Index: lams_monitoring/src/java/org/lamsfoundation/lams/monitoring/ContributeDTOFactory.java
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diff -u -r279ab8b6c6d02f80bb949e44011343f6c7150f6e -r04d0da1cfec8ba7193c6835ecc1ff0e82f7605b0
--- lams_monitoring/src/java/org/lamsfoundation/lams/monitoring/ContributeDTOFactory.java	(.../ContributeDTOFactory.java)	(revision 279ab8b6c6d02f80bb949e44011343f6c7150f6e)
+++ lams_monitoring/src/java/org/lamsfoundation/lams/monitoring/ContributeDTOFactory.java	(.../ContributeDTOFactory.java)	(revision 04d0da1cfec8ba7193c6835ecc1ff0e82f7605b0)
@@ -89,7 +89,7 @@
 
 		// once a gate was opened, it does not require attention
 		if (ContributionTypes.PERMISSION_GATE.equals(contributionTypeEntry)
-			&& ((GateActivity) activity).getGateOpen()) {
+			&& Boolean.TRUE.equals(((GateActivity) activity).getGateOpen())) {
 		    entry.setIsComplete(true);
 
 		} else if (ContributionTypes.CHOSEN_GROUPING.equals(contributionTypeEntry)) {