diff --git a/tests/test_recalibration_gate_e2e.py b/tests/test_recalibration_gate_e2e.py
index 12b80d8f..e43285df 100644
--- a/tests/test_recalibration_gate_e2e.py
+++ b/tests/test_recalibration_gate_e2e.py
@@ -13,15 +13,21 @@ def test_recalibration_gate_example_runs_and_fails_closed():
     )
     assert r.returncode == 0, f"make lab-result-intake-example failed: {r.stderr[:200]}"
 
+    repo = Path(__file__).parents[1]
     r = subprocess.run(
-        ["make", "recalibration-gate-example"],
+        [sys.executable, "-m", "openamp_foundry.cli", "recalibration-gate",
+         "--intake-report", "outputs/calibration_intake_example.json",
+         "--intake-report-date", "2026-07-04",
+         "--out-json", "outputs/recalibration_gate_example.json",
+         "--out-md", "outputs/recalibration_gate_example.md"],
         capture_output=True, text=True,
-        cwd=Path(__file__).parents[1],
+        cwd=repo,
+        env={**__import__("os").environ, "PYTHONPATH": "src"},
     )
     # Gate correctly fails-closed (exit 3) because cohort size 4 < minimum 5
     assert r.returncode == 3, (
         f"Expected exit 3 (fail-closed), got {r.returncode}. "
-        f"Gate should reject cohort < 5 candidates."
+        f"Gate should reject cohort < 5 candidates.\nstdout: {r.stdout[:300]}\nstderr: {r.stderr[:300]}"
     )