diff --git a/app/proprietary/src/main/java/stirling/software/proprietary/security/model/AttemptCounter.java b/app/proprietary/src/main/java/stirling/software/proprietary/security/model/AttemptCounter.java
index 10cd8eeb7..3d47c38ef 100644
--- a/app/proprietary/src/main/java/stirling/software/proprietary/security/model/AttemptCounter.java
+++ b/app/proprietary/src/main/java/stirling/software/proprietary/security/model/AttemptCounter.java
@@ -18,7 +18,8 @@ public class AttemptCounter {
     }
 
     public boolean shouldReset(long attemptIncrementTime) {
-        return System.currentTimeMillis() - lastAttemptTime > attemptIncrementTime;
+        long elapsed = System.currentTimeMillis() - lastAttemptTime;
+        return elapsed >= attemptIncrementTime;
     }
 
     public void reset() {
diff --git a/app/proprietary/src/test/java/stirling/software/proprietary/security/model/AttemptCounterTest.java b/app/proprietary/src/test/java/stirling/software/proprietary/security/model/AttemptCounterTest.java
index e6b28c23e..b910a4b3f 100644
--- a/app/proprietary/src/test/java/stirling/software/proprietary/security/model/AttemptCounterTest.java
+++ b/app/proprietary/src/test/java/stirling/software/proprietary/security/model/AttemptCounterTest.java
@@ -124,10 +124,8 @@ class AttemptCounterTest {
         }
 
         @Test
-        @DisplayName(
-                "returns FALSE when time difference is exactly equal to window (implementation uses"
-                        + " '>')")
-        void shouldReturnFalseWhenExactlyWindow() {
+        @DisplayName("returns TRUE when time difference is exactly equal to window")
+        void shouldReturnTrueWhenExactlyWindow() {
             AttemptCounter counter = new AttemptCounter();
             long window = 200L;
             long now = System.currentTimeMillis();
@@ -135,10 +133,10 @@ class AttemptCounterTest {
             // Simulate: last action was exactly 'window' ms ago
             setPrivateLong(counter, "lastAttemptTime", now - window);
 
-            // Purpose: Equality -> no reset, because implementation uses '>'
-            assertFalse(
+            // Purpose: Equality -> reset should occur because the window has fully elapsed
+            assertTrue(
                     counter.shouldReset(window),
-                    "With exactly equal difference, no reset should occur");
+                    "With exactly equal difference, the reset window has elapsed");
         }
 
         @Test