diff --git a/scripts/src/hwlab-node-impl.ts b/scripts/src/hwlab-node-impl.ts
index 2a7b39be..4214d3a3 100644
--- a/scripts/src/hwlab-node-impl.ts
+++ b/scripts/src/hwlab-node-impl.ts
@@ -2976,7 +2976,7 @@ function nodeRuntimeCicdWaitWarning(spec: HwlabRuntimeLaneSpec, pipelineRun: str
   const wait = record(pipelineWait);
   return {
     code: "node-runtime-cicd-wait-over-120s",
-    message: `PipelineRun ${pipelineRun} is still active after ${NODE_RUNTIME_CICD_WAIT_WARNING_SECONDS}s; CICD command stopped waiting and left the deployment running.`,
+    message: `PipelineRun ${pipelineRun} is still non-terminal after ${NODE_RUNTIME_CICD_WAIT_WARNING_SECONDS}s; this is a severe timeout and requires further investigation of Tekton TaskRuns/Pods instead of treating it as normal wait time.`,
     waitedSeconds: NODE_RUNTIME_CICD_WAIT_WARNING_SECONDS,
     elapsedMs: wait.elapsedMs ?? null,
     polls: wait.polls ?? null,
@@ -6261,6 +6261,29 @@ function waitForNodeRuntimePipelineRunTerminal(
       lastOpportunisticPostFlushAt = Date.now();
       const flush = options.opportunisticPostFlush();
       if (flush !== null) opportunisticPostFlushes.push(flush);
+      last = getNodeRuntimePipelineRun(spec, pipelineRun);
+      const refreshedStatus = typeof last.status === "string" ? last.status : null;
+      const refreshedReason = typeof last.reason === "string" ? last.reason : null;
+      const refreshedElapsedMs = Date.now() - startedAt;
+      if (refreshedStatus === "True" || refreshedStatus === "False") {
+        const ok = refreshedStatus === "True";
+        const diagnostics = ok ? null : nodeRuntimePipelineRunDiagnostics(spec, pipelineRun);
+        const failureSummary = nodeRuntimePipelineFailureSummary(diagnostics);
+        printNodeRuntimeTriggerProgress(spec, { stage: "pipelinerun-wait", status: ok ? "succeeded" : "failed", pipelineRun, pipelineStatus: refreshedStatus, reason: refreshedReason, polls, elapsedMs: refreshedElapsedMs, observedAfterPostFlush: true });
+        return {
+          ok,
+          status: ok ? "succeeded" : "failed",
+          pipelineRun: last,
+          diagnostics,
+          failureSummary,
+          polls,
+          elapsedMs: refreshedElapsedMs,
+          opportunisticPostSyncs: opportunisticPostSyncs.length > 0 ? opportunisticPostSyncs : undefined,
+          opportunisticPostFlushes: opportunisticPostFlushes.length > 0 ? opportunisticPostFlushes : undefined,
+          observedAfterPostFlush: true,
+          degradedReason: ok ? undefined : "node-runtime-pipelinerun-failed",
+        };
+      }
     }
     sleepSync(Math.min(10_000, Math.max(1000, deadline - Date.now())));
   }