diff --git a/lib/client.js b/lib/client.js
index e220a04..30c32fa 100644
--- a/lib/client.js
+++ b/lib/client.js
@@ -508,16 +508,18 @@ class ClawClient {
 
   _setHostname(clawId) {
     const hostname = `claw-${clawId}`;
+    // clawd runs as root (no User= in service), no sudo needed.
+    // Use ';' not '&&' so each command runs independently even if one fails.
     const cmd = [
-      `sudo hostname ${hostname}`,
-      `echo "${hostname}" | sudo tee /etc/hostname > /dev/null`,
-      `sudo sed -i 's/^127\\.0\\.1\\.1.*/127.0.1.1       ${hostname}/' /etc/hosts`,
-    ].join(' && ');
+      `hostname ${hostname}`,
+      `echo "${hostname}" > /etc/hostname`,
+      `sed -i 's/^127\\.0\\.1\\.1.*/127.0.1.1       ${hostname}/' /etc/hosts`,
+    ].join('; ');
     exec(cmd, { shell: true }, (err) => {
       if (err) {
-        log.warn('clawd', `设置 hostname 失败: ${err.message}`);
+        log.warn('clawd', `hostname set failed: ${err.message}`);
       } else {
-        log.info('clawd', `hostname → ${hostname}`);
+        log.info('clawd', `hostname -> ${hostname}`);
       }
     });
   }
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 8a2b1fe..5529420 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "clawd",
-  "version": "1.2.2",
+  "version": "1.2.4",
   "description": "Claw Box daemon - connects local Linux box to claw.cutos.ai via WebSocket",
   "main": "lib/client.js",
   "bin": {