Try pairing again
root@update-2025:~ # openclaw channels login –channel whatsapp –account +xxx

If it still fails, do the following
root@update-2025:~ # openclaw doctor –fix

Status shown:
Gateway service OPENCLAW_GATEWAY_TOKEN does not match gateway.auth.token in openclaw.json (service token is stale)
To ensure that it has been fixed
root@update-2025:~ # openclaw doctor –fix

