diff --git a/server/events/vcs/github_client.go b/server/events/vcs/github_client.go
index 608deda5d7..4286a1f671 100644
--- a/server/events/vcs/github_client.go
+++ b/server/events/vcs/github_client.go
@@ -402,16 +402,6 @@ func (g *GithubClient) GetCombinedStatusMinusApply(repo models.Repo, pull *githu
 		return false, errors.Wrap(err, "getting combined status")
 	}
 
-	//iterate over statuses - return false if we find one that isn't "apply" and doesn't have state = "success"
-	for _, r := range status.Statuses {
-		if strings.HasPrefix(*r.Context, fmt.Sprintf("%s/%s", vcstatusname, command.Apply.String())) {
-			continue
-		}
-		if *r.State != "success" {
-			return false, nil
-		}
-	}
-
 	//get required status checks
 	required, _, err := g.client.Repositories.GetBranchProtection(context.Background(), repo.Owner, repo.Name, *pull.Base.Ref)
 	if err != nil {
@@ -422,6 +412,16 @@ func (g *GithubClient) GetCombinedStatusMinusApply(repo models.Repo, pull *githu
 		return true, nil
 	}
 
+	//iterate over statuses - return false if we find one that isn't "apply", is a required status and doesn't have state = "success"
+	for _, r := range status.Statuses {
+		if strings.HasPrefix(*r.Context, fmt.Sprintf("%s/%s", vcstatusname, command.Apply.String())) {
+			continue
+		}
+		if isRequiredCheck(*r.Context, required.RequiredStatusChecks.Contexts) && *r.State != "success" {
+			return false, nil
+		}
+	}
+
 	//check check suite/check run api
 	checksuites, _, err := g.client.Checks.ListCheckSuitesForRef(context.Background(), *pull.Head.Repo.Owner.Login, repo.Name, *pull.Head.Ref, nil)
 	if err != nil {
diff --git a/server/events/vcs/testdata/github-branch-protection-required-checks.json b/server/events/vcs/testdata/github-branch-protection-required-checks.json
index 9f422db9ea..873f3ca655 100644
--- a/server/events/vcs/testdata/github-branch-protection-required-checks.json
+++ b/server/events/vcs/testdata/github-branch-protection-required-checks.json
@@ -4,13 +4,18 @@
         "url": "https://api.github.com/repos/octocat/Hello-World/branches/master/protection/required_status_checks",
         "strict": true,
         "contexts": [
-            "atlantis/apply"
+            "atlantis/apply",
+            "atlantis/plan"
         ],
         "contexts_url": "https://api.github.com/repos/octocat/Hello-World/branches/master/protection/required_status_checks/contexts",
         "checks": [
             {
                 "context": "atlantis/apply",
                 "app_id": 123456
+            },
+            {
+                "context": "atlantis/plan",
+                "app_id": 123456
             }
         ]
     }
diff --git a/server/events/vcs/testdata/github-commit-status-full.json b/server/events/vcs/testdata/github-commit-status-full.json
index a042101c40..63c880507d 100644
--- a/server/events/vcs/testdata/github-commit-status-full.json
+++ b/server/events/vcs/testdata/github-commit-status-full.json
@@ -72,6 +72,18 @@
         "context": "atlantis/apply",
         "created_at": "2022-02-10T15:26:28Z",
         "updated_at": "2022-02-10T15:26:28Z"
+      },
+      {
+        "url": "https://api.github.com/repos/octocat/Hello-World/statuses/6dcb09b5b57875f334f61aebed695e2e4193db5e",
+        "avatar_url": "https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/583231?v=4",
+        "id": 16230308153,
+        "node_id": "SC_kwDOFRFvL88AAAADx2bAWS",
+        "state": "failure",
+        "description": "Failed to report metrics.",
+        "target_url": "https://localhost/jobs/octocat/Hello-World/1/project2",
+        "context": "report-metrics",
+        "created_at": "2022-02-10T15:26:27Z",
+        "updated_at": "2022-02-10T15:26:27Z"
       }
     ],
     "sha": "6dcb09b5b57875f334f61aebed695e2e4193db5e",