diff --git a/server/src/__tests__/company-portability.test.ts b/server/src/__tests__/company-portability.test.ts
index 14220532..aeaf1197 100644
--- a/server/src/__tests__/company-portability.test.ts
+++ b/server/src/__tests__/company-portability.test.ts
@@ -260,6 +260,7 @@ describe("company portability", () => {
     expect(extension).toContain("ANTHROPIC_API_KEY:");
     expect(extension).toContain('requirement: "optional"');
     expect(extension).toContain('default: ""');
+    expect(extension).not.toContain("paperclipSkillSync");
     expect(extension).not.toContain("PATH:");
     expect(extension).not.toContain("requireBoardApprovalForNewAgents: true");
     expect(extension).not.toContain("budgetMonthlyCents: 0");
diff --git a/server/src/services/company-portability.ts b/server/src/services/company-portability.ts
index 57e20489..c974776e 100644
--- a/server/src/services/company-portability.ts
+++ b/server/src/services/company-portability.ts
@@ -315,7 +315,12 @@ function normalizePortableConfig(
   const next: Record<string, unknown> = {};
 
   for (const [key, entry] of Object.entries(input)) {
-    if (key === "cwd" || key === "instructionsFilePath" || key === "promptTemplate") continue;
+    if (
+      key === "cwd" ||
+      key === "instructionsFilePath" ||
+      key === "promptTemplate" ||
+      key === "paperclipSkillSync"
+    ) continue;
     if (key === "env") continue;
     next[key] = entry;
   }