diff --git a/src/browser/config.ts b/src/browser/config.ts
index c1e6cdc162f..3c066b4a699 100644
--- a/src/browser/config.ts
+++ b/src/browser/config.ts
@@ -232,11 +232,18 @@ export function resolveBrowserConfig(
     controlPort,
   );
   const cdpProtocol = cdpInfo.parsed.protocol === "https:" ? "https" : "http";
+
+  // In headless/noSandbox environments (servers), prefer "openclaw" profile over "chrome"
+  // because Chrome extension relay requires a GUI browser which isn't available headless.
+  // Issue: https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/issues/14895
+  const preferOpenClawProfile = headless || noSandbox;
   const defaultProfile =
     defaultProfileFromConfig ??
-    (profiles[DEFAULT_BROWSER_DEFAULT_PROFILE_NAME]
-      ? DEFAULT_BROWSER_DEFAULT_PROFILE_NAME
-      : DEFAULT_OPENCLAW_BROWSER_PROFILE_NAME);
+    (preferOpenClawProfile && profiles[DEFAULT_OPENCLAW_BROWSER_PROFILE_NAME]
+      ? DEFAULT_OPENCLAW_BROWSER_PROFILE_NAME
+      : profiles[DEFAULT_BROWSER_DEFAULT_PROFILE_NAME]
+        ? DEFAULT_BROWSER_DEFAULT_PROFILE_NAME
+        : DEFAULT_OPENCLAW_BROWSER_PROFILE_NAME);
 
   const extraArgs = Array.isArray(cfg?.extraArgs)
     ? cfg.extraArgs.filter((a): a is string => typeof a === "string" && a.trim().length > 0)