diff --git a/app_dart/lib/src/model/common/checks_extension.dart b/app_dart/lib/src/model/common/checks_extension.dart
index 671e8763c..d6e2d7622 100644
--- a/app_dart/lib/src/model/common/checks_extension.dart
+++ b/app_dart/lib/src/model/common/checks_extension.dart
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ extension ChecksExtension on TaskStatus {
       TaskStatus.failed || TaskStatus.infraFailure => 'failure',
       TaskStatus.cancelled => 'cancelled',
       TaskStatus.skipped => 'skipped',
-      _ => 'neutral',
+      _ => '',
     };
   }
 
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ extension ChecksExtension on TaskStatus {
       TaskStatus.infraFailure => CheckRunConclusion.failure,
       TaskStatus.cancelled => CheckRunConclusion.cancelled,
       TaskStatus.skipped => CheckRunConclusion.skipped,
-      _ => CheckRunConclusion.neutral,
+      _ => CheckRunConclusion.empty,
     };
   }
 
diff --git a/app_dart/lib/src/model/common/presubmit_check_state.dart b/app_dart/lib/src/model/common/presubmit_check_state.dart
index 64da23b7d..a058e524d 100644
--- a/app_dart/lib/src/model/common/presubmit_check_state.dart
+++ b/app_dart/lib/src/model/common/presubmit_check_state.dart
@@ -28,21 +28,6 @@ class PresubmitCheckState {
     this.endTime,
     this.summary,
   });
-
-  /// Returns true if the build is waiting for backfill or in progress.
-  bool get isBuildInProgress =>
-      status == TaskStatus.waitingForBackfill ||
-      status == TaskStatus.inProgress;
-
-  /// Returns true if the build succeeded or was skipped.
-  bool get isBuildSuccessed =>
-      status == TaskStatus.succeeded || status == TaskStatus.skipped;
-
-  /// Returns true if the build failed, had an infra failure, or was cancelled.
-  bool get isBuildFailed =>
-      status == TaskStatus.failed ||
-      status == TaskStatus.infraFailure ||
-      status == TaskStatus.cancelled;
 }
 
 extension BuildToPresubmitCheckState on bbv2.Build {
diff --git a/app_dart/lib/src/service/firestore/unified_check_run.dart b/app_dart/lib/src/service/firestore/unified_check_run.dart
index c432139c5..f8b797ddb 100644
--- a/app_dart/lib/src/service/firestore/unified_check_run.dart
+++ b/app_dart/lib/src/service/firestore/unified_check_run.dart
@@ -274,7 +274,7 @@ final class UnifiedCheckRun {
 
       // If build is in progress, we should only update appropriate checks with
       // that [TaskStatus]
-      if (state.isBuildInProgress) {
+      if (state.status.isBuildInProgress) {
         presubmitCheck.startTime = state.startTime!;
       } else {
         // "remaining" should go down if buildSuccessed of any attempt
@@ -285,8 +285,8 @@ final class UnifiedCheckRun {
         // So if the test existed and either remaining or failed_count is changed;
         // the response is valid.
 
-        if (state.isBuildSuccessed ||
-            state.attemptNumber == 1 && state.isBuildFailed) {
+        if (state.status.isBuildSuccessed ||
+            state.attemptNumber == 1 && state.status.isBuildFailed) {
           // Guard against going negative and log enough info so we can debug.
           if (remaining == 0) {
             throw '$logCrumb: field "${PresubmitGuard.fieldRemainingBuilds}" is already zero for $transaction / ${presubmitGuardDocument.fields}';
@@ -297,7 +297,7 @@ final class UnifiedCheckRun {
 
         // Only rollback the "failed" counter if this is a successful test run,
         // i.e. the test failed, the user requested a rerun, and now it passes.
-        if (state.attemptNumber > 1 && state.isBuildSuccessed) {
+        if (state.attemptNumber > 1 && state.status.isBuildSuccessed) {
           log.info(
             '$logCrumb: conclusion flipped to positive - assuming test was re-run',
           );
@@ -309,7 +309,7 @@ final class UnifiedCheckRun {
         }
 
         // Only increment the "failed" counter if the conclusion failed for the first attempt.
-        if (state.attemptNumber == 1 && state.isBuildFailed) {
+        if (state.attemptNumber == 1 && state.status.isBuildFailed) {
           log.info('$logCrumb: test failed');
           valid = true;
           failed = failed + 1;
diff --git a/app_dart/lib/src/service/scheduler.dart b/app_dart/lib/src/service/scheduler.dart
index 303c367df..4a0771ebd 100644
--- a/app_dart/lib/src/service/scheduler.dart
+++ b/app_dart/lib/src/service/scheduler.dart
@@ -968,6 +968,11 @@ $s
         state: check.state,
       );
     } else {
+      // for github flow check runs are processed only if the build succeeded or
+      // some kind of failure occurred.
+      if (!check.status.isBuildCompleted) {
+        return true;
+      }
       // Check runs are fired at every stage. However, at this point it is unknown
       // if this check run belongs in the engine build stage or in the test stage.
       // So first look for it in the engine stage, and if it's missing, look for
diff --git a/packages/cocoon_common/lib/task_status.dart b/packages/cocoon_common/lib/task_status.dart
index 9ec28f9a2..5ea506938 100644
--- a/packages/cocoon_common/lib/task_status.dart
+++ b/packages/cocoon_common/lib/task_status.dart
@@ -66,6 +66,27 @@ enum TaskStatus {
   /// Whether the status represents a running state.
   bool get isRunning => this == inProgress;
 
+  /// Returns true if the build is waiting for backfill or in progress.
+  bool get isBuildInProgress =>
+      this == TaskStatus.waitingForBackfill || this == TaskStatus.inProgress;
+
+  /// Returns true if the build succeeded or was skipped.
+  bool get isBuildSuccessed =>
+      this == TaskStatus.succeeded || this == TaskStatus.skipped;
+
+  /// Returns true if the build failed, had an infra failure, or was cancelled.
+  bool get isBuildFailed =>
+      this == TaskStatus.failed ||
+      this == TaskStatus.infraFailure ||
+      this == TaskStatus.cancelled;
+
+  /// Returns true if the build succeeded or some kind of failure occurred.
+  bool get isBuildCompleted =>
+      this == TaskStatus.succeeded ||
+      this == TaskStatus.failed ||
+      this == TaskStatus.infraFailure ||
+      this == TaskStatus.cancelled;
+
   /// Returns the JSON representation of `this`.
   Object? toJson() => _schemaValue;