diff --git a/tests/OpenClaw.Shared.Tests/BoundedProcessWaitTests.cs b/tests/OpenClaw.Shared.Tests/BoundedProcessWaitTests.cs
index 116141bed..01cac4023 100644
--- a/tests/OpenClaw.Shared.Tests/BoundedProcessWaitTests.cs
+++ b/tests/OpenClaw.Shared.Tests/BoundedProcessWaitTests.cs
@@ -29,10 +29,10 @@ await Assert.ThrowsAsync<TimeoutException>(
             () => BoundedProcessWait.WaitAsync(process, TimeSpan.FromMilliseconds(200)));
 
         stopwatch.Stop();
-        Assert.True(process.HasExited);
         Assert.True(
             stopwatch.Elapsed < TimeSpan.FromSeconds(3),
             $"Timeout cleanup took {stopwatch.ElapsedMilliseconds} ms.");
+        await AssertExitsEventuallyAsync(process);
     }
 
     [Fact]
@@ -51,10 +51,10 @@ public async Task WaitAsync_CancellationKillsProcessWithoutUsingTimeoutBudget()
         await Assert.ThrowsAnyAsync<OperationCanceledException>(() => wait);
 
         stopwatch.Stop();
-        Assert.True(process.HasExited);
         Assert.True(
             stopwatch.Elapsed < TimeSpan.FromSeconds(3),
             $"Cancellation cleanup took {stopwatch.ElapsedMilliseconds} ms.");
+        await AssertExitsEventuallyAsync(process);
     }
 
     [Fact]
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@ await Assert.ThrowsAnyAsync<OperationCanceledException>(
                 BoundedProcessWait.DefaultTimeout,
                 cancellation.Token));
 
-        Assert.True(process.HasExited);
+        await AssertExitsEventuallyAsync(process);
     }
 
     [Fact]
@@ -164,6 +164,13 @@ private static string FindTestHost()
         return hostPath;
     }
 
+    private static async Task AssertExitsEventuallyAsync(Process process)
+    {
+        // Cleanup is intentionally bounded, so Windows may report the killed
+        // process exit just after WaitAsync has returned to its caller.
+        await process.WaitForExitAsync().WaitAsync(TimeSpan.FromSeconds(5));
+    }
+
     private static async Task<int> ReadChildPidAsync(string pidFile)
     {
         var deadline = DateTime.UtcNow + TimeSpan.FromSeconds(5);