diff --git a/.github/workflows/openclaw-live-and-e2e-checks-reusable.yml b/.github/workflows/openclaw-live-and-e2e-checks-reusable.yml
index d4745362224..9cc5bfd15c6 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/openclaw-live-and-e2e-checks-reusable.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/openclaw-live-and-e2e-checks-reusable.yml
@@ -603,14 +603,14 @@ jobs:
         shell: bash
         run: |
           set -euo pipefail
-          docker pull "${OPENCLAW_DOCKER_E2E_BARE_IMAGE}"
+          bash .release-harness/scripts/ci-docker-pull-retry.sh "${OPENCLAW_DOCKER_E2E_BARE_IMAGE}"
 
       - name: Pull shared functional Docker E2E image
         if: steps.plan.outputs.needs_functional_image == '1'
         shell: bash
         run: |
           set -euo pipefail
-          docker pull "${OPENCLAW_DOCKER_E2E_FUNCTIONAL_IMAGE}"
+          bash .release-harness/scripts/ci-docker-pull-retry.sh "${OPENCLAW_DOCKER_E2E_FUNCTIONAL_IMAGE}"
 
       - name: Validate Docker E2E credentials
         shell: bash
@@ -794,7 +794,7 @@ jobs:
         id: plan
         shell: bash
         env:
-          LANES: ${{ inputs.docker_lanes }}
+          LANES: ${{ matrix.group.docker_lanes }}
           INCLUDE_OPENWEBUI: ${{ inputs.include_openwebui }}
         run: |
           set -euo pipefail
@@ -826,14 +826,14 @@ jobs:
         shell: bash
         run: |
           set -euo pipefail
-          docker pull "${OPENCLAW_DOCKER_E2E_BARE_IMAGE}"
+          bash .release-harness/scripts/ci-docker-pull-retry.sh "${OPENCLAW_DOCKER_E2E_BARE_IMAGE}"
 
       - name: Pull shared functional Docker E2E image
         if: steps.plan.outputs.needs_functional_image == '1'
         shell: bash
         run: |
           set -euo pipefail
-          docker pull "${OPENCLAW_DOCKER_E2E_FUNCTIONAL_IMAGE}"
+          bash .release-harness/scripts/ci-docker-pull-retry.sh "${OPENCLAW_DOCKER_E2E_FUNCTIONAL_IMAGE}"
 
       - name: Validate Docker E2E credentials
         shell: bash
@@ -971,14 +971,14 @@ jobs:
         shell: bash
         run: |
           set -euo pipefail
-          docker pull "${OPENCLAW_DOCKER_E2E_BARE_IMAGE}"
+          bash .release-harness/scripts/ci-docker-pull-retry.sh "${OPENCLAW_DOCKER_E2E_BARE_IMAGE}"
 
       - name: Pull shared functional Docker E2E image
         if: steps.plan.outputs.needs_functional_image == '1'
         shell: bash
         run: |
           set -euo pipefail
-          docker pull "${OPENCLAW_DOCKER_E2E_FUNCTIONAL_IMAGE}"
+          bash .release-harness/scripts/ci-docker-pull-retry.sh "${OPENCLAW_DOCKER_E2E_FUNCTIONAL_IMAGE}"
 
       - name: Run Open WebUI Docker E2E chunk
         shell: bash
diff --git a/scripts/ci-docker-pull-retry.sh b/scripts/ci-docker-pull-retry.sh
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..9b01e43169e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/scripts/ci-docker-pull-retry.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,42 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+set -euo pipefail
+
+if [[ "$#" -ne 1 || -z "${1// }" ]]; then
+  echo "usage: $0 <image>" >&2
+  exit 2
+fi
+
+image="$1"
+attempts="${OPENCLAW_DOCKER_PULL_ATTEMPTS:-3}"
+timeout_seconds="${OPENCLAW_DOCKER_PULL_TIMEOUT_SECONDS:-480}"
+retry_delay_seconds="${OPENCLAW_DOCKER_PULL_RETRY_DELAY_SECONDS:-20}"
+
+if ! [[ "$attempts" =~ ^[1-9][0-9]*$ ]]; then
+  echo "OPENCLAW_DOCKER_PULL_ATTEMPTS must be a positive integer, got: $attempts" >&2
+  exit 2
+fi
+
+if ! [[ "$timeout_seconds" =~ ^[1-9][0-9]*$ ]]; then
+  echo "OPENCLAW_DOCKER_PULL_TIMEOUT_SECONDS must be a positive integer, got: $timeout_seconds" >&2
+  exit 2
+fi
+
+if ! [[ "$retry_delay_seconds" =~ ^[0-9]+$ ]]; then
+  echo "OPENCLAW_DOCKER_PULL_RETRY_DELAY_SECONDS must be a non-negative integer, got: $retry_delay_seconds" >&2
+  exit 2
+fi
+
+last_status=1
+for attempt in $(seq 1 "$attempts"); do
+  echo "==> Pull Docker image attempt ${attempt}/${attempts}: ${image}"
+  if timeout --foreground --kill-after=30s "${timeout_seconds}s" docker pull "$image"; then
+    exit 0
+  fi
+  last_status="$?"
+  echo "Docker pull failed or timed out after ${timeout_seconds}s: status=${last_status}" >&2
+  if [[ "$attempt" -lt "$attempts" && "$retry_delay_seconds" -gt 0 ]]; then
+    sleep "$retry_delay_seconds"
+  fi
+done
+
+exit "$last_status"
diff --git a/test/scripts/package-acceptance-workflow.test.ts b/test/scripts/package-acceptance-workflow.test.ts
index 8528ee8920a..d408f435d48 100644
--- a/test/scripts/package-acceptance-workflow.test.ts
+++ b/test/scripts/package-acceptance-workflow.test.ts
@@ -83,12 +83,24 @@ describe("package artifact reuse", () => {
     expect(workflow).toContain("OPENCLAW_DOCKER_E2E_REPO_ROOT:");
     expect(workflow).toContain("node .release-harness/scripts/test-docker-all.mjs --plan-json");
     expect(workflow).toContain("node .release-harness/scripts/docker-e2e.mjs github-outputs");
+    expect(workflow).toContain("bash .release-harness/scripts/ci-docker-pull-retry.sh");
     expect(workflow).toContain("plan_docker_lane_groups:");
     expect(workflow).toContain("Docker E2E targeted lanes (${{ matrix.group.label }})");
+    expect(workflow).toContain("LANES: ${{ matrix.group.docker_lanes }}");
     expect(workflow).toContain("DOCKER_E2E_LANES: ${{ matrix.group.docker_lanes }}");
     expect(workflow).toContain("name: docker-e2e-${{ steps.plan.outputs.artifact_suffix }}");
   });
 
+  it("bounds shared Docker image pulls so package acceptance cannot stall forever", () => {
+    const pullHelper = readFileSync("scripts/ci-docker-pull-retry.sh", "utf8");
+
+    expect(pullHelper).toContain("OPENCLAW_DOCKER_PULL_ATTEMPTS");
+    expect(pullHelper).toContain("OPENCLAW_DOCKER_PULL_TIMEOUT_SECONDS");
+    expect(pullHelper).toContain(
+      'timeout --foreground --kill-after=30s "${timeout_seconds}s" docker pull "$image"',
+    );
+  });
+
   it("uses Blacksmith Docker build caching for prepared E2E images", () => {
     const workflow = readFileSync(LIVE_E2E_WORKFLOW, "utf8");