diff --git a/.mergify.yml b/.mergify.yml
index f4e9207828915..fce427cb9afd9 100644
--- a/.mergify.yml
+++ b/.mergify.yml
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ pull_request_rules:
       comment:
         message: Codebuild (Continuous Integration) build failed for current commits. Please check log and resolve before PR is merged.
     conditions:
-      - -status-success=AWS CodeBuild us-east-1 (aws-cdk-build)
+      - status-failure=AWS CodeBuild us-east-1 (aws-cdk-build)
   - name: remove stale reviews
     actions:
       dismiss_reviews: {}
@@ -67,4 +67,4 @@ pull_request_rules:
       comment:
         message: Title does not follow the guidelines of [Conventional Commits](https://www.conventionalcommits.org). Please adjust title before merge.
     conditions:
-      - -status-success=Semantic Pull Request
+      - status-failure=Semantic Pull Request