diff --git a/server/events/vcs/gitlab_client.go b/server/events/vcs/gitlab_client.go
index f96d964fda..030629c8b8 100644
--- a/server/events/vcs/gitlab_client.go
+++ b/server/events/vcs/gitlab_client.go
@@ -283,7 +283,7 @@ func (g *GitlabClient) PullIsMergeable(repo models.Repo, pull models.PullRequest
 	// Prevent nil pointer error when mr.HeadPipeline is empty
 	// See: https://github.com/runatlantis/atlantis/issues/1852
 	commit := pull.HeadCommit
-	isPipelineSkipped := true
+	isPipelineSkipped := false
 	if mr.HeadPipeline != nil {
 		commit = mr.HeadPipeline.SHA
 		isPipelineSkipped = mr.HeadPipeline.Status == "skipped"
diff --git a/server/events/vcs/gitlab_client_test.go b/server/events/vcs/gitlab_client_test.go
index 5d4e6a701b..bca29ab26c 100644
--- a/server/events/vcs/gitlab_client_test.go
+++ b/server/events/vcs/gitlab_client_test.go
@@ -367,6 +367,27 @@ func TestGitlabClient_PullIsMergeable(t *testing.T) {
 			defaultMr,
 			true,
 		},
+		{
+			fmt.Sprintf("%s/apply: resource/default", vcsStatusName),
+			models.FailedCommitStatus,
+			gitlabServerVersions,
+			noHeadPipelineMR,
+			true,
+		},
+		{
+			fmt.Sprintf("%s/apply", vcsStatusName),
+			models.FailedCommitStatus,
+			gitlabServerVersions,
+			noHeadPipelineMR,
+			true,
+		},
+		{
+			fmt.Sprintf("%s/plan: resource/default", vcsStatusName),
+			models.FailedCommitStatus,
+			gitlabServerVersions,
+			noHeadPipelineMR,
+			false,
+		},
 		{
 			fmt.Sprintf("%s/plan", vcsStatusName),
 			models.PendingCommitStatus,
@@ -376,10 +397,10 @@ func TestGitlabClient_PullIsMergeable(t *testing.T) {
 		},
 		{
 			fmt.Sprintf("%s/plan", vcsStatusName),
-			models.FailedCommitStatus,
+			models.SuccessCommitStatus,
 			gitlabServerVersions,
 			noHeadPipelineMR,
-			false,
+			true,
 		},
 	}
 	for _, serverVersion := range gitlabServerVersions {