diff --git a/lib/App/Netdisco/Worker/Plugin/Arpnip.pm b/lib/App/Netdisco/Worker/Plugin/Arpnip.pm
index 7ac1676e..12e8f1e3 100644
--- a/lib/App/Netdisco/Worker/Plugin/Arpnip.pm
+++ b/lib/App/Netdisco/Worker/Plugin/Arpnip.pm
@@ -16,10 +16,10 @@ register_worker({ phase => 'check' }, sub {
   return Status->error("arpnip skipped: $device not yet discovered")
     unless $device->in_storage;
 
-  return Status->defer("arpnip skipped: $device has no layer 3 capability")
+  return Status->info("arpnip skipped: $device has no layer 3 capability")
     unless $device->has_layer(3);
 
-  return Status->defer("arpnip deferred: $device is not arpnipable")
+  return Status->info("arpnip skipped: $device is not arpnipable")
     unless is_arpnipable_now($device);
 
   return Status->done('arpnip is able to run');
diff --git a/lib/App/Netdisco/Worker/Plugin/Discover.pm b/lib/App/Netdisco/Worker/Plugin/Discover.pm
index 7c25daeb..d65d274e 100644
--- a/lib/App/Netdisco/Worker/Plugin/Discover.pm
+++ b/lib/App/Netdisco/Worker/Plugin/Discover.pm
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ register_worker({ phase => 'check' }, sub {
   return Status->error("discover failed: no device param (need -d ?)")
     if $device->ip eq '0.0.0.0';
 
-  return Status->defer("discover skipped: $device is pseudo-device")
+  return Status->info("discover skipped: $device is pseudo-device")
     if $device->is_pseudo;
 
   # runner has already called get_device to promote $job->device
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ register_worker({ phase => 'check' }, sub {
     if $device->in_storage
        and ($job->subaction eq 'with-nodes' and not $job->username);
 
-  return Status->defer("discover deferred: $device is not discoverable")
+  return Status->info("discover skipped: $device is not discoverable")
     unless is_discoverable_now($device);
 
   return Status->done('Discover is able to run.');
diff --git a/lib/App/Netdisco/Worker/Plugin/Macsuck.pm b/lib/App/Netdisco/Worker/Plugin/Macsuck.pm
index 163bf7e4..8f90fdf0 100644
--- a/lib/App/Netdisco/Worker/Plugin/Macsuck.pm
+++ b/lib/App/Netdisco/Worker/Plugin/Macsuck.pm
@@ -16,13 +16,13 @@ register_worker({ phase => 'check' }, sub {
   return Status->error("macsuck skipped: $device not yet discovered")
     unless $device->in_storage;
 
-  return Status->defer("macsuck skipped: $device is pseudo-device")
+  return Status->info("macsuck skipped: $device is pseudo-device")
     if $device->is_pseudo;
 
-  return Status->defer("macsuck skipped: $device has no layer 2 capability")
+  return Status->info("macsuck skipped: $device has no layer 2 capability")
     unless $device->has_layer(2);
 
-  return Status->defer("macsuck deferred: $device is not macsuckable")
+  return Status->info("macsuck skipped: $device is not macsuckable")
     unless is_macsuckable_now($device);
 
   return Status->done('Macsuck is able to run.');
diff --git a/lib/App/Netdisco/Worker/Plugin/Nbtstat.pm b/lib/App/Netdisco/Worker/Plugin/Nbtstat.pm
index cff91e92..66734de8 100644
--- a/lib/App/Netdisco/Worker/Plugin/Nbtstat.pm
+++ b/lib/App/Netdisco/Worker/Plugin/Nbtstat.pm
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ register_worker({ phase => 'check' }, sub {
   return Status->error('nbtstat failed: unable to interpret device param')
     unless defined $job->device;
 
-  return Status->defer(sprintf 'nbtstat deferred: %s is not macsuckable', $job->device->ip)
+  return Status->info(sprintf 'nbtstat skipped: %s is not macsuckable', $job->device->ip)
     unless is_macsuckable($job->device);
 
   return Status->done('Nbtstat is able to run.');
diff --git a/lib/App/Netdisco/Worker/Status.pm b/lib/App/Netdisco/Worker/Status.pm
index eeae6570..6da8a458 100644
--- a/lib/App/Netdisco/Worker/Status.pm
+++ b/lib/App/Netdisco/Worker/Status.pm
@@ -97,8 +97,9 @@ A numeric constant for the status, to allow comparison.
 sub level {
   my $self = shift;
   return (($self->status eq 'done')  ? 4
-        : ($self->status eq 'info')  ? 3
-        : ($self->status eq 'defer') ? 2 : 1);
+        : ($self->status eq 'defer') ? 3
+        : ($self->status eq 'info')  ? 2
+        : ($self->status eq 'error') ? 1 : 0);
 }
 
 1;