diff --git a/gittensor/validator/issue_discovery/scan.py b/gittensor/validator/issue_discovery/scan.py
index c30a12e3..f53536be 100644
--- a/gittensor/validator/issue_discovery/scan.py
+++ b/gittensor/validator/issue_discovery/scan.py
@@ -152,14 +152,16 @@ async def run_issue_discovery(
         bt.logging.info('No scoring repos — issue discovery skipped')
         return
 
-    client = client or MirrorClient()
+    mirror_client: MirrorClient = client or MirrorClient()
     now = datetime.now(timezone.utc)
     # Each repo is windowed by its own pr_lookback_days; the mirror applies the
     # per-repo cutoffs server-side for the scoring fetch.
     since_by_repo = {
         name: now - timedelta(days=resolve_scoring(rc.scoring).pr_lookback_days) for name, rc in mirror_repos.items()
     }
-    enabled_names: Set[str] = set(mirror_repos.keys())
+    issue_enabled_names: Set[str] = {
+        name for name, config in mirror_repos.items() if config.issue_discovery_share > 0.0
+    }
 
     solving_pr_cache: Dict[Tuple[str, int], CachedSolvingPR] = _build_solving_pr_cache(miner_evaluations)
     cache_stats = _CacheStats()
@@ -187,7 +189,7 @@ async def run_issue_discovery(
 
         try:
             response = await asyncio.to_thread(
-                client.get_miner_issues, evaluation.github_id, since_by_repo=since_by_repo
+                mirror_client.get_miner_issues, evaluation.github_id, since_by_repo=since_by_repo
             )
         except MirrorRequestError as e:
             bt.logging.warning(f'├─ UID {uid}: issue fetch failed ({e}) — skipped this miner')
@@ -196,15 +198,15 @@ async def run_issue_discovery(
             continue
 
         try:
-            current_response = await asyncio.to_thread(client.get_miner_issues, evaluation.github_id)
+            current_response = await asyncio.to_thread(mirror_client.get_miner_issues, evaluation.github_id)
         except MirrorRequestError as e:
             bt.logging.warning(f'├─ UID {uid}: open-issue count fetch failed ({e}) — skipped this miner')
             _restore_issue_discovery_from_cache(evaluation, evaluation_cache)
             fetch_errors += 1
             continue
 
-        open_counts = _count_open_issues(current_response.issues, enabled_names)
-        filtered = [i for i in response.issues if i.repo_full_name in enabled_names and _should_include_issue(i)]
+        open_counts = _count_open_issues(current_response.issues, issue_enabled_names)
+        filtered = [i for i in response.issues if i.repo_full_name in issue_enabled_names and _should_include_issue(i)]
         if not filtered:
             _clear_issue_discovery_fields(evaluation)
             _apply_open_issue_counts(evaluation, open_counts)
@@ -222,7 +224,7 @@ async def run_issue_discovery(
             mirror_repos,
             solving_pr_cache,
             cache_stats,
-            client,
+            mirror_client,
             programming_languages,
             token_config,
             open_counts=open_counts,
diff --git a/tests/validator/issue_discovery/test_scan.py b/tests/validator/issue_discovery/test_scan.py
index bc994c67..aa3edfca 100644
--- a/tests/validator/issue_discovery/test_scan.py
+++ b/tests/validator/issue_discovery/test_scan.py
@@ -1351,6 +1351,73 @@ def _score_with_emission_share(emission_share: float) -> float:
 
         assert _score_with_emission_share(0.1) == pytest.approx(_score_with_emission_share(0.9))
 
+    def test_zero_issue_discovery_share_repo_does_not_unlock_eligibility(self):
+        positive_repo = 'entrius/gittensor-ui'
+        zero_share_repo = 'entrius/gittensor'
+        issues = [_issue_dict(issue_number=10, repo=positive_repo, author_github_id='A', solved_by_pr=200)]
+        issues.extend(
+            _issue_dict(issue_number=20 + i, repo=zero_share_repo, author_github_id='A', solved_by_pr=300 + i)
+            for i in range(6)
+        )
+
+        client = Mock()
+        client.get_miner_issues.return_value = _response(issues)
+
+        evaluation = _eval(uid=1, github_id='A')
+        seed = MinerEvaluation(uid=99, hotkey='hkS', github_id='SEED')
+        seed.merged_prs = [
+            _scored_mirror_pr(positive_repo, 200),
+            *[_scored_mirror_pr(zero_share_repo, pr_number) for pr_number in range(300, 306)],
+        ]
+
+        _run(
+            run_issue_discovery(
+                {1: evaluation, 99: seed},
+                {
+                    positive_repo: RepositoryConfig(emission_share=0.5, issue_discovery_share=0.5),
+                    zero_share_repo: RepositoryConfig(emission_share=0.5, issue_discovery_share=0.0),
+                },
+                _EMPTY_LANGS,
+                _EMPTY_TOKEN_CONFIG,
+                client=client,
+            )
+        )
+
+        assert evaluation.total_solved_issues == 1
+        assert evaluation.total_valid_solved_issues == 1
+        assert evaluation.is_issue_eligible is False
+        assert evaluation.issue_discovery_score == 0.0
+        assert evaluation.issue_discovery_issues == []
+
+    def test_positive_issue_discovery_share_repo_still_unlocks_eligibility(self):
+        repo = 'entrius/gittensor-ui'
+        issues = [
+            _issue_dict(issue_number=10 + i, repo=repo, author_github_id='A', solved_by_pr=200 + i) for i in range(7)
+        ]
+        client = Mock()
+        client.get_miner_issues.return_value = _response(issues)
+
+        evaluation = _eval(uid=1, github_id='A')
+        seed = MinerEvaluation(uid=99, hotkey='hkS', github_id='SEED')
+        seed.merged_prs = [_scored_mirror_pr(repo, pr_number) for pr_number in range(200, 207)]
+
+        _run(
+            run_issue_discovery(
+                {1: evaluation, 99: seed},
+                {repo: RepositoryConfig(emission_share=0.5, issue_discovery_share=0.5)},
+                _EMPTY_LANGS,
+                _EMPTY_TOKEN_CONFIG,
+                client=client,
+            )
+        )
+
+        assert evaluation.total_solved_issues == 7
+        assert evaluation.total_valid_solved_issues == 7
+        assert evaluation.is_issue_eligible is True
+        assert len(evaluation.issue_discovery_issues) == 7
+        assert {issue.repository_full_name for issue in evaluation.issue_discovery_issues} == {repo}
+        assert evaluation.issue_discovery_score > 0
+
 
 def _issues_by_github_id(mapping: dict):
     """Mock get_miner_issues side effect: each miner's github_id maps to its own