diff --git a/src/test/activation_tests.cpp b/src/test/activation_tests.cpp
index 18565dc02..808e9fc38 100644
--- a/src/test/activation_tests.cpp
+++ b/src/test/activation_tests.cpp
@@ -1,50 +1,52 @@
 // Copyright (c) 2019 The Bitcoin developers
 // Distributed under the MIT software license, see the accompanying
 // file COPYING or http://www.opensource.org/licenses/mit-license.php.
 
 #include <chain.h>
 #include <chainparams.h>
 #include <consensus/activation.h>
 #include <util/system.h>
 
 #include <test/test_bitcoin.h>
 
 #include <boost/test/unit_test.hpp>
 
 BOOST_FIXTURE_TEST_SUITE(activation_tests, BasicTestingSetup)
 
 static void SetMTP(std::array<CBlockIndex, 12> &blocks, int64_t mtp) {
     size_t len = blocks.size();
 
     for (size_t i = 0; i < len; ++i) {
         blocks[i].nTime = mtp + (i - (len / 2));
     }
 
-    assert(blocks.back().GetMedianTimePast() == mtp);
+    BOOST_CHECK_EQUAL(blocks.back().GetMedianTimePast(), mtp);
 }
 
 BOOST_AUTO_TEST_CASE(isgravitonenabled) {
     CBlockIndex prev;
 
     const Consensus::Params &params = Params().GetConsensus();
     const auto activation =
         gArgs.GetArg("-gravitonactivationtime", params.gravitonActivationTime);
     SetMockTime(activation - 1000000);
 
+    BOOST_CHECK(!IsGravitonEnabled(params, nullptr));
+
     std::array<CBlockIndex, 12> blocks;
     for (size_t i = 1; i < blocks.size(); ++i) {
         blocks[i].pprev = &blocks[i - 1];
     }
     BOOST_CHECK(!IsGravitonEnabled(params, &blocks.back()));
 
     SetMTP(blocks, activation - 1);
     BOOST_CHECK(!IsGravitonEnabled(params, &blocks.back()));
 
     SetMTP(blocks, activation);
     BOOST_CHECK(IsGravitonEnabled(params, &blocks.back()));
 
     SetMTP(blocks, activation + 1);
     BOOST_CHECK(IsGravitonEnabled(params, &blocks.back()));
 }
 
 BOOST_AUTO_TEST_SUITE_END()