diff --git a/strategies/market_making_strategy.py b/strategies/market_making_strategy.py
index f374bf3..4663d2e 100644
--- a/strategies/market_making_strategy.py
+++ b/strategies/market_making_strategy.py
@@ -1211,10 +1211,13 @@ def _check_forager_health(self, coin: str) -> None:
             return
 
         # Avoid false positives on coins that are active but lack close
-        # history yet (quality dimension undefined).
+        # history yet (quality dimension undefined). The activity boundary
+        # is anchored to ``_NO_HISTORY_NEUTRAL_SCORE`` so the gate scales
+        # with the same midpoint the tracker uses for unknown coins —
+        # adjusting one place updates both.
         if (
             health.n_closes < cfg.min_closes_for_quality
-            and health.activity_score > 50.0
+            and health.activity_score > CoinHealthTracker._NO_HISTORY_NEUTRAL_SCORE
         ):
             return
 
diff --git a/tests/test_forager.py b/tests/test_forager.py
index bb46216..ccb8677 100644
--- a/tests/test_forager.py
+++ b/tests/test_forager.py
@@ -147,6 +147,41 @@ def test_triggers_when_inactive_even_without_close_data():
     assert "BTC" in s._coin_cooldown_until
 
 
+def test_quality_gate_boundary_at_neutral_score():
+    """Activity exactly at the neutral score must NOT engage the gate.
+
+    The gate fires only when ``activity_score > _NO_HISTORY_NEUTRAL_SCORE``;
+    equality should not block trigger. Pinned here so a future refactor
+    of the boundary semantic (>= vs >) is detected.
+    """
+    s = _make_strategy(forager_consecutive=3, forager_min_closes_for_quality=10)
+    tracker = MagicMock()
+    s._coin_health_tracker = tracker
+    # Insufficient close data + activity exactly at the neutral midpoint.
+    # With strict '>' the gate is NOT engaged, so trigger should fire.
+    tracker.get_health.return_value = _stub_health(
+        score=10.0, n_closes=2, activity=CoinHealthTracker._NO_HISTORY_NEUTRAL_SCORE,
+    )
+    for _ in range(3):
+        s._check_forager_health("BTC")
+    assert "BTC" in s._coin_cooldown_until
+
+
+def test_quality_gate_just_above_neutral_score_blocks_trigger():
+    """Activity just above the neutral score must engage the gate."""
+    s = _make_strategy(forager_consecutive=3, forager_min_closes_for_quality=10)
+    tracker = MagicMock()
+    s._coin_health_tracker = tracker
+    tracker.get_health.return_value = _stub_health(
+        score=10.0,
+        n_closes=2,
+        activity=CoinHealthTracker._NO_HISTORY_NEUTRAL_SCORE + 0.1,
+    )
+    for _ in range(5):
+        s._check_forager_health("BTC")
+    assert "BTC" not in s._coin_cooldown_until
+
+
 # --------------------------------------------------------------------------- #
 # Cooldown lifecycle
 # --------------------------------------------------------------------------- #