
+  }
   val lastDiscoveredStableId: StateFlow<String> = prefs.lastDiscoveredStableId
   val canvasDebugStatusEnabled: StateFlow<Boolean> = prefs.canvasDebugStatusEnabled
   val notificationForwardingEnabled: StateFlow<Boolean> = prefs.notificationForwardingEnabled
diff --git a/apps/android/app/src/main/java/ai/openclaw/app/ui/OnboardingFlow.kt b/apps/android/app/src/main/java/ai/openclaw/app/ui/OnboardingFlow.kt
index d8f0d0c21ed..4781d33986f 100644
--- a/apps/android/app/src/main/java/ai/openclaw/app/ui/OnboardingFlow.kt
+++ b/apps/android/app/src/main/java/ai/openclaw/app/ui/OnboardingFlow.kt
@@ -228,7 +228,13 @@ fun OnboardingFlow(viewModel: MainViewModel, modifier: Modifier = Modifier) {
   var manualTls by rememberSaveable { mutableStateOf(false) }
   var gatewayError by rememberSaveable { mutableStateOf<String?>(null) }
   var attemptedConnect by rememberSaveable { mutableStateOf(false) }
-  val canFinishOnboarding = isConnected || (gatewayInputMode == GatewayInputMode.SetupCode && isNodeConnected)
+  val canRecoverBootstrapRetry =
+    gatewayInputMode == GatewayInputMode.SetupCode &&
+      attemptedConnect &&
+      statusText.contains("bootstrap token invalid or expired", ignoreCase = true) &&
+      viewModel.hasStoredNodeDeviceToken()
+  val canFinishOnboarding =
+    isConnected || (gatewayInputMode == GatewayInputMode.SetupCode && (isNodeConnected || canRecoverBootstrapRetry))
 
   val lifecycleOwner = LocalLifecycleOwner.current
   val qrScannerOptions =