diff --git a/openclaw-manager.js b/openclaw-manager.js
index cb09178..1d0a9d0 100644
--- a/openclaw-manager.js
+++ b/openclaw-manager.js
@@ -3360,12 +3360,20 @@ function renderAgents() {
   // Build grouping: prefer explicit parentAgentId; fallback to telegram bot-root grouping.
   const byId = {}; (S.agents||[]).forEach(a=>{ byId[a.id]=a; });
 
-  // infer parentAgentId for legacy telegram sub-agents if missing
+  // infer parentAgentId for sub-agents if missing
   const accountToRootId = {};
   (S.agents||[]).forEach(a=>{ if(a.hasOwnBot && a.accountId) accountToRootId[a.accountId]=a.id; });
   (S.agents||[]).forEach(a=>{
-    if(!a.parentAgentId && !a.hasOwnBot && a.parentAccountId && accountToRootId[a.parentAccountId]){
+    if(a.parentAgentId || a.hasOwnBot || a.id === 'main') return; // already resolved or is a root
+    // Case 1: legacy telegram sub-agent with parentAccountId
+    if(a.parentAccountId && accountToRootId[a.parentAccountId]){
       a._inferParentAgentId = accountToRootId[a.parentAccountId];
+      return;
+    }
+    // Case 2: orphan agent (no own bot, no parentAgentId, no binding-based inference)
+    // These are likely dynamically created sub-agents — default to 'main'
+    if(byId['main']){
+      a._inferParentAgentId = 'main';
     }
   });
 
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index fc12c02..be48f82 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "openclaw-manager",
-  "version": "0.9.3",
+  "version": "0.9.4",
   "description": "A local web UI for managing OpenClaw AI agents \u2014 no npm install required",
   "main": "openclaw-manager.js",
   "scripts": {