diff --git a/tests/unit/test_positioning_cap_coverage_audit.py b/tests/unit/test_positioning_cap_coverage_audit.py
index 246131c..21a9127 100644
--- a/tests/unit/test_positioning_cap_coverage_audit.py
+++ b/tests/unit/test_positioning_cap_coverage_audit.py
@@ -31,10 +31,15 @@ def _func_body(text: str, fn: str) -> str:
 
 
 def test_every_live_positioning_callsite_threads_the_cap():
+    # Require the param to appear as a FORWARDED keyword arg (`positioning_coin_gross_cap=` or the seam's
+    # `coin_gross_cap=` in bybit_testnet_run's direct-seam calls), not merely SOMEWHERE in the body. A bare
+    # substring check would pass a partial regression where the param survives in the signature/docstring but
+    # is dropped from the inner seam call — exactly the silent break this guard exists to catch.
+    _forwarded = re.compile(r"(?:positioning_)?coin_gross_cap\s*=")
     missing = []
     for rel, fn in _LIVE_CALLSITES:
         body = _func_body((_ROOT / rel).read_text(), fn)
-        if "positioning_coin_gross_cap" not in body:
+        if not _forwarded.search(body):
             missing.append(f"{rel}::{fn}")
-    assert not missing, ("LIVE positioning path(s) missing positioning_coin_gross_cap (opt-in, fail-safe): "
-                         + ", ".join(missing))
+    assert not missing, ("LIVE positioning path(s) not FORWARDING positioning_coin_gross_cap (opt-in, "
+                         "fail-safe): " + ", ".join(missing))