diff --git a/wp-admin/includes/class-wp-site-health-auto-updates.php b/wp-admin/includes/class-wp-site-health-auto-updates.php
index c07f1dc743..05fbba9085 100644
--- a/wp-admin/includes/class-wp-site-health-auto-updates.php
+++ b/wp-admin/includes/class-wp-site-health-auto-updates.php
@@ -287,7 +287,7 @@ class WP_Site_Health_Auto_Updates {
'' . $check_dir . '
',
"$vcs_dir
"
),
- 'severity' => 'fail',
+ 'severity' => 'warning',
);
}