diff --git a/.gitea/workflows/ci.yml b/.gitea/workflows/ci.yml
index b2b1b5f..4e55338 100644
--- a/.gitea/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.gitea/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -331,7 +331,7 @@ jobs:
           # Check if all molecule-tests contexts are terminal (success/failure)
           mol_contexts=[k for k in statuses if 'molecule-tests' in k]
           if not mol_contexts:
-              print('pending')
+              print('skipped')
           elif all(statuses[k] in ('success','failure') for k in mol_contexts):
               if any(statuses[k]=='failure' for k in mol_contexts):
                   print('failure')
@@ -341,8 +341,8 @@ jobs:
               print('pending')
           ")
             echo "Molecule tests status: $STATUS (elapsed: ${ELAPSED}s)"
-            if [ "$STATUS" = "success" ]; then
-              echo "All molecule tests passed."
+            if [ "$STATUS" = "success" ] || [ "$STATUS" = "skipped" ]; then
+              echo "All molecule tests passed (or skipped — no ansible changes)."
               break
             elif [ "$STATUS" = "failure" ]; then
               echo "ERROR: Molecule tests failed. Aborting auto-merge."