diff --git a/pipeline/container.go b/pipeline/container.go
index f5428015..e635abde 100644
--- a/pipeline/container.go
+++ b/pipeline/container.go
@@ -134,6 +134,7 @@ func (c *Container) Execute(r *RuleData) bool {
 
 		// check if you need to run a status failure ruleset
 		if !(c.Ruleset.If.Empty() && c.Ruleset.Unless.Empty()) &&
+			!(c.Ruleset.If.NoStatus() && c.Ruleset.Unless.NoStatus()) &&
 			c.Ruleset.Match(r) {
 			// approve the need to run the container
 			execute = true
@@ -144,6 +145,7 @@ func (c *Container) Execute(r *RuleData) bool {
 
 	// check if you need to skip a status failure ruleset
 	if strings.EqualFold(status, constants.StatusSuccess) &&
+		!(c.Ruleset.If.NoStatus() && c.Ruleset.Unless.NoStatus()) &&
 		!(c.Ruleset.If.Empty() && c.Ruleset.Unless.Empty()) && c.Ruleset.Match(r) {
 
 		r.Status = constants.StatusSuccess
diff --git a/pipeline/container_test.go b/pipeline/container_test.go
index 17cbda22..1fda2fa3 100644
--- a/pipeline/container_test.go
+++ b/pipeline/container_test.go
@@ -219,6 +219,26 @@ func TestPipeline_Container_Execute(t *testing.T) {
 			},
 			want: true,
 		},
+		{ // no status container with build success
+			container: &Container{
+				Name:     "branch/event/status",
+				Image:    "alpine:latest",
+				Commands: []string{"echo \"Hey Vela\""},
+				Ruleset: Ruleset{
+					If: Rules{
+						Branch: []string{"master"},
+						Event:  []string{constants.EventPush},
+					},
+				},
+			},
+			ruleData: &RuleData{
+				Branch: "master",
+				Event:  "push",
+				Repo:   "foo/bar",
+				Status: "failure",
+			},
+			want: false,
+		},
 		{ // branch/event/status container with build success
 			container: &Container{
 				Name:     "branch/event/status",
@@ -343,6 +363,48 @@ func TestPipeline_Container_Execute(t *testing.T) {
 			},
 			want: true,
 		},
+		{ // status unless success container with build success
+			container: &Container{
+				Name:     "status unless",
+				Image:    "alpine:latest",
+				Commands: []string{"echo \"Hey Vela\""},
+				Ruleset: Ruleset{
+					Unless: Rules{
+						Branch: []string{"master"},
+						Event:  []string{constants.EventPush},
+						Status: []string{constants.StatusSuccess},
+					},
+				},
+			},
+			ruleData: &RuleData{
+				Branch: "master",
+				Event:  "push",
+				Repo:   "foo/bar",
+				Status: "success",
+			},
+			want: false,
+		},
+		{ // status unless success container with build success
+			container: &Container{
+				Name:     "status unless",
+				Image:    "alpine:latest",
+				Commands: []string{"echo \"Hey Vela\""},
+				Ruleset: Ruleset{
+					Unless: Rules{
+						Branch: []string{"dev"},
+						Event:  []string{constants.EventPush},
+						Status: []string{constants.StatusSuccess},
+					},
+				},
+			},
+			ruleData: &RuleData{
+				Branch: "master",
+				Event:  "pull_request",
+				Repo:   "foo/bar",
+				Status: "failure",
+			},
+			want: true,
+		},
 	}
 
 	// run tests
diff --git a/pipeline/ruleset.go b/pipeline/ruleset.go
index 2a22e6a4..ce9ce9f4 100644
--- a/pipeline/ruleset.go
+++ b/pipeline/ruleset.go
@@ -82,6 +82,17 @@ func (r *Ruleset) Match(from *RuleData) bool {
 	return false
 }
 
+// NoStatus returns true if the status field is empty
+func (r *Rules) NoStatus() bool {
+	// return true if every ruletype is empty
+	if len(r.Status) == 0 {
+		return true
+	}
+
+	// return false if any of the ruletype is provided
+	return false
+}
+
 // Empty returns true if the provided ruletypes are empty.
 func (r *Rules) Empty() bool {
 	// return true if every ruletype is empty
diff --git a/pipeline/ruleset_test.go b/pipeline/ruleset_test.go
index 68e99916..792c8db2 100644
--- a/pipeline/ruleset_test.go
+++ b/pipeline/ruleset_test.go
@@ -192,6 +192,18 @@ func TestPipeline_Ruleset_Match(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 }
 
+func TestPipeline_Rules_NoStatus(t *testing.T) {
+	// setup types
+	r := Rules{}
+
+	// run test
+	got := r.Empty()
+
+	if !got {
+		t.Errorf("Rule NoStatus is %v, want true", got)
+	}
+}
+
 func TestPipeline_Rules_Empty(t *testing.T) {
 	// setup types
 	r := Rules{}