diff --git a/packages/domain/src/__tests__/gates.test.ts b/packages/domain/src/__tests__/gates.test.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..14255ee
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/domain/src/__tests__/gates.test.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+import { describe, expect, it } from "vitest";
+import { checkGates } from "../../../../scripts/check-gates.mjs";
+
+describe("quality gates", () => {
+	it("fail on violations instead of silently passing", () => {
+		const violations = checkGates();
+		if (violations.length > 0) {
+			throw new Error(
+				`Gate integrity violations:\n  ${violations.join("\n  ")}`,
+			);
+		}
+		expect(violations).toHaveLength(0);
+	});
+});
diff --git a/packages/domain/src/__tests__/lint-gate.test.ts b/packages/domain/src/__tests__/lint-gate.test.ts
deleted file mode 100644
index 17d8297..0000000
--- a/packages/domain/src/__tests__/lint-gate.test.ts
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,14 +0,0 @@
-import { describe, expect, it } from "vitest";
-import { checkLintGate } from "../../../../scripts/check-lint-gate.mjs";
-
-describe("lint gate", () => {
-	it("fails on warnings instead of silently passing", () => {
-		const violations = checkLintGate();
-		if (violations.length > 0) {
-			throw new Error(
-				`Lint gate integrity violations:\n  ${violations.join("\n  ")}`,
-			);
-		}
-		expect(violations).toHaveLength(0);
-	});
-});
diff --git a/scripts/check-lint-gate.mjs b/scripts/check-gates.mjs
similarity index 84%
rename from scripts/check-lint-gate.mjs
rename to scripts/check-gates.mjs
index 8182e84..cc941f8 100644
--- a/scripts/check-lint-gate.mjs
+++ b/scripts/check-gates.mjs
@@ -48,15 +48,21 @@ function failsOnWarnings(oxlintScript) {
 }
 
 /**
- * Reports ways the oxlint gate could pass without checking anything, which is
+ * Reports ways a quality gate could pass without checking anything, which is
  * indistinguishable from a clean run.
  * @returns {string[]}
  */
-export function checkLintGate() {
+export function checkGates() {
 	/** @type {Record<string, string>} */
 	const scripts = JSON.parse(read("package.json")).scripts;
 	const violations = findGatesWithOwnFlags(scripts);
 
+	// Vitest defaults to failing when no test file matches. Setting this puts
+	// the test gate back to exiting 0 if the include globs ever stop matching.
+	if (read("vitest.config.ts").includes("passWithNoTests")) {
+		violations.push("vitest.config.ts sets passWithNoTests");
+	}
+
 	// The canary rule below is not type-aware, so the probe alone cannot
 	// detect type-aware rules being switched off.
 	if (!scripts.oxlint.includes("--type-aware")) {
diff --git a/vitest.config.ts b/vitest.config.ts
index 4fd79c8..fdfe999 100644
--- a/vitest.config.ts
+++ b/vitest.config.ts
@@ -3,7 +3,6 @@ import { defineConfig } from "vitest/config";
 export default defineConfig({
 	test: {
 		include: ["packages/*/src/**/*.test.ts", "apps/*/src/**/*.test.{ts,tsx}"],
-		passWithNoTests: true,
 		coverage: {
 			provider: "v8",
 			enabled: true,