diff --git a/apps/macos/Sources/Clawdbot/GatewayLaunchAgentManager.swift b/apps/macos/Sources/Clawdbot/GatewayLaunchAgentManager.swift
index 6031677ea..154932c64 100644
--- a/apps/macos/Sources/Clawdbot/GatewayLaunchAgentManager.swift
+++ b/apps/macos/Sources/Clawdbot/GatewayLaunchAgentManager.swift
@@ -115,7 +115,7 @@ extension GatewayLaunchAgentManager {
         quiet: Bool) async -> CommandResult
     {
         let command = CommandResolver.clawdbotCommand(
-            subcommand: "daemon",
+            subcommand: "gateway",
             extraArgs: self.withJsonFlag(args),
             // Launchd management must always run locally, even if remote mode is configured.
             configRoot: ["gateway": ["mode": "local"]])