diff --git a/Jenkinsfile b/Jenkinsfile
index 1fd34b0..6bc2a2c 100644
--- a/Jenkinsfile
+++ b/Jenkinsfile
@@ -127,6 +127,49 @@ spec:
         }
       }
     }
+    stage('Run quality gate') {
+      steps {
+        container('tester') {
+          sh '''
+            set -eu
+            apt-get update >/dev/null
+            apt-get install -y --no-install-recommends jq python3 ripgrep >/dev/null
+            mkdir -p build
+            set +e
+            bash scripts/check.sh
+            gate_rc=$?
+            set -e
+            if [ ! -f build/go-test.json ]; then
+              : > build/go-test.json
+            fi
+            tests_total="$(jq -s '[.[] | select(.Test != null and (.Action=="pass" or .Action=="fail" or .Action=="skip"))] | length' build/go-test.json 2>/dev/null || echo 0)"
+            tests_failed="$(jq -s '[.[] | select(.Test != null and .Action=="fail")] | length' build/go-test.json 2>/dev/null || echo 0)"
+            tests_skipped="$(jq -s '[.[] | select(.Test != null and .Action=="skip")] | length' build/go-test.json 2>/dev/null || echo 0)"
+            tests_errors="$(jq -s '[.[] | select(.Test == null and .Action=="fail")] | length' build/go-test.json 2>/dev/null || echo 0)"
+            tests_passed=$((tests_total - tests_failed - tests_skipped))
+            if [ "${tests_passed}" -lt 0 ]; then
+              tests_passed=0
+            fi
+            coverage_percent="$(jq -r '.coverage_percent // 0' build/quality-summary.json 2>/dev/null || echo 0)"
+            source_files_total="$(jq -r '.source_files_total // 0' build/quality-summary.json 2>/dev/null || echo 0)"
+            over_500="$(jq -r '.source_lines_over_500 // 0' build/quality-summary.json 2>/dev/null || echo 0)"
+            cat > build/test-summary.json <<EOF
+            {
+              "tests": ${tests_total},
+              "passed": ${tests_passed},
+              "failed": ${tests_failed},
+              "errors": ${tests_errors},
+              "skipped": ${tests_skipped},
+              "coverage_percent": ${coverage_percent},
+              "source_files_total": ${source_files_total},
+              "source_lines_over_500": ${over_500}
+            }
+EOF
+            printf '%s\n' "${gate_rc}" > build/test.exitcode
+          '''
+        }
+      }
+    }
     stage('Collect SonarQube and supply-chain evidence') {
       steps {
         container('quality-tools') {
@@ -138,6 +181,8 @@ spec:
               "-Dsonar.login=${SONARQUBE_TOKEN}"
               "-Dsonar.projectKey=${SONARQUBE_PROJECT_KEY}"
               "-Dsonar.projectName=${SONARQUBE_PROJECT_KEY}"
+              "-Dsonar.qualitygate.wait=true"
+              "-Dsonar.qualitygate.timeout=300"
               "-Dsonar.sources=."
               "-Dsonar.exclusions=**/.git/**,**/build/**,**/dist/**,**/node_modules/**,**/.venv/**,**/__pycache__/**,**/coverage/**,**/test-results/**,**/playwright-report/**"
               "-Dsonar.test.inclusions=**/tests/**,**/testing/**,**/*_test.go,**/*.test.ts,**/*.test.tsx,**/*.spec.ts,**/*.spec.tsx"
@@ -174,14 +219,11 @@ EOF
         }
       }
     }
-    stage('Run quality gate') {
+    stage('Read quality evidence') {
       steps {
         container('tester') {
           sh '''
             set -eu
-            apt-get update >/dev/null
-            apt-get install -y --no-install-recommends jq python3 ripgrep >/dev/null
-            mkdir -p build
             python3 - <<'PY'
 import base64
 import json
@@ -227,37 +269,7 @@ if not ironbank_report.exists():
     ironbank_report.parent.mkdir(parents=True, exist_ok=True)
     ironbank_report.write_text(json.dumps(ironbank_payload, indent=2, sort_keys=True) + "\\n", encoding="utf-8")
 PY
-            set +e
-            bash scripts/check.sh
-            gate_rc=$?
-            set -e
-            if [ ! -f build/go-test.json ]; then
-              : > build/go-test.json
-            fi
-            tests_total="$(jq -s '[.[] | select(.Test != null and (.Action=="pass" or .Action=="fail" or .Action=="skip"))] | length' build/go-test.json 2>/dev/null || echo 0)"
-            tests_failed="$(jq -s '[.[] | select(.Test != null and .Action=="fail")] | length' build/go-test.json 2>/dev/null || echo 0)"
-            tests_skipped="$(jq -s '[.[] | select(.Test != null and .Action=="skip")] | length' build/go-test.json 2>/dev/null || echo 0)"
-            tests_errors="$(jq -s '[.[] | select(.Test == null and .Action=="fail")] | length' build/go-test.json 2>/dev/null || echo 0)"
-            tests_passed=$((tests_total - tests_failed - tests_skipped))
-            if [ "${tests_passed}" -lt 0 ]; then
-              tests_passed=0
-            fi
-            coverage_percent="$(jq -r '.coverage_percent // 0' build/quality-summary.json 2>/dev/null || echo 0)"
-            source_files_total="$(jq -r '.source_files_total // 0' build/quality-summary.json 2>/dev/null || echo 0)"
-            over_500="$(jq -r '.source_lines_over_500 // 0' build/quality-summary.json 2>/dev/null || echo 0)"
-            cat > build/test-summary.json <<EOF
-            {
-              "tests": ${tests_total},
-              "passed": ${tests_passed},
-              "failed": ${tests_failed},
-              "errors": ${tests_errors},
-              "skipped": ${tests_skipped},
-              "coverage_percent": ${coverage_percent},
-              "source_files_total": ${source_files_total},
-              "source_lines_over_500": ${over_500}
-            }
-EOF
-            printf '%s\n' "${gate_rc}" > build/test.exitcode
+
           '''
         }
       }