diff --git a/packaging/mac/packaged-config.sh b/packaging/mac/packaged-config.sh
index edd4994e5..e623fcf25 100644
--- a/packaging/mac/packaged-config.sh
+++ b/packaging/mac/packaged-config.sh
@@ -87,9 +87,10 @@ WALLET_PUBLIC_RPC=''
 WALLET_ADD_NETWORK_PAGE='https://igneum.network/wallet/add'
 write_wallet_config() {
     local out="$1" token="" manifest=""
-    [ -f "$TOKEN_FILE" ] && token="$(tr -d '[:space:]' < "$TOKEN_FILE")"
-    [ -n "$token" ] && manifest="https://dl.igneum.network/dl/$token/igneum-wallet-latest.json"
-    [ -n "$manifest" ] || echo "note: no $TOKEN_FILE; the update check is disabled in this build"
+    # the token as write_packaged_config reads it (6 October 2026: the .next-file helpers of the 0.3.13 tree)
+    token="$(igneum_read_trimmed "$(igneum_secret_file IGNEUM_DL_TOKEN_FILE dl-token)")"
+    [ -n "$token" ] && manifest="${DL_HOST:-https://dl.igneum.network}/dl/$token/igneum-wallet-latest.json"
+    [ -n "$manifest" ] || echo "note: no download token file; the update check is disabled in this build"
     local override_line=""
     [ -n "$NODE_OVERRIDE_PARAMS" ] && override_line="  \"node_override_params\": $NODE_OVERRIDE_PARAMS,"
     cat > "$out" <<JSON