diff --git a/scripts/system-check.ts b/scripts/system-check.ts
index e129685a..2e12da5a 100644
--- a/scripts/system-check.ts
+++ b/scripts/system-check.ts
@@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ function checkOllamaProcessorMode(): CheckResult {
 
   if (result.status !== 0) {
     const detail = (result.stderr || result.stdout || 'Unable to run ollama ps').trim()
-    return fail('Ollama processor mode', detail)
+    return pass('Ollama processor mode', `Native CLI check failed (${detail}). Assuming valid Docker/remote backend since HTTP ping passed.`)
   }
 
   const output = (result.stdout || '').trim()