diff --git a/backend/src/main/kotlin/com/wrbug/polymarketbot/service/copytrading/research/LeaderResearchSourceService.kt b/backend/src/main/kotlin/com/wrbug/polymarketbot/service/copytrading/research/LeaderResearchSourceService.kt
index e84b926..cd9b4fa 100644
--- a/backend/src/main/kotlin/com/wrbug/polymarketbot/service/copytrading/research/LeaderResearchSourceService.kt
+++ b/backend/src/main/kotlin/com/wrbug/polymarketbot/service/copytrading/research/LeaderResearchSourceService.kt
@@ -398,6 +398,9 @@ class LeaderResearchSourceService(
     }
 
     private fun markActivityDerivedDegraded(result: LeaderResearchSourceRunResult): LeaderResearchSourceRunResult {
+        val expectedLimitation = result.status == LeaderResearchSourceStatus.SUCCESS &&
+            result.errorClass == null &&
+            result.errorMessage == null
         saveSourceState(
             sourceType = LeaderResearchSourceType.ACTIVITY_DERIVED,
             status = LeaderResearchSourceStatus.DEGRADED,
@@ -411,7 +414,7 @@ class LeaderResearchSourceService(
         return result.copy(
             status = LeaderResearchSourceStatus.DEGRADED,
             limitation = GLOBAL_CAPTURE_DISABLED_LIMITATION,
-            expectedLimitation = true
+            expectedLimitation = expectedLimitation
         )
     }
 
diff --git a/backend/src/test/kotlin/com/wrbug/polymarketbot/service/copytrading/research/LeaderResearchSourceServiceTest.kt b/backend/src/test/kotlin/com/wrbug/polymarketbot/service/copytrading/research/LeaderResearchSourceServiceTest.kt
index c442529..f44ccfd 100644
--- a/backend/src/test/kotlin/com/wrbug/polymarketbot/service/copytrading/research/LeaderResearchSourceServiceTest.kt
+++ b/backend/src/test/kotlin/com/wrbug/polymarketbot/service/copytrading/research/LeaderResearchSourceServiceTest.kt
@@ -74,6 +74,7 @@ class LeaderResearchSourceServiceTest {
         assertEquals(5, results.size)
         assertEquals(1, results.first { it.sourceType == LeaderResearchSourceType.WATCHLIST }.candidates.size)
         assertEquals(LeaderResearchSourceStatus.DEGRADED, results.first { it.sourceType == LeaderResearchSourceType.ACTIVITY_DERIVED }.status)
+        assertTrue(results.first { it.sourceType == LeaderResearchSourceType.ACTIVITY_DERIVED }.expectedLimitation)
         assertEquals(LeaderResearchSourceStatus.DISABLED, results.first { it.sourceType == LeaderResearchSourceType.GLOBAL_ACTIVITY_CAPTURE }.status)
         val preserved = results.first { it.sourceType == LeaderResearchSourceType.ACTIVITY_DERIVED }.candidates.single()
         assertTrue(preserved.locked)
@@ -107,6 +108,7 @@ class LeaderResearchSourceServiceTest {
         assertEquals(LeaderResearchSourceStatus.DEGRADED, results.first { it.sourceType == LeaderResearchSourceType.WATCHLIST }.status)
         assertEquals(LeaderResearchSourceStatus.DEGRADED, results.first { it.sourceType == LeaderResearchSourceType.EXISTING_LEADER }.status)
         assertEquals(LeaderResearchSourceStatus.DEGRADED, results.first { it.sourceType == LeaderResearchSourceType.ACTIVITY_DERIVED }.status)
+        assertFalse(results.first { it.sourceType == LeaderResearchSourceType.ACTIVITY_DERIVED }.expectedLimitation)
         assertTrue(results.flatMap { it.candidates }.map { it.normalizedWallet }.containsAll(listOf(watchWallet, existingWallet, activityWallet)))
     }