diff --git a/hermes_cli/claw.py b/hermes_cli/claw.py
index e62efe47e..377609f40 100644
--- a/hermes_cli/claw.py
+++ b/hermes_cli/claw.py
@@ -541,7 +541,7 @@ def _cmd_cleanup(args):
         )
         print_info("Stop OpenClaw first: systemctl --user stop openclaw-gateway.service")
         print()
-        if not auto_yes:
+        if not auto_yes and not dry_run:
             if not sys.stdin.isatty():
                 print_info("Non-interactive session — aborting. Stop OpenClaw and re-run.")
                 return
diff --git a/tests/hermes_cli/test_claw.py b/tests/hermes_cli/test_claw.py
index e32c4a1df..ee8558f49 100644
--- a/tests/hermes_cli/test_claw.py
+++ b/tests/hermes_cli/test_claw.py
@@ -583,6 +583,33 @@ class TestCmdCleanup:
         assert not openclaw.exists()
         assert not clawdbot.exists()
 
+    def test_dry_run_still_shows_preview_when_running_in_non_interactive_session(self, tmp_path, capsys):
+        openclaw = tmp_path / ".openclaw"
+        openclaw.mkdir()
+        ws = openclaw / "workspace"
+        ws.mkdir()
+        (ws / "todo.json").write_text("{}")
+
+        args = Namespace(source=None, dry_run=True, yes=False)
+        fake_stdin = MagicMock()
+        fake_stdin.isatty.return_value = False
+
+        with (
+            patch.object(claw_mod, "_find_openclaw_dirs", return_value=[openclaw]),
+            patch.object(
+                claw_mod,
+                "_detect_openclaw_processes",
+                return_value=["openclaw process(es) (PIDs: 1234)"],
+            ),
+            patch("sys.stdin", fake_stdin),
+        ):
+            claw_mod._cmd_cleanup(args)
+
+        captured = capsys.readouterr()
+        assert "OpenClaw appears to be still running" in captured.out
+        assert "Non-interactive session — aborting" not in captured.out
+        assert "Would archive" in captured.out
+
 
 # ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
 # _print_migration_report