diff --git a/src/server/actors/repo/mod.rs b/src/server/actors/repo/mod.rs
index 59f4af27..41cc55fe 100644
--- a/src/server/actors/repo/mod.rs
+++ b/src/server/actors/repo/mod.rs
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 mod branch;
 mod config;
-mod status;
+pub mod status;
 mod webhook;
 
 use actix::prelude::*;
diff --git a/src/server/actors/repo/status.rs b/src/server/actors/repo/status.rs
index 2e58c3ed..345048ec 100644
--- a/src/server/actors/repo/status.rs
+++ b/src/server/actors/repo/status.rs
@@ -13,12 +13,27 @@ pub async fn check_next(
     addr: Addr<super::RepoActor>,
     net: kxio::network::Network,
 ) {
-    let is_success = match repo_details.forge.forge_type {
+    // get the status - pass, fail, pending (all others map to fail, e.g. error)
+    let status = match repo_details.forge.forge_type {
         ForgeType::ForgeJo => {
             forge::forgejo::get_commit_status(next.clone(), repo_details, net).await
         }
     };
-    if is_success {
-        addr.do_send(AdvanceMainTo(next));
+    match status {
+        Status::Pass => {
+            addr.do_send(AdvanceMainTo(next));
+        }
+        Status::Pending => (), // TODO: (#22) wait and try again OR can webhook tell us when it's done, in
+        // which case we can do nothing here and wait for the webhook to trigger
+        Status::Fail => (), // TODO: (#21) reset next and wait for dev to be updated and this
+                            // commit removed from the commit history before trying again
     }
 }
+
+pub enum Status {
+    #[allow(dead_code)] // TODO: (#13) remove this when we have results from the forge
+    Pass,
+    #[allow(dead_code)] // TODO: (#13) remove this when we have results from the forge
+    Fail,
+    Pending,
+}
diff --git a/src/server/forge/forgejo/mod.rs b/src/server/forge/forgejo/mod.rs
index 810ed87a..fe04f780 100644
--- a/src/server/forge/forgejo/mod.rs
+++ b/src/server/forge/forgejo/mod.rs
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ use kxio::network;
 use terrors::OneOf;
 use tracing::{error, info};
 
-use crate::server::{config::BranchName, forge};
+use crate::server::{actors::repo::status::Status, config::BranchName, forge};
 
 use super::CommitHistories;
 
@@ -65,15 +65,14 @@ struct Commit {
     sha: String,
 }
 
-#[allow(dead_code)]
 pub async fn get_commit_status(
     _next: forge::Commit,
     _repo_details: crate::server::config::RepoDetails,
     _net: network::Network,
-) -> bool {
+) -> Status {
     // TODO: (#13) check statuses for next head - if ok, advance main to next and reassess
     // https://{hostname}/api/v1/repos/{path}/commits/{commit}/status?token={token}
-    false
+    Status::Pending
 }
 
 #[derive(Debug, serde::Deserialize)]