diff --git a/analysis/analysis.go b/analysis/analysis.go
index 3bb7d89731..e5c6fc907d 100644
--- a/analysis/analysis.go
+++ b/analysis/analysis.go
@@ -508,6 +508,11 @@ func (c *Controller) assessRunStatus(run *v1alpha1.AnalysisRun, metrics []v1alph
 						runSummary.Successful++
 					}
 				} else {
+					// We don't really care about the failures from dry-runs and hence, if there is no current status
+					// found then we just set it to `AnalysisPhaseSuccessful`
+					if worstStatus == "" {
+						worstStatus = v1alpha1.AnalysisPhaseSuccessful
+					}
 					// Update metric result message
 					if message != "" {
 						result.Message = fmt.Sprintf("Metric assessed %s due to %s", metricStatus, message)
diff --git a/analysis/analysis_test.go b/analysis/analysis_test.go
index 30e3b7adb9..d4763f3e4b 100644
--- a/analysis/analysis_test.go
+++ b/analysis/analysis_test.go
@@ -1500,7 +1500,7 @@ func TestAssessRunStatusErrorMessageAnalysisPhaseFail(t *testing.T) {
 
 func TestAssessRunStatusErrorMessageAnalysisPhaseFailInDryRunMode(t *testing.T) {
 	status, message, dryRunSummary := StartAssessRunStatusErrorMessageAnalysisPhaseFail(t, true)
-	assert.Equal(t, v1alpha1.AnalysisPhaseRunning, status)
+	assert.Equal(t, v1alpha1.AnalysisPhaseSuccessful, status)
 	assert.Equal(t, "", message)
 	expectedDryRunSummary := v1alpha1.RunSummary{
 		Count:        2,
@@ -1545,7 +1545,7 @@ func TestAssessRunStatusErrorMessageFromProvider(t *testing.T) {
 func TestAssessRunStatusErrorMessageFromProviderInDryRunMode(t *testing.T) {
 	providerMessage := "Provider Error"
 	status, message, dryRunSummary := StartAssessRunStatusErrorMessageFromProvider(t, providerMessage, true)
-	assert.Equal(t, v1alpha1.AnalysisPhaseRunning, status)
+	assert.Equal(t, v1alpha1.AnalysisPhaseSuccessful, status)
 	assert.Equal(t, "", message)
 	expectedDryRunSummary := v1alpha1.RunSummary{
 		Count:        2,
@@ -1587,7 +1587,7 @@ func TestAssessRunStatusMultipleFailures(t *testing.T) {
 
 func TestAssessRunStatusMultipleFailuresInDryRunMode(t *testing.T) {
 	status, message, dryRunSummary := StartAssessRunStatusMultipleFailures(t, true)
-	assert.Equal(t, v1alpha1.AnalysisPhaseRunning, status)
+	assert.Equal(t, v1alpha1.AnalysisPhaseSuccessful, status)
 	assert.Equal(t, "", message)
 	expectedDryRunSummary := v1alpha1.RunSummary{
 		Count:        2,
@@ -1623,7 +1623,7 @@ func TestAssessRunStatusWorstMessageInReconcileAnalysisRun(t *testing.T) {
 
 func TestAssessRunStatusWorstMessageInReconcileAnalysisRunInDryRunMode(t *testing.T) {
 	newRun := StartAssessRunStatusWorstMessageInReconcileAnalysisRun(t, true)
-	assert.Equal(t, v1alpha1.AnalysisPhaseRunning, newRun.Status.Phase)
+	assert.Equal(t, v1alpha1.AnalysisPhaseSuccessful, newRun.Status.Phase)
 	assert.Equal(t, "", newRun.Status.Message)
 	expectedDryRunSummary := v1alpha1.RunSummary{
 		Count:        2,