diff --git a/deploy/k8s/base/unrip.yaml b/deploy/k8s/base/unrip.yaml
index 4d44717..b475377 100644
--- a/deploy/k8s/base/unrip.yaml
+++ b/deploy/k8s/base/unrip.yaml
@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@ data:
   MARKET_REFERENCE_COINGECKO_URL: https://api.coingecko.com/api/v3/simple/price?ids=bitcoin&vs_currencies=eur
   INVENTORY_SYNC_REFRESH_MS: "15000"
   LIQUIDITY_REFRESH_MS: "30000"
-  STRATEGY_GROSS_THRESHOLD_PCT: "0.99"
+  STRATEGY_GROSS_THRESHOLD_PCT: "0.49"
   STRATEGY_INITIAL_ARMED: "false"
   STRATEGY_MAX_NOTIONAL_EURE: "150"
   STRATEGY_PRICE_MAX_AGE_MS: "30000"
diff --git a/src/lib/config.mjs b/src/lib/config.mjs
index d227bc9..18c607d 100644
--- a/src/lib/config.mjs
+++ b/src/lib/config.mjs
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ const DEFAULTS = {
     'https://api.coingecko.com/api/v3/simple/price?ids=bitcoin&vs_currencies=eur',
   inventorySyncRefreshMs: 15_000,
   liquidityRefreshMs: 30_000,
-  strategyGrossThresholdPct: 0.99,
+  strategyGrossThresholdPct: 0.49,
   strategyInitialArmed: false,
   strategyMaxNotionalEure: 5,
   strategyPriceMaxAgeMs: 30_000,
diff --git a/test/strategy-threshold-config.test.mjs b/test/strategy-threshold-config.test.mjs
index d9cdfa2..be31d1a 100644
--- a/test/strategy-threshold-config.test.mjs
+++ b/test/strategy-threshold-config.test.mjs
@@ -4,21 +4,22 @@ import { readFileSync } from 'node:fs';
 
 import { loadConfig } from '../src/lib/config.mjs';
 
-test('repo default strategy threshold reflects explicitly approved 0.99 percent edge', () => {
+test('repo default strategy threshold reflects explicitly approved 0.49 percent edge', () => {
   const previous = process.env.STRATEGY_GROSS_THRESHOLD_PCT;
   delete process.env.STRATEGY_GROSS_THRESHOLD_PCT;
 
   try {
     const config = loadConfig({ envPath: '/tmp/unrip-no-such-env-file' });
-    assert.equal(config.strategyGrossThresholdPct, 0.99);
+    assert.equal(config.strategyGrossThresholdPct, 0.49);
   } finally {
     if (previous == null) delete process.env.STRATEGY_GROSS_THRESHOLD_PCT;
     else process.env.STRATEGY_GROSS_THRESHOLD_PCT = previous;
   }
 });
 
-test('kubernetes strategy threshold deploys the approved 0.99 percent edge', () => {
+test('kubernetes strategy threshold deploys the approved 0.49 percent edge', () => {
   const manifest = readFileSync(new URL('../deploy/k8s/base/unrip.yaml', import.meta.url), 'utf8');
-  assert.match(manifest, /STRATEGY_GROSS_THRESHOLD_PCT: "0\.99"/);
+  assert.match(manifest, /STRATEGY_GROSS_THRESHOLD_PCT: "0\.49"/);
+  assert.doesNotMatch(manifest, /STRATEGY_GROSS_THRESHOLD_PCT: "0\.99"/);
   assert.doesNotMatch(manifest, /STRATEGY_GROSS_THRESHOLD_PCT: "1\.49"/);
 });