diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 0871bfe..6e54c38 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -2,6 +2,13 @@
 
 All notable changes to the OpenClaw Home Assistant Integration will be documented in this file.
 
+## [0.1.44] - 2026-02-21
+
+### Fixed
+- Fixed chat-card settings sync to always read latest integration options instead of a potentially stale cached config entry.
+- Wake-word disable now applies reliably after unchecking in integration options.
+- Browser voice listening status now only shows wake-word requirement when wake word is actually enabled.
+
 ## [0.1.43] - 2026-02-21
 
 ### Fixed
diff --git a/custom_components/openclaw/__init__.py b/custom_components/openclaw/__init__.py
index a215c1d..907b594 100644
--- a/custom_components/openclaw/__init__.py
+++ b/custom_components/openclaw/__init__.py
@@ -92,7 +92,7 @@ _CARD_PATH = Path(__file__).parent / "www" / _CARD_FILENAME
 # URL at which the card JS is served (registered via register_static_path)
 _CARD_STATIC_URL = f"/openclaw/{_CARD_FILENAME}"
 # Versioned URL used for Lovelace resource registration to avoid stale browser cache
-_CARD_URL = f"{_CARD_STATIC_URL}?v=0.1.43"
+_CARD_URL = f"{_CARD_STATIC_URL}?v=0.1.44"
 
 OpenClawConfigEntry = ConfigEntry
 
@@ -151,6 +151,7 @@ async def async_setup_entry(hass: HomeAssistant, entry: OpenClawConfigEntry) ->
         "coordinator": coordinator,
         "addon_config_path": addon_config_path,
         "entry": entry,
+        "entry_id": entry.entry_id,
     }
 
     # First data fetch — if it fails the coordinator marks entities unavailable
@@ -386,8 +387,7 @@ def _async_register_services(hass: HomeAssistant) -> None:
 
         client: OpenClawApiClient = entry_data["client"]
         coordinator: OpenClawCoordinator = entry_data["coordinator"]
-        entry: ConfigEntry = entry_data["entry"]
-        options = entry.options
+        options = _get_entry_options(hass, entry_data)
 
         try:
             include_context = options.get(
@@ -573,6 +573,25 @@ def _get_first_entry_data(hass: HomeAssistant) -> dict[str, Any] | None:
     return None
 
 
+def _get_entry_options(hass: HomeAssistant, entry_data: dict[str, Any]) -> dict[str, Any]:
+    """Return latest config entry options for an integration entry data payload."""
+    latest_entry: ConfigEntry | None = None
+
+    entry_id = entry_data.get("entry_id")
+    if isinstance(entry_id, str):
+        latest_entry = hass.config_entries.async_get_entry(entry_id)
+
+    if latest_entry is None:
+        cached_entry = entry_data.get("entry")
+        cached_entry_id = getattr(cached_entry, "entry_id", None)
+        if isinstance(cached_entry_id, str):
+            latest_entry = hass.config_entries.async_get_entry(cached_entry_id) or cached_entry
+        elif isinstance(cached_entry, ConfigEntry):
+            latest_entry = cached_entry
+
+    return latest_entry.options if latest_entry else {}
+
+
 def _extract_text_recursive(value: Any, depth: int = 0) -> str | None:
     """Recursively extract assistant text from nested response payloads."""
     if depth > 8:
@@ -793,7 +812,7 @@ def _async_register_websocket_api(hass: HomeAssistant) -> None:
     ) -> None:
         """Return frontend-related integration settings."""
         entry_data = _get_first_entry_data(hass)
-        options = entry_data.get("entry").options if entry_data and entry_data.get("entry") else {}
+        options = _get_entry_options(hass, entry_data) if entry_data else {}
         connection.send_result(
             msg["id"],
             {
diff --git a/custom_components/openclaw/manifest.json b/custom_components/openclaw/manifest.json
index 1119b4b..95a363f 100644
--- a/custom_components/openclaw/manifest.json
+++ b/custom_components/openclaw/manifest.json
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
   "iot_class": "local_polling",
   "issue_tracker": "https://github.com/techartdev/OpenClawHomeAssistant/issues",
   "requirements": [],
-  "version": "0.1.43",
+  "version": "0.1.44",
   "dependencies": ["conversation"],
   "after_dependencies": ["hassio", "lovelace"]
 }
diff --git a/custom_components/openclaw/www/openclaw-chat-card.js b/custom_components/openclaw/www/openclaw-chat-card.js
index eab0ff9..b765c88 100644
--- a/custom_components/openclaw/www/openclaw-chat-card.js
+++ b/custom_components/openclaw/www/openclaw-chat-card.js
@@ -350,7 +350,7 @@ class OpenClawChatCard extends HTMLElement {
         });
       }
 
-      this._wakeWordEnabled = !!result?.wake_word_enabled;
+      this._wakeWordEnabled = this._coerceBoolean(result?.wake_word_enabled, false);
       this._wakeWord = (result?.wake_word || "hey openclaw").toString().trim().toLowerCase();
       this._allowBraveWebSpeechIntegration = !!result?.allow_brave_webspeech;
       this._voiceProviderIntegration =
@@ -543,6 +543,17 @@ class OpenClawChatCard extends HTMLElement {
     return languageMap[cleaned] || `${cleaned}-${cleaned.toUpperCase()}`;
   }
 
+  _coerceBoolean(value, fallback = false) {
+    if (typeof value === "boolean") return value;
+    if (typeof value === "number") return value !== 0;
+    if (typeof value === "string") {
+      const normalized = value.trim().toLowerCase();
+      if (["true", "1", "yes", "on"].includes(normalized)) return true;
+      if (["false", "0", "no", "off", ""].includes(normalized)) return false;
+    }
+    return fallback;
+  }
+
   _getSpeechRecognitionLanguage() {
     if (this._speechLangOverride) {
       return this._speechLangOverride;
@@ -1024,7 +1035,9 @@ class OpenClawChatCard extends HTMLElement {
     this._recognition.continuous = this._isVoiceMode;
     this._recognition.lang = this._getSpeechRecognitionLanguage();
     this._voiceStatus = this._isVoiceMode
-      ? `Listening (${this._recognition.lang}, wake word: ${this._wakeWord || "hey openclaw"})`
+      ? this._wakeWordEnabled
+        ? `Listening (${this._recognition.lang}, wake word: ${this._wakeWord || "hey openclaw"})`
+        : `Listening (${this._recognition.lang})`
       : `Listening (${this._recognition.lang})…`;
 
     this._recognition.onresult = (event) => {
diff --git a/www/openclaw-chat-card.js b/www/openclaw-chat-card.js
index 3b26fe1..b531892 100644
--- a/www/openclaw-chat-card.js
+++ b/www/openclaw-chat-card.js
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 (async () => {
   try {
     if (!customElements.get("openclaw-chat-card")) {
-      const src = "/openclaw/openclaw-chat-card.js?v=0.1.43";
+      const src = "/openclaw/openclaw-chat-card.js?v=0.1.44";
       console.info("OpenClaw loader importing", src);
       await import(src);
     }