diff --git a/.github/scripts/validate/report.sh b/.github/scripts/validate/report.sh
index 4aaac27..7dfbcc1 100755
--- a/.github/scripts/validate/report.sh
+++ b/.github/scripts/validate/report.sh
@@ -106,7 +106,7 @@ done
   else
     echo "$COMBINED_BODY"
 
-    if [[ -n "${OUTSIDE_FILES:-}" ]]; then
+  if [[ -n "${OUTSIDE_FILES:-}" && "${OUTSIDE_VIOLATION:-}" == "true" ]]; then
       OVERALL_FAILED=1
       echo ""
       echo "⚠️ This PR modifies files outside of \`plugins/\`, which requires write access to the repository. These changes will block merging."
diff --git a/.github/workflows/validate-plugin.yml b/.github/workflows/validate-plugin.yml
index ac15872..47f8c0d 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/validate-plugin.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/validate-plugin.yml
@@ -630,6 +630,7 @@ jobs:
           CODEQL_WARNINGS: ${{ needs.codeql-analyze.outputs.codeql_warnings }}
           CODEQL_MEDIUMS: ${{ needs.codeql-analyze.outputs.codeql_mediums }}
           OUTSIDE_FILES: ${{ needs.detect-changes.outputs.outside_files }}
+          OUTSIDE_VIOLATION: ${{ needs.detect-changes.outputs.outside_violation }}
           PUB_KEY_CHANGED: ${{ needs.detect-changes.outputs.pub_key_changed }}
         run: |
           chmod +x .github/scripts/validate/*.sh