diff --git a/.github/workflows/run-unit-tests.yml b/.github/workflows/run-unit-tests.yml
index 4543c9dea..a6810b340 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/run-unit-tests.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/run-unit-tests.yml
@@ -579,6 +579,7 @@ jobs:
           python3 -B test/test_morse_hil_timing.py -v
           python3 -B test/test_morse_hil_production.py -v
           python3 -B test/test_morse_rx_squelch.py -v
+          python3 -B test/test_morse_rx_adaptive_quiet.py -v
           python3 -B test/test_morse_hil_squelch.py -v
           python3 -B test/test_morse_cli.py -v
           python3 -B test/test_morse_auth.py -v
diff --git a/src/helpers/MorseRx.h b/src/helpers/MorseRx.h
index d89a23c53..6a5ecb724 100644
--- a/src/helpers/MorseRx.h
+++ b/src/helpers/MorseRx.h
@@ -178,7 +178,7 @@ public:
     _last_sample_at = now;
     _max_sample_gap_ms = 0;
     _last_rssi = _minimum_rssi = _maximum_rssi = NAN;
-    _have_noise = _candidate_valid = _keyed = _floor_settled = false;
+    _have_noise = _candidate = _candidate_valid = _keyed = _floor_settled = false;
     _active = true;
 #if defined(MESH_MORSE_HIL) && MESH_MORSE_HIL
     if (_trace) _trace->clear();
@@ -255,7 +255,7 @@ public:
   }
 
   void sample(float rssi_dbm, uint32_t now) {
-    if (!service(now) || !isfinite(rssi_dbm) || rssi_dbm < -180.0f || rssi_dbm > 20.0f) return;
+    if (!service(now) || !(rssi_dbm >= -180.0f && rssi_dbm <= 20.0f)) return;
     _last_rssi = rssi_dbm;
     const uint32_t sample_gap = static_cast<uint32_t>(now - _last_sample_at);
     const float filter_gap = sample_gap > 10U ? 10U : sample_gap;
diff --git a/test/fixtures/morse_rx_adaptive_quiet.cpp b/test/fixtures/morse_rx_adaptive_quiet.cpp
index e41e2793e..5a00df300 100644
--- a/test/fixtures/morse_rx_adaptive_quiet.cpp
+++ b/test/fixtures/morse_rx_adaptive_quiet.cpp
@@ -147,10 +147,34 @@ static void startup_outlier_spikes_and_late_arming_changes() {
   }
 }
 
+static void invalid_power_never_enters_the_model() {
+  Receiver r;
+  r.level(-126, 520);
+  mesh::MorseRxDiagnostics before, after;
+  r.rx.diagnostics(before);
+  for (float invalid : {NAN, INFINITY, -INFINITY, -180.01f, 20.01f})
+    r.level(invalid, 2);
+  r.rx.diagnostics(after);
+  assert(after.samples == before.samples && after.last_dbm == before.last_dbm);
+  assert(after.minimum_dbm == before.minimum_dbm && after.maximum_dbm == before.maximum_dbm);
+  assert(after.noise_dbm == before.noise_dbm && !r.rx.keyed());
+  r.level(-119, 48);
+  r.level(-126, 400);
+  r.rx.stop(r.now);
+  assert(std::strcmp(r.rx.text(), "E ") == 0);
+
+  Receiver bounds;
+  bounds.level(-180, 2);
+  bounds.level(20, 2);
+  bounds.rx.diagnostics(after);
+  assert(after.samples == 2 && after.minimum_dbm == -180 && after.maximum_dbm == 20);
+}
+
 int main() {
   learned_noise_cannot_prekey_a_real_dot();
   recurrent_learned_excursions_stay_quiet_until_expiry();
   weak_cw_is_relative_to_the_observed_environment();
   startup_outlier_spikes_and_late_arming_changes();
+  invalid_power_never_enters_the_model();
   std::puts("actual adaptive quiet checks passed");
 }