diff --git a/crates/ml-alpha/src/trainer/integrated.rs b/crates/ml-alpha/src/trainer/integrated.rs
index 11accb937..ac52bddcf 100644
--- a/crates/ml-alpha/src/trainer/integrated.rs
+++ b/crates/ml-alpha/src/trainer/integrated.rs
@@ -1617,7 +1617,7 @@ impl IntegratedTrainer {
                 (crate::rl::isv_slots::RL_OUTCOME_ALPHA_INDEX,      0.1),
                 (crate::rl::isv_slots::RL_GATE_WARMUP_STEPS_INDEX, 10000.0),
                 (crate::rl::isv_slots::RL_GATE_DONES_TARGET_INDEX, 0.02),
-                (crate::rl::isv_slots::RL_GATE_CONF_MIN_INDEX,     0.001),
+                (crate::rl::isv_slots::RL_GATE_CONF_MIN_INDEX,     0.0),
                 (crate::rl::isv_slots::RL_GATE_CONF_MAX_INDEX,     0.50),
                 (crate::rl::isv_slots::RL_GATE_FRD_MIN_INDEX,      0.05),
                 (crate::rl::isv_slots::RL_GATE_FRD_MAX_INDEX,      0.50),