diff --git a/src/checkstyle/reporter/ExitCodeReporter.hx b/src/checkstyle/reporter/ExitCodeReporter.hx
index b08f1565..5e17f73e 100644
--- a/src/checkstyle/reporter/ExitCodeReporter.hx
+++ b/src/checkstyle/reporter/ExitCodeReporter.hx
@@ -19,6 +19,6 @@ class ExitCodeReporter implements IReporter {
 	public function fileFinish(f:CheckFile) {}
 
 	public function addMessage(m:CheckMessage) {
-		failCheckCount++;
+		if (m.severity == ERROR) failCheckCount++;
 	}
 }
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