diff --git a/hermes_cli/gateway.py b/hermes_cli/gateway.py
index 4313f6c2541..3af87830cf3 100644
--- a/hermes_cli/gateway.py
+++ b/hermes_cli/gateway.py
@@ -3737,7 +3737,12 @@ def _platform_status(platform: dict) -> str:
                 configured = bool(entry.is_connected(synthetic))
             except Exception:
                 configured = False
-        if not configured:
+        else:
+            # No is_connected hook — fall back to check_fn as a coarse
+            # "are deps present" gate. Don't fall back when is_connected
+            # is defined and returned False; that would let "SDK is
+            # installed" override "no token configured" and incorrectly
+            # report the platform as ready.
             try:
                 configured = bool(entry.check_fn())
             except Exception:
diff --git a/plugins/platforms/discord/adapter.py b/plugins/platforms/discord/adapter.py
index 30eee2b3da6..efe0b5d1de7 100644
--- a/plugins/platforms/discord/adapter.py
+++ b/plugins/platforms/discord/adapter.py
@@ -6137,9 +6137,16 @@ def _apply_yaml_config(yaml_cfg: dict, discord_cfg: dict) -> dict | None:
 
 
 def _is_connected(config) -> bool:
-    """Discord is considered connected when DISCORD_BOT_TOKEN is set."""
-    import os
-    return bool(os.getenv("DISCORD_BOT_TOKEN", "").strip())
+    """Discord is considered connected when DISCORD_BOT_TOKEN is set.
+
+    Looks up via ``hermes_cli.gateway.get_env_value`` at call time (not via
+    the plugin's own bound import) so tests that patch ``gateway_mod.get_env_value``
+    — including ``test_setup_openclaw_migration`` — can suppress ambient
+    ``DISCORD_BOT_TOKEN`` env vars. Matches what the legacy
+    ``_PLATFORMS["discord"]`` dispatch did before this migration.
+    """
+    import hermes_cli.gateway as gateway_mod
+    return bool((gateway_mod.get_env_value("DISCORD_BOT_TOKEN") or "").strip())
 
 
 def _build_adapter(config):