diff --git a/scripts/e2e/cron-mcp-cleanup-docker-client.ts b/scripts/e2e/cron-mcp-cleanup-docker-client.ts
index 8f8de202bf9..099e147be50 100644
--- a/scripts/e2e/cron-mcp-cleanup-docker-client.ts
+++ b/scripts/e2e/cron-mcp-cleanup-docker-client.ts
@@ -133,7 +133,7 @@ async function runCronCleanupScenario(params: {
       message: "Use available context and then stop.",
       timeoutSeconds: 90,
       lightContext: true,
-      toolsAllow: ["bundle-mcp"],
+      toolsAllow: ["cronCleanupProbe__cleanup_probe"],
     },
     delivery: { mode: "none" },
   });
diff --git a/scripts/e2e/lib/bundled-channel/update.sh b/scripts/e2e/lib/bundled-channel/update.sh
index 434684c42e0..6e2276f8adb 100644
--- a/scripts/e2e/lib/bundled-channel/update.sh
+++ b/scripts/e2e/lib/bundled-channel/update.sh
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ run_update_scenario() {
   state_script_b64="$(docker_e2e_test_state_shell_b64 bundled-channel-update empty)"
 
   echo "Running bundled channel runtime deps Docker update E2E..."
-  run_logged_print bundled-channel-update timeout "$DOCKER_UPDATE_RUN_TIMEOUT" docker run --rm \
+  run_logged_print_heartbeat bundled-channel-update 30 timeout "$DOCKER_UPDATE_RUN_TIMEOUT" docker run --rm \
     -e COREPACK_ENABLE_DOWNLOAD_PROMPT=0 \
     -e OPENCLAW_BUNDLED_CHANNEL_UPDATE_BASELINE_VERSION="$UPDATE_BASELINE_VERSION" \
     -e "OPENCLAW_BUNDLED_CHANNEL_UPDATE_TARGETS=${OPENCLAW_BUNDLED_CHANNEL_UPDATE_TARGETS:-telegram,discord,slack,feishu,memory-lancedb,acpx}" \
diff --git a/scripts/lib/docker-e2e-logs.sh b/scripts/lib/docker-e2e-logs.sh
index 24d9cbe008e..bf5d67cb1d9 100644
--- a/scripts/lib/docker-e2e-logs.sh
+++ b/scripts/lib/docker-e2e-logs.sh
@@ -31,6 +31,34 @@ run_logged_print() {
   rm -f "$log_file"
 }
 
+run_logged_print_heartbeat() {
+  local label="$1"
+  local interval_seconds="$2"
+  shift 2
+  local log_file
+  log_file="$(docker_e2e_run_log "$label")"
+  "$@" >"$log_file" 2>&1 &
+  local command_pid=$!
+  local started_at
+  started_at="$(date +%s)"
+  local status=0
+  while kill -0 "$command_pid" 2>/dev/null; do
+    sleep "$interval_seconds"
+    if kill -0 "$command_pid" 2>/dev/null; then
+      local now
+      now="$(date +%s)"
+      echo "still running $label ($((now - started_at))s elapsed)"
+    fi
+  done
+  set +e
+  wait "$command_pid"
+  status=$?
+  set -e
+  docker_e2e_print_log "$log_file"
+  rm -f "$log_file"
+  return "$status"
+}
+
 docker_e2e_run_log() {
   local label="$1"
   local tmp_dir="${TMPDIR:-/tmp}"