diff --git a/dist/check-group/core/generate_progress.js b/dist/check-group/core/generate_progress.js
index 0e23c16f..b230da84 100644
--- a/dist/check-group/core/generate_progress.js
+++ b/dist/check-group/core/generate_progress.js
@@ -37,6 +37,7 @@ var __generator = (this && this.__generator) || function (thisArg, body) {
 };
 Object.defineProperty(exports, "__esModule", { value: true });
 exports.commentOnPr = exports.generateProgressDetailsMarkdown = exports.generateProgressDetailsCLI = void 0;
+var satisfy_expected_checks_1 = require("./satisfy_expected_checks");
 var statusToMark = function (check, postedChecks) {
     if (check in postedChecks) {
         if (postedChecks[check].conclusion === "success") {
@@ -106,26 +107,26 @@ exports.generateProgressDetailsCLI = generateProgressDetailsCLI;
 var generateProgressDetailsMarkdown = function (subprojects, postedChecks) {
     var progress = "## Groups summary\n";
     subprojects.forEach(function (subproject) {
-        // create a map of the relevant checks with their status
-        var subprojectCheckStatus = {};
-        subproject.checks.forEach(function (check) {
-            var status = (check in postedChecks) ? postedChecks[check].conclusion : 'no_status';
-            subprojectCheckStatus[check] = status;
-        });
         // get the aggregated status of all statuses in the subproject
-        var subprojectEmoji = Object.values(subprojectCheckStatus).every(function (v) { return v === "success"; }) ? "🟢" : "🔴";
+        var checkResult = (0, satisfy_expected_checks_1.getChecksResult)(subproject.checks, postedChecks);
+        var subprojectEmoji = "🟡";
+        if (checkResult === "all_passing") {
+            subprojectEmoji = "🟢";
+        }
+        else if (checkResult === "has_failure") {
+            subprojectEmoji = "🔴";
+        }
         // generate the markdown table
         progress += "<details>\n\n";
         progress += "<summary><b>".concat(subprojectEmoji, " ").concat(subproject.id, "</b></summary>\n\n");
         progress += "| Check ID | Status |     |\n";
         progress += "| -------- | ------ | --- |\n";
-        for (var _i = 0, _a = Object.entries(subprojectCheckStatus); _i < _a.length; _i++) {
-            var _b = _a[_i], check = _b[0], status_2 = _b[1];
+        subproject.checks.forEach(function (check) {
             var link = statusToLink(check, postedChecks);
-            var status_3 = parseStatus(check, postedChecks);
+            var status = parseStatus(check, postedChecks);
             var mark = statusToMark(check, postedChecks);
-            progress += "| ".concat(link, " | ").concat(status_3, " | ").concat(mark, " |\n");
-        }
+            progress += "| ".concat(link, " | ").concat(status, " | ").concat(mark, " |\n");
+        });
         progress += "\n</details>\n\n";
     });
     return progress;
diff --git a/dist/check-group/core/index.js b/dist/check-group/core/index.js
index b6341ca1..4520b316 100644
--- a/dist/check-group/core/index.js
+++ b/dist/check-group/core/index.js
@@ -136,7 +136,7 @@ var CheckGroup = /** @class */ (function () {
                     case 1:
                         postedChecks = _a.sent();
                         core.debug("postedChecks: ".concat(JSON.stringify(postedChecks)));
-                        result = (0, satisfy_expected_checks_1.satisfyExpectedChecks)(subprojs, postedChecks);
+                        result = (0, satisfy_expected_checks_1.getSubProjResult)(subprojs, postedChecks);
                         this.notifyProgress(subprojs, postedChecks, result);
                         core.endGroup();
                         if (result === "all_passing") {
diff --git a/dist/check-group/core/satisfy_expected_checks.js b/dist/check-group/core/satisfy_expected_checks.js
index de93e2af..064e26cb 100644
--- a/dist/check-group/core/satisfy_expected_checks.js
+++ b/dist/check-group/core/satisfy_expected_checks.js
@@ -1,41 +1,55 @@
 "use strict";
 Object.defineProperty(exports, "__esModule", { value: true });
-exports.satisfyExpectedChecks = void 0;
-/* eslint-enable @typescript-eslint/no-unused-vars */
-/**
- * Checks if all the sub-project requirements are satisfied.
- *
- * @param subProjs The sub-projects a certain pull request
- * matches.
- *
- * @param checksStatusLookup The checks that has already
- * posted progresses. The key is the check ID and the value
- * is the current check status.
- *
- * @returns The current result of checks fulfillment.
- * * "all_passing" means all required checks post
- *   success conclusion.
- * * "has_failure" means at least one of the required
- *   checks failed.
- * * "pending" means there is no failure but some
- *   checks are pending or missing.
- */
-var satisfyExpectedChecks = function (subProjs, postedChecks) {
+exports.getSubProjResult = exports.getChecksResult = void 0;
+var getChecksResult = function (checks, postedChecks) {
     var result = "all_passing";
-    subProjs.forEach(function (subProj) {
-        subProj.checks.forEach(function (check) {
-            if (check in postedChecks &&
-                postedChecks[check].conclusion !== "success" &&
-                postedChecks[check].conclusion !== null) {
-                result = "has_failure";
+    for (var _i = 0, checks_1 = checks; _i < checks_1.length; _i++) {
+        var check = checks_1[_i];
+        if (check in postedChecks) {
+            var conclusion = postedChecks[check].conclusion;
+            if (conclusion === null) {
+                // the check is in progress
+                result = "pending";
+            }
+            else if (conclusion !== "success") {
+                // the check already failed
+                return "has_failure";
+            }
+        }
+        else {
+            // the check is missing, hopefully queued
+            result = "pending";
+        }
+    }
+    ;
+    return result;
+};
+exports.getChecksResult = getChecksResult;
+var getSubProjResult = function (subProjs, postedChecks) {
+    var result = "all_passing";
+    for (var _i = 0, subProjs_1 = subProjs; _i < subProjs_1.length; _i++) {
+        var subProj = subProjs_1[_i];
+        for (var _a = 0, _b = subProj.checks; _a < _b.length; _a++) {
+            var check = _b[_a];
+            if (check in postedChecks) {
+                var conclusion = postedChecks[check].conclusion;
+                if (conclusion === null) {
+                    // the check is in progress
+                    result = "pending";
+                }
+                else if (conclusion !== "success") {
+                    // the check already failed
+                    return "has_failure";
+                }
             }
-            if ((!(check in postedChecks) ||
-                postedChecks[check].conclusion === null) &&
-                result !== "has_failure") {
+            else {
+                // the check is missing, hopefully queued
                 result = "pending";
             }
-        });
-    });
+        }
+        ;
+    }
+    ;
     return result;
 };
-exports.satisfyExpectedChecks = satisfyExpectedChecks;
+exports.getSubProjResult = getSubProjResult;
diff --git a/src/check-group/core/generate_progress.ts b/src/check-group/core/generate_progress.ts
index b2e12a39..8a6598e3 100644
--- a/src/check-group/core/generate_progress.ts
+++ b/src/check-group/core/generate_progress.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 import { CheckResult, CheckRunData, SubProjConfig } from "../types";
 import { Context } from "probot";
+import { getChecksResult } from "./satisfy_expected_checks";
 
 
 const statusToMark = (
@@ -90,25 +91,25 @@ export const generateProgressDetailsMarkdown = (
 ): string => {
   let progress = "## Groups summary\n";
   subprojects.forEach((subproject) => {
-    // create a map of the relevant checks with their status
-    let subprojectCheckStatus: Record<string, string> = {}
-    subproject.checks.forEach((check) => {
-      let status = (check in postedChecks) ? postedChecks[check].conclusion : 'no_status'
-      subprojectCheckStatus[check] = status
-    });
     // get the aggregated status of all statuses in the subproject
-    const subprojectEmoji: string = Object.values(subprojectCheckStatus).every(v => v === "success") ? "🟢" : "🔴"
+    const checkResult = getChecksResult(subproject.checks, postedChecks)
+    let subprojectEmoji = "🟡";
+    if (checkResult === "all_passing") {
+      subprojectEmoji = "🟢";
+    } else if (checkResult === "has_failure") {
+      subprojectEmoji = "🔴";
+    }
     // generate the markdown table
     progress += "<details>\n\n"
     progress += `<summary><b>${subprojectEmoji} ${subproject.id}</b></summary>\n\n`;
     progress += "| Check ID | Status |     |\n";
     progress += "| -------- | ------ | --- |\n";
-    for (const [check, status] of Object.entries(subprojectCheckStatus)) {
+    subproject.checks.forEach((check) => {
       const link = statusToLink(check, postedChecks);
       const status = parseStatus(check, postedChecks);
       const mark = statusToMark(check, postedChecks);
       progress += `| ${link} | ${status} | ${mark} |\n`;
-    }
+    })
     progress += "\n</details>\n\n";
   });
   return progress;
diff --git a/src/check-group/core/index.ts b/src/check-group/core/index.ts
index c2ce89b7..785d7a44 100644
--- a/src/check-group/core/index.ts
+++ b/src/check-group/core/index.ts
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
 } from "./generate_progress";
 import { CheckRunData } from '../types';
 import { matchFilenamesToSubprojects } from "./subproj_matching";
-import { satisfyExpectedChecks } from "./satisfy_expected_checks";
+import { getSubProjResult } from "./satisfy_expected_checks";
 import { fetchConfig } from "./config_getter";
 import type { CheckGroupConfig, CheckResult, SubProjConfig } from "../types";
 import type { Context } from "probot";
@@ -84,7 +84,7 @@ export class CheckGroup {
       core.startGroup(`Check ${tries}`);
       const postedChecks = await getPostedChecks(this.context, this.sha);
       core.debug(`postedChecks: ${JSON.stringify(postedChecks)}`);
-      const result = satisfyExpectedChecks(subprojs, postedChecks);
+      const result = getSubProjResult(subprojs, postedChecks);
       this.notifyProgress(subprojs, postedChecks, result)
       core.endGroup();
     
diff --git a/src/check-group/core/satisfy_expected_checks.ts b/src/check-group/core/satisfy_expected_checks.ts
index 3a661eec..17a73c4c 100644
--- a/src/check-group/core/satisfy_expected_checks.ts
+++ b/src/check-group/core/satisfy_expected_checks.ts
@@ -1,47 +1,49 @@
-/* eslint-disable @typescript-eslint/no-unused-vars */
 import { CheckResult, CheckRunData, SubProjConfig } from "../types";
-/* eslint-enable @typescript-eslint/no-unused-vars */
 
-/**
- * Checks if all the sub-project requirements are satisfied.
- *
- * @param subProjs The sub-projects a certain pull request
- * matches.
- *
- * @param checksStatusLookup The checks that has already
- * posted progresses. The key is the check ID and the value
- * is the current check status.
- *
- * @returns The current result of checks fulfillment.
- * * "all_passing" means all required checks post
- *   success conclusion.
- * * "has_failure" means at least one of the required
- *   checks failed.
- * * "pending" means there is no failure but some
- *   checks are pending or missing.
- */
-export const satisfyExpectedChecks = (
-  subProjs: SubProjConfig[],
+export const getChecksResult = (
+  checks: string[],
   postedChecks: Record<string, CheckRunData>,
 ): CheckResult => {
   let result: CheckResult = "all_passing";
-  subProjs.forEach((subProj) => {
-    subProj.checks.forEach((check) => {
-      if (
-        check in postedChecks &&
-        postedChecks[check].conclusion !== "success" &&
-        postedChecks[check].conclusion !== null
-      ) {
-        result = "has_failure";
+  for (const check of checks) {
+    if (check in postedChecks) {
+      const conclusion = postedChecks[check].conclusion; 
+      if (conclusion === null) {
+        // the check is in progress
+        result = "pending";
+      } else if (conclusion !== "success") {
+        // the check already failed
+        return "has_failure";
       }
-      if (
-        (!(check in postedChecks) ||
-        postedChecks[check].conclusion === null) &&
-        result !== "has_failure"
-      ) {
+    } else {
+      // the check is missing, hopefully queued
+      result = "pending";
+    }
+  };
+  return result;
+}
+
+export const getSubProjResult = (
+  subProjs: SubProjConfig[],
+  postedChecks: Record<string, CheckRunData>,
+): CheckResult => {
+  let result: CheckResult = "all_passing";
+  for (const subProj of subProjs) {
+    for (const check of subProj.checks) {
+      if (check in postedChecks) {
+        const conclusion = postedChecks[check].conclusion; 
+        if (conclusion === null) {
+          // the check is in progress
+          result = "pending";
+        } else if (conclusion !== "success") {
+          // the check already failed
+          return "has_failure";
+        }
+      } else {
+        // the check is missing, hopefully queued
         result = "pending";
       }
-    });
-  });
+    };
+  };
   return result;
 };