diff --git a/src/hooks/bundled/session-memory/handler.test.ts b/src/hooks/bundled/session-memory/handler.test.ts
index 5561a812a57..6c32488e082 100644
--- a/src/hooks/bundled/session-memory/handler.test.ts
+++ b/src/hooks/bundled/session-memory/handler.test.ts
@@ -1,10 +1,21 @@
 import fs from "node:fs/promises";
 import path from "node:path";
-import { describe, expect, it } from "vitest";
+import { beforeAll, describe, expect, it, vi } from "vitest";
 import type { OpenClawConfig } from "../../../config/config.js";
+import type { HookHandler } from "../../hooks.js";
 import { makeTempWorkspace, writeWorkspaceFile } from "../../../test-helpers/workspace.js";
 import { createHookEvent } from "../../hooks.js";
-import handler from "./handler.js";
+
+// Avoid calling the embedded Pi agent (global command lane); keep this unit test deterministic.
+vi.mock("../../llm-slug-generator.js", () => ({
+  generateSlugViaLLM: vi.fn().mockResolvedValue("simple-math"),
+}));
+
+let handler: HookHandler;
+
+beforeAll(async () => {
+  ({ default: handler } = await import("./handler.js"));
+});
 
 /**
  * Create a mock session JSONL file with various entry types
diff --git a/src/hooks/bundled/session-memory/handler.ts b/src/hooks/bundled/session-memory/handler.ts
index 9295b1d139f..8fb0af4f62c 100644
--- a/src/hooks/bundled/session-memory/handler.ts
+++ b/src/hooks/bundled/session-memory/handler.ts
@@ -8,13 +8,13 @@
 import fs from "node:fs/promises";
 import os from "node:os";
 import path from "node:path";
-import { fileURLToPath } from "node:url";
 import type { OpenClawConfig } from "../../../config/config.js";
 import type { HookHandler } from "../../hooks.js";
 import { resolveAgentWorkspaceDir } from "../../../agents/agent-scope.js";
 import { createSubsystemLogger } from "../../../logging/subsystem.js";
 import { resolveAgentIdFromSessionKey } from "../../../routing/session-key.js";
 import { resolveHookConfig } from "../../config.js";
+import { generateSlugViaLLM } from "../../llm-slug-generator.js";
 
 const log = createSubsystemLogger("hooks/session-memory");
 
@@ -124,13 +124,6 @@ const saveSessionToMemory: HookHandler = async (event) => {
       // Avoid calling the model provider in unit tests, keep hooks fast and deterministic.
       if (sessionContent && cfg && !process.env.VITEST && process.env.NODE_ENV !== "test") {
         log.debug("Calling generateSlugViaLLM...");
-        // Dynamically import the LLM slug generator (avoids module caching issues)
-        // When compiled, handler is at dist/hooks/bundled/session-memory/handler.js
-        // Going up ../.. puts us at dist/hooks/, so just add llm-slug-generator.js
-        const openclawRoot = path.resolve(path.dirname(fileURLToPath(import.meta.url)), "../..");
-        const slugGenPath = path.join(openclawRoot, "llm-slug-generator.js");
-        const { generateSlugViaLLM } = await import(slugGenPath);
-
         // Use LLM to generate a descriptive slug
         slug = await generateSlugViaLLM({ sessionContent, cfg });
         log.debug("Generated slug", { slug });