diff --git a/meta/lib/patchtest/tests/test_patch.py b/meta/lib/patchtest/tests/test_patch.py
index f427b7a8b0..79aa8f100c 100644
--- a/meta/lib/patchtest/tests/test_patch.py
+++ b/meta/lib/patchtest/tests/test_patch.py
@@ -40,116 +40,107 @@ class TestPatch(base.Base):
             self.skip('No new CVE patches introduced')
 
     def test_upstream_status_presence_format(self):
-        if not TestPatch.newpatches:
-            self.skip("There are no new software patches, no reason to test Upstream-Status presence/format")
+    if not TestPatch.newpatches:
+        self.skip("There are no new software patches, no reason to test Upstream-Status presence/format")
 
-        for newpatch in TestPatch.newpatches:
-            payload = newpatch.__str__()
-            lines = payload.splitlines()
+    for newpatch in TestPatch.newpatches:
+        payload = newpatch.__str__()
+        lines = payload.splitlines()
 
-            scissors_index = None
-            for idx, line in enumerate(lines):
-                if line.lstrip("+") == "---":
-                    scissors_index = idx
-                    break
+        scissors_index = None
+        for idx, line in enumerate(lines):
+            if line.lstrip("+") == "---":
+                scissors_index = idx
+                break
 
-            header_has_upstream = False
-            body_has_upstream = False
+        header_has_upstream = False
+        body_has_upstream = False
 
-            for idx, line in enumerate(lines):
-                if not patchtest_patterns.upstream_status_regex.search_string(line):
-                    continue
+        for idx, line in enumerate(lines):
+            if not patchtest_patterns.upstream_status_regex.search_string(line):
+                continue
 
-                if scissors_index is not None and idx > scissors_index:
-                    body_has_upstream = True
-                else:
-                    header_has_upstream = True
-
-            if not header_has_upstream:
-    if body_has_upstream:
-        self.skip(
-            'Upstream-Status is present only after the patch scissors. '
-            'It may be ignored by git and lost during patch refresh. '
-            'Consider placing it before the scissors line.',
-            data=[
-                ("Standard format", self.standard_format),
-                ("Valid status", self.valid_status),
-            ],
-        )
-                else:
+            if scissors_index is not None and idx > scissors_index:
+                body_has_upstream = True
+            else:
+                header_has_upstream = True
+
+        if not header_has_upstream:
+            if body_has_upstream:
+                print(
+                    'WARNING: Upstream-Status is present only after the patch scissors. '
+                    'It may be ignored by git and lost during patch refresh. '
+                    'Consider placing it before the scissors line.'
+                )
+            else:
+                self.fail(
+                    "Added patch file is missing Upstream-Status: <Valid status> in the commit message",
+                    data=[
+                        ("Standard format", self.standard_format),
+                        ("Valid status", self.valid_status),
+                    ],
+                )
+
+        for idx, line in enumerate(lines):
+            if patchtest_patterns.patchmetadata_regex.match(line):
+                continue
+
+            if not patchtest_patterns.upstream_status_regex.search_string(line):
+                continue
+
+            if scissors_index is not None and idx > scissors_index:
+                print(
+                    'WARNING: Upstream-Status found after patch scissors. '
+                    'It may be ignored by git and lost during patch refresh. '
+                    'Consider placing it before the scissors line.'
+                )
+                continue
+
+            if patchtest_patterns.inappropriate.searchString(line):
+                try:
+                    patchtest_patterns.upstream_status_inappropriate_info.parseString(
+                        line.lstrip("+")
+                    )
+                except pyparsing.ParseException as pe:
+                    self.fail(
+                        "Upstream-Status is Inappropriate, but no reason was provided",
+                        data=[
+                            ("Current", pe.pstr),
+                            (
+                                "Standard format",
+                                "Upstream-Status: Inappropriate [reason]",
+                            ),
+                        ],
+                    )
+            elif patchtest_patterns.submitted.searchString(line):
+                try:
+                    patchtest_patterns.upstream_status_submitted_info.parseString(
+                        line.lstrip("+")
+                    )
+                except pyparsing.ParseException as pe:
+                    self.fail(
+                        "Upstream-Status is Submitted, but it is not mentioned where",
+                        data=[
+                            ("Current", pe.pstr),
+                            (
+                                "Standard format",
+                                "Upstream-Status: Submitted [where]",
+                            ),
+                        ],
+                    )
+            else:
+                try:
+                    patchtest_patterns.upstream_status.parseString(line.lstrip("+"))
+                except pyparsing.ParseException as pe:
                     self.fail(
-                        "Added patch file is missing Upstream-Status: <Valid status> in the commit message",
+                        "Upstream-Status is in incorrect format",
                         data=[
+                            ("Current", pe.pstr),
                             ("Standard format", self.standard_format),
                             ("Valid status", self.valid_status),
                         ],
                     )
 
-            for idx, line in enumerate(lines):
-                if patchtest_patterns.patchmetadata_regex.match(line):
-                    continue
-
-                if not patchtest_patterns.upstream_status_regex.search_string(line):
-                    continue
-
-                if scissors_index is not None and idx > scissors_index:
-    self.skip(
-        'Upstream-Status found after patch scissors. '
-        'It may be ignored by git and lost during patch refresh. '
-        'Consider placing it before the scissors line.',
-        data=[
-            ("Current", line.lstrip("+")),
-            ("Standard format", self.standard_format),
-            ("Valid status", self.valid_status),
-        ],
-    )
-
-
-                if patchtest_patterns.inappropriate.searchString(line):
-                    try:
-                        patchtest_patterns.upstream_status_inappropriate_info.parseString(
-                            line.lstrip("+")
-                        )
-                    except pyparsing.ParseException as pe:
-                        self.fail(
-                            "Upstream-Status is Inappropriate, but no reason was provided",
-                            data=[
-                                ("Current", pe.pstr),
-                                (
-                                    "Standard format",
-                                    "Upstream-Status: Inappropriate [reason]",
-                                ),
-                            ],
-                        )
-                elif patchtest_patterns.submitted.searchString(line):
-                    try:
-                        patchtest_patterns.upstream_status_submitted_info.parseString(
-                            line.lstrip("+")
-                        )
-                    except pyparsing.ParseException as pe:
-                        self.fail(
-                            "Upstream-Status is Submitted, but it is not mentioned where",
-                            data=[
-                                ("Current", pe.pstr),
-                                (
-                                    "Standard format",
-                                    "Upstream-Status: Submitted [where]",
-                                ),
-                            ],
-                        )
-                else:
-                    try:
-                        patchtest_patterns.upstream_status.parseString(line.lstrip("+"))
-                    except pyparsing.ParseException as pe:
-                        self.fail(
-                            "Upstream-Status is in incorrect format",
-                            data=[
-                                ("Current", pe.pstr),
-                                ("Standard format", self.standard_format),
-                                ("Valid status", self.valid_status),
-                            ],
-                        )
-
     def test_signed_off_by_presence(self):
         if not TestPatch.newpatches:
             self.skip("There are no new software patches, no reason to test %s presence" % PatchSignedOffBy.mark)
