letsdebug · GermanCoding · Jan 19, 2026 · Jan 19, 2026
diff --git a/cmd/cli/cli.go b/cmd/cli/cli.go
@@ -25,7 +25,14 @@ func main() {
 		os.Exit(1)
 	}
 
-	if len(probs) == 0 {
+	errorProbs := []letsdebug.Problem{}
+	for _, p := range probs {
+		if p.Severity != letsdebug.SeverityInfo && p.Severity != letsdebug.SeverityDebug {
+			errorProbs = append(errorProbs, p)
+		}
+	}
+
+	if len(errorProbs) == 0 {
 		fmt.Println("All OK!")
 		return
 	}

diff --git a/generic.go b/generic.go
@@ -7,17 +7,18 @@ import (
 	"encoding/pem"
 	"encoding/xml"
 	"errors"
-	"github.com/prometheus/client_golang/prometheus"
-	"github.com/prometheus/client_golang/prometheus/promauto"
-	"golang.org/x/net/idna"
-	"golang.org/x/text/unicode/norm"
 	"net"
 	"os"
 	"regexp"
 	"sort"
 	"strings"
 	"sync"
 
+	"github.com/prometheus/client_golang/prometheus"
+	"github.com/prometheus/client_golang/prometheus/promauto"
+	"golang.org/x/net/idna"
+	"golang.org/x/text/unicode/norm"
+
 	"github.com/eggsampler/acme/v3"
 
 	"fmt"
@@ -462,7 +463,7 @@ func statusioNotOperational(status string, updated time.Time) Problem {
 		Explanation: fmt.Sprintf(`The current status as reported by the Let's Encrypt status page is %s as at %v. `+
 			`Depending on the reported problem, this may affect certificate issuance. For more information, please visit the status page.`, status, updated),
 		Detail:   "https://letsencrypt.status.io/",
-		Severity: SeverityWarning,
+		Severity: SeverityInfo,
 	}
 }
 
@@ -787,12 +788,20 @@ func (c *acmeStagingChecker) Check(ctx *scanContext, domain string, method Valid
 
 			authz, err := c.client.FetchAuthorization(c.account, authzURL)
 			if err != nil {
-				unhandledError(err)
+				if p, stagingBroken := translateAcmeError(domain, err); p.Name != "" {
+					if stagingBroken {
+						stagingFailures.With(prometheus.Labels{"method": string(method)}).Inc()
+					}
+					probs = append(probs, p)
+				} else {
+					unhandledError(err)
+				}
 				return
 			}
 
 			chal, ok := authz.ChallengeMap[string(method)]
 			if !ok {
+				// TODO: we sometimes run into this if an authorization is reused
 				unhandledError(fmt.Errorf("Missing challenge method (want %v): %v", method, authz.ChallengeMap))
 				return
 			}
@@ -830,6 +839,9 @@ func translateAcmeError(domain string, err error) (problem Problem, stagingBroke
 		urn := strings.TrimPrefix(acmeErr.Type, "urn:ietf:params:acme:error:")
 		switch urn {
 		case "rejectedIdentifier", "unknownHost", "rateLimited", "caa", "dns", "connection":
+			if strings.Contains(acmeErr.Detail, "Service busy; retry later") {
+				return infoProblem("ServiceBusy", "The Let's Encrypt staging service refused our request for a test dry-run. The test outputs may not be accurate. Please retry the test at a later time.", "Let's Encrypt Staging Sever busy."), true
+			}
 			// Boulder can send error:dns when _acme-challenge is NXDOMAIN, which is
 			// equivalent to unauthorized
 			if strings.Contains(acmeErr.Detail, "NXDOMAIN looking up TXT") {

diff --git a/problem.go b/problem.go
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ type Problem struct {
 }
 
 const (
+	SeverityInfo    SeverityLevel = "Info"  // Represents informational messages which are not necessarily a problem.
 	SeverityFatal   SeverityLevel = "Fatal" // Represents a fatal error which will stop any further checks
 	SeverityError   SeverityLevel = "Error"
 	SeverityWarning SeverityLevel = "Warning"
@@ -73,3 +74,12 @@ func debugProblem(name, message, detail string) Problem {
 		Severity:    SeverityDebug,
 	}
 }
+
+func infoProblem(name, message, detail string) Problem {
+	return Problem{
+		Name:        name,
+		Explanation: message,
+		Detail:      detail,
+		Severity:    SeverityInfo,
+	}
+}
diff --git a/web/db.go b/web/db.go
@@ -5,13 +5,14 @@ import (
 	"database/sql/driver"
 	"embed"
 	"fmt"
-	"github.com/prometheus/client_golang/prometheus"
-	"github.com/prometheus/client_golang/prometheus/promauto"
 	"log"
 	"sort"
 	"strings"
 	"time"
 
+	"github.com/prometheus/client_golang/prometheus"
+	"github.com/prometheus/client_golang/prometheus/promauto"
+
 	"github.com/lib/pq"
 
 	"encoding/json"
@@ -79,6 +80,7 @@ func (probs problems) Less(i, j int) bool {
 type resultView struct {
 	Error    string   `json:"error,omitempty"`
 	Problems problems `json:"problems,omitempty"`
+	IsOk     bool     `json:"ok"`
 }
 
 func (rv *resultView) Scan(src interface{}) error {

diff --git a/web/templates/layouts/results.tpl b/web/templates/layouts/results.tpl
@@ -32,6 +32,10 @@
   color: #eee;
   background: rgb(0, 77, 0);
 }
+.problem-Info, .problem-Info a, .problem-Info a:visited {
+    background: lightgray;
+    color: black;
+}
 .problem-Debug, .problem-Debug a, .problem-Debug a:visited {
   background: lightskyblue;
   color: black;
@@ -115,7 +119,8 @@
     <p>Unfortunately something went wrong when running the test.</p>
     <div class="error">{{ .Test.Result.Error }}</div>
   </section>
-  {{ else if not .Test.Result.Problems }}
+  {{ else }}
+  {{ if .Test.Result.IsOk }}
   <section class="results">
     <div class="problem problem-OK">
       <div class="problem-header">
@@ -130,7 +135,8 @@
       </div>
     </div>
   </section>
-  {{ else }}
+  {{ end }}
+  {{ if gt (len .Test.Result.Problems) 0 }}
   <section class="results">
     {{ range $index, $problem := .Test.Result.Problems }}
     <div class="problem problem-{{ $problem.Severity }}" id="{{ $problem.Name }}-{{ $problem.Severity }}">
@@ -146,6 +152,7 @@
     {{ end }}
   </section>
   {{ end }}
+  {{ end }}
   <section class="description">
     <p class="times">Submitted <abbr title="{{ .Test.CreatedTimestamp }}">{{ .Test.SubmitTime }}</abbr>.
     {{ if .Test.QueueDuration }}Sat in queue for {{ .Test.QueueDuration }}.{{ end }}

diff --git a/web/work.go b/web/work.go
@@ -2,11 +2,12 @@ package web
 
 import (
 	"encoding/json"
-	"github.com/prometheus/client_golang/prometheus"
-	"github.com/prometheus/client_golang/prometheus/promauto"
 	"log"
 	"sync/atomic"
 
+	"github.com/prometheus/client_golang/prometheus"
+	"github.com/prometheus/client_golang/prometheus/promauto"
+
 	"github.com/letsdebug/letsdebug"
 )
 
@@ -56,8 +57,20 @@ func (s *server) work() {
 			HTTPExpectResponse: req.Options.HTTPExpectResponse,
 			HTTPRequestPath:    req.Options.HTTPRequestPath,
 		})
+		isOk := false
+		if err == nil {
+			isOk = true
+			for _, p := range res {
+				if p.Severity != letsdebug.SeverityInfo && p.Severity != letsdebug.SeverityDebug {
+					isOk = false
+					break
+				}
+			}
+		} else {
+			isOk = false
+		}
 		testsRun.With(prometheus.Labels{"method": string(method)}).Inc()
-		result := resultView{Problems: res}
+		result := resultView{Problems: res, IsOk: isOk}
 		if err != nil {
 			testsFailed.With(prometheus.Labels{"method": string(method)}).Inc()
 			result.Error = err.Error()