diff --git a/.console/log.md b/.console/log.md
index 6724ff3..25deb33 100644
--- a/.console/log.md
+++ b/.console/log.md
@@ -168,3 +168,11 @@ anchored. Default-open: System Resources only; Gate + Rate collapsed.
   body if expanded), divider between sections
 - Click-on-header / 'c' / mouse-wheel hit-testing all work uniformly
 
+
+## 2026-05-08 — Fix Global Gate header DIM-when-healthy; expand load column headers
+
+- Worst-cell tier ladder now picks RUN over DIM when at least one cell
+  is RUN — gate header reads green when configured + healthy (not grey).
+- '1m / 5m / 15m' → '1 Min / 5 Min / 15 Min' (clearer time windows).
+- '(N cores)' → '(N Cores)' (title-case suffix).
+
diff --git a/src/operator_console/watcher_status_pane.py b/src/operator_console/watcher_status_pane.py
index 509d13a..3baf202 100644
--- a/src/operator_console/watcher_status_pane.py
+++ b/src/operator_console/watcher_status_pane.py
@@ -1016,7 +1016,7 @@ def _bottom_sections(data: dict, C: dict) -> list[dict]:
     # ── 1. System Resources (raw host state) ──
     sr_lines: list[tuple[str, int]] = [
         (" System Resources", C["HEAD"] | curses.A_BOLD),
-        (f"  {'':15}  {'1m':>7} {'5m':>7} {'15m':>7}", C["DIM"]),
+        (f"  {'':15}  {'1 Min':>7} {'5 Min':>7} {'15 Min':>7}", C["DIM"]),
     ]
     load_str = res.get('load', '?')
     parts = load_str.split('/') if '/' in load_str else ['?', '?', '?']
@@ -1026,7 +1026,7 @@ def _bottom_sections(data: dict, C: dict) -> list[dict]:
     ))
     load_pct_str = res.get('load_pct', '?')
     num_cores = res.get('num_cores', 0)
-    cores_str = f"({num_cores} cores)" if num_cores > 0 else ""
+    cores_str = f"({num_cores} Cores)" if num_cores > 0 else ""
     pct_parts = load_pct_str.split('/') if '/' in load_pct_str else ['?', '?', '?']
     sr_lines.append((
         f"  {'CPU Utilization':15}  {pct_parts[0]:>7} {pct_parts[1]:>7} "
@@ -1087,12 +1087,16 @@ def _bottom_sections(data: dict, C: dict) -> list[dict]:
         else:
             ram_attr = C["DIM"]
             ram_cell = "Memory ≥ ∞"
-        worst = ram_attr if ram_attr is C["ERR"] else (
-            conc_attr if conc_attr is C["ERR"] else
-            ram_attr if ram_attr is C["YLW"] else
-            conc_attr if conc_attr is C["YLW"] else
-            C["DIM"]
-        )
+        # Worst-cell wins: ERR > YLW > RUN > DIM. When both cells are RUN
+        # (gate configured + healthy), header should be RUN (green), not DIM.
+        if ram_attr is C["ERR"] or conc_attr is C["ERR"]:
+            worst = C["ERR"]
+        elif ram_attr is C["YLW"] or conc_attr is C["YLW"]:
+            worst = C["YLW"]
+        elif ram_attr is C["RUN"] or conc_attr is C["RUN"]:
+            worst = C["RUN"]
+        else:
+            worst = C["DIM"]
         gg_lines = [
             (" Global Gate", worst | curses.A_BOLD),
             (f"    {conc_cell}", conc_attr),