diff --git a/src/commands/status.scan.fast-json.test.ts b/src/commands/status.scan.fast-json.test.ts
index 24d95b53696..edc0270183b 100644
--- a/src/commands/status.scan.fast-json.test.ts
+++ b/src/commands/status.scan.fast-json.test.ts
@@ -113,12 +113,18 @@ describe("scanStatusJsonFast", () => {
     expect(mocks.buildPluginCompatibilityNotices).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
   });
 
-  it("keeps update checks off the default fast JSON path", async () => {
+  it("keeps default fast JSON update scans local-only", async () => {
     mocks.hasPotentialConfiguredChannels.mockReturnValue(true);
 
     await scanStatusJsonFast({ timeoutMs: 1234 }, {} as never);
 
-    expect(mocks.getUpdateCheckResult).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
+    expect(mocks.getUpdateCheckResult).toHaveBeenCalledWith(
+      expect.objectContaining({
+        timeoutMs: 1234,
+        fetchGit: false,
+        includeRegistry: false,
+      }),
+    );
   });
 
   it("restores registry-backed update checks and remote git fetches when --all is requested", async () => {
@@ -245,7 +251,7 @@ describe("scanStatusJsonFast", () => {
     expect(mocks.probeGateway).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
   });
 
-  it("keeps cold-start gateway probes but skips update checks when a channel is configured from manifest env vars", async () => {
+  it("keeps cold-start gateway probes with local-only updates when a channel is configured from manifest env vars", async () => {
     await withTemporaryEnv(
       {
         OPENCLAW_TWITCH_ACCESS_TOKEN: "token",
@@ -258,7 +264,12 @@ describe("scanStatusJsonFast", () => {
       },
     );
 
-    expect(mocks.getUpdateCheckResult).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
+    expect(mocks.getUpdateCheckResult).toHaveBeenCalledWith(
+      expect.objectContaining({
+        fetchGit: false,
+        includeRegistry: false,
+      }),
+    );
     expect(mocks.probeGateway).toHaveBeenCalled();
   });
 });
diff --git a/src/commands/status.scan.fast-json.ts b/src/commands/status.scan.fast-json.ts
index 031e7727670..e85563429f8 100644
--- a/src/commands/status.scan.fast-json.ts
+++ b/src/commands/status.scan.fast-json.ts
@@ -24,7 +24,6 @@ type StatusJsonScanPolicy = {
   commandName: string;
   allowMissingConfigFastPath?: boolean;
   includeChannelSummary?: boolean;
-  skipUpdateCheck?: boolean;
   fetchGitUpdate?: boolean;
   includeRegistryUpdate?: boolean;
   includeLocalStatusRpcFallback?: boolean;
@@ -95,7 +94,6 @@ export async function scanStatusJsonWithPolicy(
     includeChannelsData: false,
     includeChannelSecretTargets: false,
     skipConfigPluginValidation: true,
-    skipUpdateCheck: policy.skipUpdateCheck,
     fetchGitUpdate: policy.fetchGitUpdate,
     includeRegistryUpdate: policy.includeRegistryUpdate,
     includeLocalStatusRpcFallback: policy.includeLocalStatusRpcFallback,
@@ -125,7 +123,6 @@ export async function scanStatusJsonFast(
     commandName: "status --json",
     allowMissingConfigFastPath: true,
     includeChannelSummary: false,
-    skipUpdateCheck: opts.all !== true,
     fetchGitUpdate: opts.all === true,
     includeRegistryUpdate: opts.all === true,
     includeLocalStatusRpcFallback: opts.all === true,