diff --git a/gitea-build-monitor.ps1 b/gitea-build-monitor.ps1
index 79aab8d..4f095ae 100644
--- a/gitea-build-monitor.ps1
+++ b/gitea-build-monitor.ps1
@@ -375,8 +375,17 @@ function Format-Duration {
     return '{0}s' -f [int]$Duration.TotalSeconds
 }
 
+function Test-IsSuccessfulStatus {
+    param([Parameter(Mandatory)][string]$Status)
+
+    return $Status.ToLowerInvariant() -in @('success', 'succeeded', 'skipped', 'neutral')
+}
+
 function Get-LogSummary {
-    param([Parameter(Mandatory)][string]$LogText)
+    param(
+        [Parameter(Mandatory)][string]$LogText,
+        [switch]$IgnoreErrors
+    )
 
     if ([string]::IsNullOrWhiteSpace($LogText)) {
         return @{
@@ -397,11 +406,13 @@ function Get-LogSummary {
         }
 
         $isError = $false
-        foreach ($pattern in $Config.ErrorPatterns) {
-            if ($trimmed -match $pattern) {
-                $isError = $true
-                $hasErrors = $true
-                break
+        if (-not $IgnoreErrors) {
+            foreach ($pattern in $Config.ErrorPatterns) {
+                if ($trimmed -match $pattern) {
+                    $isError = $true
+                    $hasErrors = $true
+                    break
+                }
             }
         }
 
@@ -442,7 +453,10 @@ function Get-Severity {
     )
 
     $normalized = $Status.ToLowerInvariant()
-    if ($normalized -in @('failure', 'failed', 'cancelled', 'timed_out') -or $HasErrors) {
+    if ($normalized -in @('failure', 'failed', 'cancelled', 'timed_out')) {
+        return 'Critical'
+    }
+    if ((-not (Test-IsSuccessfulStatus -Status $Status)) -and $HasErrors) {
         return 'Critical'
     }
     if ($IsSlow -or $HasWarnings) {
@@ -460,6 +474,7 @@ function Analyze-Build {
     $conclusion = Get-ObjectValue -Object $Job -Name 'conclusion'
     $jobStatus = Get-ObjectValue -Object $Job -Name 'status'
     $status = if ($conclusion) { [string]$conclusion } elseif ($jobStatus) { [string]$jobStatus } else { 'unknown' }
+    $isSuccessfulStatus = Test-IsSuccessfulStatus -Status $status
     $duration = Get-Duration -Job $Job
     $isSlow = $duration.TotalMinutes -ge [double]$Config.SlowBuildThresholdMins
     $logText = ''
@@ -469,7 +484,7 @@ function Analyze-Build {
         $logText = Get-JobLogText -Repository $Repository -Job $Job
     }
 
-    $logSummary = Get-LogSummary -LogText $logText
+    $logSummary = Get-LogSummary -LogText $logText -IgnoreErrors:$isSuccessfulStatus
     $severity = Get-Severity -Status $status -HasErrors $logSummary.HasErrors -HasWarnings $logSummary.HasWarnings -IsSlow $isSlow
 
     $shouldAlert = $severity -ne 'Info'