diff --git a/docs/docs/usage/commands/unleash/index.md b/docs/docs/usage/commands/unleash/index.md
index 8447dc4..e1084b1 100644
--- a/docs/docs/usage/commands/unleash/index.md
+++ b/docs/docs/usage/commands/unleash/index.md
@@ -390,8 +390,10 @@ gremlins unleash --test-cpu=1
 
 :material-flag: `--threshold-efficacy` · :material-sign-direction: Default: 0
 
-When set, it makes Gremlins exit with an error (code 10) if the _test efficacy_ threshold is not met. By default it is
-zero, which
+When set, it makes Gremlins exit with an error (code 10) if the _test efficacy_
+is below the threshold. The threshold is satisfied when the actual efficacy is
+greater than or equal to the configured value (so `--threshold-efficacy 100`
+is met when every reached mutant is killed). By default it is zero, which
 means Gremlins never exits with an error.
 
 The _test efficacy_ is calculated as `KILLED / (KILLED + LIVED)` and assesses how effective are the tests.
@@ -404,7 +406,9 @@ gremlins unleash --threshold-efficacy 80
 
 :material-flag: `--threshold-mcover` · :material-sign-direction: Default: 0
 
-When set, it makes Gremlins exit with an error (code 11) if the _mutant coverage_ threshold is not met. By default
+When set, it makes Gremlins exit with an error (code 11) if the
+_mutant coverage_ is below the threshold. The threshold is satisfied when the
+actual coverage is greater than or equal to the configured value. By default
 it is zero, which means Gremlins never exits with an error.
 
 The _mutant coverage_ is calculated as `(KILLED + LIVED) / (KILLED + LIVED + NOT_COVERED)` and assesses how many mutants
diff --git a/internal/report/report.go b/internal/report/report.go
index a7b6b07..87b90ce 100644
--- a/internal/report/report.go
+++ b/internal/report/report.go
@@ -235,14 +235,14 @@ func (r *reportStatus) assess(tEfficacy, rCoverage float64) error {
 	if et == 0 {
 		et = float64(configuration.Get[int](configuration.UnleashThresholdEfficacyKey))
 	}
-	if et > 0 && tEfficacy <= et {
+	if et > 0 && tEfficacy < et {
 		return execution.NewExitErr(execution.EfficacyThreshold)
 	}
 	ct := configuration.Get[float64](configuration.UnleashThresholdMCoverageKey)
 	if ct == 0 {
 		ct = float64(configuration.Get[int](configuration.UnleashThresholdMCoverageKey))
 	}
-	if ct > 0 && rCoverage <= ct {
+	if ct > 0 && rCoverage < ct {
 		return execution.NewExitErr(execution.MutantCoverageThreshold)
 	}
 
diff --git a/internal/report/report_test.go b/internal/report/report_test.go
index 08c4a27..a39a2da 100644
--- a/internal/report/report_test.go
+++ b/internal/report/report_test.go
@@ -199,56 +199,104 @@ func TestAssessment(t *testing.T) {
 	}{
 		// Efficacy-threshold as float64
 		{
-			name:        "efficacy < efficacy-threshold",
+			name:        "efficacy < efficacy-threshold float64",
 			confKey:     configuration.UnleashThresholdEfficacyKey,
 			value:       float64(51),
 			expectError: true,
 		},
 		{
-			name:        "efficacy >= efficacy-threshold",
+			name:        "efficacy == efficacy-threshold float64",
 			confKey:     configuration.UnleashThresholdEfficacyKey,
 			value:       float64(50),
 			expectError: false,
 		},
 		{
-			name:        "efficacy-threshold == 0",
+			name:        "efficacy > efficacy-threshold float64",
+			confKey:     configuration.UnleashThresholdEfficacyKey,
+			value:       float64(49),
+			expectError: false,
+		},
+		{
+			name:        "efficacy-threshold == 0 float64",
 			confKey:     configuration.UnleashThresholdEfficacyKey,
 			value:       float64(0),
 			expectError: false,
 		},
-		// Efficacy-threshold as float64
+		// Efficacy-threshold as int
 		{
-			name:        "efficacy < efficacy-threshold",
+			name:        "efficacy < efficacy-threshold int",
 			confKey:     configuration.UnleashThresholdEfficacyKey,
 			value:       51,
 			expectError: true,
 		},
-		// Mutator coverage-threshold as float
 		{
-			name:        "coverage < coverage-threshold",
+			name:        "efficacy == efficacy-threshold int",
+			confKey:     configuration.UnleashThresholdEfficacyKey,
+			value:       50,
+			expectError: false,
+		},
+		{
+			name:        "efficacy > efficacy-threshold int",
+			confKey:     configuration.UnleashThresholdEfficacyKey,
+			value:       49,
+			expectError: false,
+		},
+		{
+			name:        "efficacy-threshold == 0 int",
+			confKey:     configuration.UnleashThresholdEfficacyKey,
+			value:       0,
+			expectError: false,
+		},
+		// Mutator coverage-threshold as float64
+		{
+			name:        "coverage < coverage-threshold float64",
 			confKey:     configuration.UnleashThresholdMCoverageKey,
 			value:       float64(51),
 			expectError: true,
 		},
 		{
-			name:        "coverage >= coverage-threshold",
+			name:        "coverage == coverage-threshold float64",
 			confKey:     configuration.UnleashThresholdMCoverageKey,
 			value:       float64(50),
 			expectError: false,
 		},
 		{
-			name:        "coverage-threshold == 0",
+			name:        "coverage > coverage-threshold float64",
+			confKey:     configuration.UnleashThresholdMCoverageKey,
+			value:       float64(49),
+			expectError: false,
+		},
+		{
+			name:        "coverage-threshold == 0 float64",
 			confKey:     configuration.UnleashThresholdMCoverageKey,
 			value:       float64(0),
 			expectError: false,
 		},
 		// Mutator coverage-threshold as int
 		{
-			name:        "coverage < coverage-threshold",
+			name:        "coverage < coverage-threshold int",
 			confKey:     configuration.UnleashThresholdMCoverageKey,
 			value:       51,
 			expectError: true,
 		},
+		{
+			name:        "coverage == coverage-threshold int",
+			confKey:     configuration.UnleashThresholdMCoverageKey,
+			value:       50,
+			expectError: false,
+		},
+		{
+			name:        "coverage > coverage-threshold int",
+			confKey:     configuration.UnleashThresholdMCoverageKey,
+			value:       49,
+			expectError: false,
+		},
+		{
+			name:        "coverage-threshold == 0 int",
+			confKey:     configuration.UnleashThresholdMCoverageKey,
+			value:       0,
+			expectError: false,
+		},
 	}
 
 	for _, tc := range testCases {
@@ -278,6 +326,10 @@ func TestAssessment(t *testing.T) {
 				t.Fatal("expected an error")
 			}
 			if !tc.expectError {
+				if err != nil {
+					t.Fatalf("expected no error, got %v", err)
+				}
+
 				return
 			}
 			var exitErr *execution.ExitError