diff --git a/.openclaw-sync/source.json b/.openclaw-sync/source.json
index a5b17b588..506ce7bbf 100644
--- a/.openclaw-sync/source.json
+++ b/.openclaw-sync/source.json
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 {
   "repository": "openclaw/openclaw",
-  "sha": "77dbc1cda62b75647486366cf37c9b2b237d2dca",
-  "syncedAt": "2026-04-22T21:27:01.427Z"
+  "sha": "cc1e843c909581380e9e84d6f4f93a6ddc3b75b3",
+  "syncedAt": "2026-04-22T21:29:56.356Z"
 }
diff --git a/docs/gateway/configuration.md b/docs/gateway/configuration.md
index 972ce45eb..f91e105ba 100644
--- a/docs/gateway/configuration.md
+++ b/docs/gateway/configuration.md
@@ -100,6 +100,10 @@ The Gateway also keeps a trusted last-known-good copy after a successful startup
 `openclaw.json` is later changed outside OpenClaw and no longer validates, startup
 and hot reload preserve the broken file as a timestamped `.clobbered.*` snapshot,
 restore the last-known-good copy, and log a loud warning with the recovery reason.
+If a status/log line is accidentally prepended before an otherwise valid JSON
+config, gateway startup and `openclaw doctor --fix` can strip the prefix,
+preserve the polluted file as `.clobbered.*`, and continue with the recovered
+JSON.
 The next main-agent turn also receives a system-event warning telling it that the
 config was restored and must not be blindly rewritten. Last-known-good promotion
 is updated after validated startup and after accepted hot reloads, including