diff --git a/src/infra/openclaw-root.ts b/src/infra/openclaw-root.ts
index 5d48c6cb01734..bf2f79e86034f 100644
--- a/src/infra/openclaw-root.ts
+++ b/src/infra/openclaw-root.ts
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ import fs from "node:fs/promises";
 import path from "node:path";
 import { fileURLToPath } from "node:url";
 
-const CORE_PACKAGE_NAMES = new Set(["openclaw"]);
+const CORE_PACKAGE_NAMES = new Set(["openclaw", "openclaw-aimlapi"]);
 
 async function readPackageName(dir: string): Promise<string | null> {
   try {