diff --git a/hosts/server/slop/openclaw.nix b/hosts/server/slop/openclaw.nix
index d9d4386..97c8295 100644
--- a/hosts/server/slop/openclaw.nix
+++ b/hosts/server/slop/openclaw.nix
@@ -9,11 +9,15 @@ let
     postInstall = (old.postInstall or "") + ''
       # Point Brave web-search endpoint to local shim
       if [ -d "$out/lib/openclaw/dist" ]; then
+        # Web-search tool hardcodes Brave endpoint in bundled JS.
+        # No runtime config option exists for Brave base URL in this OpenClaw version,
+        # so rewrite it at build-time to local brave-shim.
         grep -RIl "https://api.search.brave.com" "$out/lib/openclaw/dist" | while read -r f; do
           substituteInPlace "$f" \
+            --replace "https://api.search.brave.com/res/v1/web/search" "http://127.0.0.1:8000/res/v1/web/search" \
             --replace "https://api.search.brave.com/res/v1/" "http://127.0.0.1:8000/res/v1/" \
             --replace "https://api.search.brave.com/" "http://127.0.0.1:8000/" \
-            --replace-fail "https://api.search.brave.com" "http://127.0.0.1:8000"
+            --replace "https://api.search.brave.com" "http://127.0.0.1:8000"
         done
       fi
     '';