diff --git a/scripts/restart-mac.sh b/scripts/restart-mac.sh
index 2ca4ca536e1e..9293dce6e508 100755
--- a/scripts/restart-mac.sh
+++ b/scripts/restart-mac.sh
@@ -133,12 +133,10 @@ kill_all_openclaw() {
     pkill -f "${DEBUG_PROCESS_PATTERN}" 2>/dev/null || true
     pkill -f "${LOCAL_PROCESS_PATTERN}" 2>/dev/null || true
     pkill -f "${RELEASE_PROCESS_PATTERN}" 2>/dev/null || true
-    pkill -x "OpenClaw" 2>/dev/null || true
     if ! pgrep -f "${APP_PROCESS_PATTERN}" >/dev/null 2>&1 \
        && ! pgrep -f "${DEBUG_PROCESS_PATTERN}" >/dev/null 2>&1 \
        && ! pgrep -f "${LOCAL_PROCESS_PATTERN}" >/dev/null 2>&1 \
-       && ! pgrep -f "${RELEASE_PROCESS_PATTERN}" >/dev/null 2>&1 \
-       && ! pgrep -x "OpenClaw" >/dev/null 2>&1; then
+       && ! pgrep -f "${RELEASE_PROCESS_PATTERN}" >/dev/null 2>&1; then
       return 0
     fi
     sleep 0.3
diff --git a/test/scripts/restart-mac.test.ts b/test/scripts/restart-mac.test.ts
index e2c6b99e956b..d48c82a78665 100644
--- a/test/scripts/restart-mac.test.ts
+++ b/test/scripts/restart-mac.test.ts
@@ -98,4 +98,19 @@ describe("scripts/restart-mac.sh", () => {
       chooseBlock.indexOf("/Applications/OpenClaw.app"),
     );
   });
+
+  it("keeps restart cleanup scoped to known OpenClaw app and build paths", () => {
+    const script = readFileSync(restartScriptPath, "utf8");
+    const cleanupBlock = script.slice(
+      script.indexOf("kill_all_openclaw()"),
+      script.indexOf("stop_launch_agent()"),
+    );
+
+    expect(cleanupBlock).toContain('pkill -f "${APP_PROCESS_PATTERN}"');
+    expect(cleanupBlock).toContain('pkill -f "${DEBUG_PROCESS_PATTERN}"');
+    expect(cleanupBlock).toContain('pkill -f "${LOCAL_PROCESS_PATTERN}"');
+    expect(cleanupBlock).toContain('pkill -f "${RELEASE_PROCESS_PATTERN}"');
+    expect(cleanupBlock).not.toContain('pkill -x "OpenClaw"');
+    expect(cleanupBlock).not.toContain('pgrep -x "OpenClaw"');
+  });
 });