diff --git a/lib/inferno/result_summarizer.rb b/lib/inferno/result_summarizer.rb
index eb91f2745..30e831fb5 100644
--- a/lib/inferno/result_summarizer.rb
+++ b/lib/inferno/result_summarizer.rb
@@ -12,6 +12,8 @@ def initialize(results)
     end
 
     def summarize
+      return 'wait' if results.any? { |result| result.result == 'wait' }
+
       return 'pass' if optional_results_passing_criteria_met?
 
       prioritized_result_strings.find { |result_string| unique_result_strings.include? result_string }
diff --git a/spec/inferno/result_summarizer_spec.rb b/spec/inferno/result_summarizer_spec.rb
index 74472ef1d..40e0f3457 100644
--- a/spec/inferno/result_summarizer_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/inferno/result_summarizer_spec.rb
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 RSpec.describe Inferno::ResultSummarizer do
   let(:passing_result) { repo_create(:result, result: 'pass') }
   let(:failing_result) { repo_create(:result, result: 'fail') }
+  let(:waiting_result) { repo_create(:result, result: 'wait') }
 
   context 'when all results are required' do
     it 'returns the highest priority result' do
@@ -29,5 +30,12 @@
 
       expect(result).to eq('pass')
     end
+
+    it 'returns "wait" if an optional result is waiting' do
+      allow(waiting_result).to receive(:optional?).and_return(true)
+      result = described_class.new([passing_result, waiting_result]).summarize
+
+      expect(result).to eq('wait')
+    end
   end
 end