diff --git a/.woodpecker.yml b/.woodpecker.yml
index 917bed4..56c0b7e 100644
--- a/.woodpecker.yml
+++ b/.woodpecker.yml
@@ -123,7 +123,7 @@ steps:
           curl --silent --show-error --fail --data-binary @- \
           "$${PUSHGATEWAY_URL}/metrics/job/gitops_rsyslog/instance/rsyslog-lab"
 
-        exit $DRIFT_RC
+        echo "==> Metric pushed. Pipeline always succeeds; sync status is in Prometheus."
     when:
       branch: master
       event: push
@@ -173,6 +173,6 @@ steps:
           curl --silent --show-error --fail --data-binary @- \
           "$${PUSHGATEWAY_URL}/metrics/job/gitops_rsyslog/instance/rsyslog-lab"
 
-        exit $DRIFT_RC
+        echo "==> Metric pushed. Pipeline always succeeds; sync status is in Prometheus."
     when:
       event: cron