diff --git a/scripts/pre_commit_lint.sh b/scripts/pre_commit_lint.sh
index ab84d2d518a..f245803408c 100755
--- a/scripts/pre_commit_lint.sh
+++ b/scripts/pre_commit_lint.sh
@@ -12,7 +12,8 @@
 #   - litellm/ Python  -> `make lint` (test-linting.yml's lint job)
 #   - tests/e2e Python -> `make lint-e2e-basedpyright` (test-linting.yml's e2e type-check step)
 #                         + raw HTTP client ban (test-code-quality.yml's check_e2e_no_raw_requests)
-#   - tests/ Python, ruff-tests.toml, test-quality-budget.json, scripts/check_test_quality.py
+#   - tests/ Python, ruff-tests.toml, test-quality-budget.json, scripts/check_test_quality.py,
+#     scripts/test_quality_gate.py
 #                      -> ruff over ruff-tests.toml + `make lint-test-quality` (test-linting.yml's
 #                         test-tree ruff and test-quality budget steps)
 #   - dashboard        -> prettier + eslint + lint budgets (test-litellm-ui-build.yml's frontend-lint)
@@ -91,14 +92,11 @@ existing_files() {
 
 litellm_py_pattern='^litellm/.*\.py$'
 e2e_py_pattern='^tests/e2e/.*\.py$'
-test_tree_pattern='^(tests/.*\.py|ruff-tests\.toml|test-quality-budget\.json|scripts/check_test_quality\.py)$'
+test_tree_pattern='^(tests/.*\.py|ruff-tests\.toml|test-quality-budget\.json|scripts/(check_test_quality|test_quality_gate)\.py)$'
 spec_pattern='^(litellm/(proxy|types)/.*|ui/litellm-dashboard/(scripts/gen-api-types\.mjs|package\.json|package-lock\.json|src/lib/http/schema\.d\.ts))$'
 ui_prettier_pattern='^ui/litellm-dashboard/.*\.(js|jsx|ts|tsx|mjs|cjs|json|css|scss|md|mdx|yml|yaml|html)$'
 ui_eslint_pattern='^ui/litellm-dashboard/.*\.(js|jsx|ts|tsx|mjs|cjs)$'
 
-# CI's lint job (test-linting.yml) is make lint: litellm/ checks plus two test-tree
-# steps (ruff over ruff-tests.toml and the test-quality budget). Trigger the slow
-# make lint on litellm/ files only; without them, the test-tree steps run on their own below.
 litellm_py_files=$(scope_match "$litellm_py_pattern")
 e2e_py_files=$(scope_match "$e2e_py_pattern")
 test_tree_files=$(scope_match "$test_tree_pattern")
diff --git a/tests/test_litellm/test_pre_commit_lint.py b/tests/test_litellm/test_pre_commit_lint.py
index e17abf2fa9f..b84cb8aa657 100644
--- a/tests/test_litellm/test_pre_commit_lint.py
+++ b/tests/test_litellm/test_pre_commit_lint.py
@@ -472,7 +472,13 @@ def test_tests_only_change_runs_the_whole_test_tree_ruff_and_the_quality_gate(tm
 
 @pytest.mark.parametrize(
     "changed",
-    ["ruff-tests.toml", "test-quality-budget.json", "scripts/check_test_quality.py", "tests/e2e/test_x.py"],
+    [
+        "ruff-tests.toml",
+        "test-quality-budget.json",
+        "scripts/check_test_quality.py",
+        "scripts/test_quality_gate.py",
+        "tests/e2e/test_x.py",
+    ],
 )
 def test_test_tree_lint_inputs_trigger_the_test_tree_checks(tmp_path: Path, changed: str) -> None:
     repo, bin_dir = _sandbox(tmp_path)