diff --git a/src/validation/testcase/gitlab.py b/src/validation/testcase/gitlab.py
index 2602623..ac9a794 100644
--- a/src/validation/testcase/gitlab.py
+++ b/src/validation/testcase/gitlab.py
@@ -43,50 +43,37 @@ def create_file_in_new_branch(self, branch: str):
             },
         )
 
-    def _check_status_author(self, status: CommitFlag) -> bool:
-        """
-        Check if status author matches the account name.
-        Returns True if match, False otherwise (including on errors).
-        """
-        try:
-            if not status._raw_commit_flag or not status._raw_commit_flag.author:
-                return False
-            author_username = status._raw_commit_flag.author["username"]
-            logging.debug(
-                "Status '%s' by '%s' - Match: %s",
-                status.context,
-                author_username,
-                author_username == self.account_name,
-            )
-            return author_username == self.account_name
-        except (KeyError, AttributeError, TypeError) as e:
-            logging.warning(
-                "Failed to get author for status %s: %s - Raw: %s",
-                status.context,
-                e,
-                status._raw_commit_flag,
-            )
-            return False
-
     def get_statuses(self) -> list[CommitFlag]:
         all_statuses = list(self.project.get_commit_statuses(commit=self.head_commit))
 
         logging.debug(
-            "Fetching statuses for commit %s, looking for author: %s",
+            "Fetching statuses for commit %s, total found: %d",
             self.head_commit,
-            self.account_name,
+            len(all_statuses),
         )
 
-        filtered_statuses = [status for status in all_statuses if self._check_status_author(status)]
+        # Log all statuses with their authors for debugging
+        for status in all_statuses:
+            author = "unknown"
+            try:
+                if status._raw_commit_flag and status._raw_commit_flag.author:
+                    author = status._raw_commit_flag.author.get("username", "unknown")
+            except (KeyError, AttributeError):
+                pass
+            logging.debug(
+                "Status '%s' by '%s' - state: %s",
+                status.context,
+                author,
+                status.state,
+            )
 
-        logging.debug(
-            "Found %d/%d statuses from %s",
-            len(filtered_statuses),
+        # GitLab pipeline statuses may not have the service account as author
+        logging.info(
+            "Returning all %d statuses for GitLab (not filtering by author)",
             len(all_statuses),
-            self.account_name,
         )
 
-        return filtered_statuses
+        return all_statuses
 
     def is_status_successful(self, status: CommitFlag) -> bool:
         return status.state == CommitStatus.success