diff --git a/compliance-agent/src/trackers/gitea.rs b/compliance-agent/src/trackers/gitea.rs
index 8d3debb..2bdabe7 100644
--- a/compliance-agent/src/trackers/gitea.rs
+++ b/compliance-agent/src/trackers/gitea.rs
@@ -98,7 +98,8 @@ impl IssueTracker for GiteaTracker {
             _ => "open",
         };
 
-        self.http
+        let resp = self
+            .http
             .patch(&url)
             .header(
                 "Authorization",
@@ -109,6 +110,14 @@ impl IssueTracker for GiteaTracker {
             .await
             .map_err(|e| CoreError::IssueTracker(format!("Gitea update issue failed: {e}")))?;
 
+        if !resp.status().is_success() {
+            let status = resp.status();
+            let text = resp.text().await.unwrap_or_default();
+            return Err(CoreError::IssueTracker(format!(
+                "Gitea update issue returned {status}: {text}"
+            )));
+        }
+
         Ok(())
     }
 
@@ -123,7 +132,8 @@ impl IssueTracker for GiteaTracker {
             "/repos/{owner}/{repo}/issues/{external_id}/comments"
         ));
 
-        self.http
+        let resp = self
+            .http
             .post(&url)
             .header(
                 "Authorization",
@@ -134,6 +144,14 @@ impl IssueTracker for GiteaTracker {
             .await
             .map_err(|e| CoreError::IssueTracker(format!("Gitea add comment failed: {e}")))?;
 
+        if !resp.status().is_success() {
+            let status = resp.status();
+            let text = resp.text().await.unwrap_or_default();
+            return Err(CoreError::IssueTracker(format!(
+                "Gitea add comment returned {status}: {text}"
+            )));
+        }
+
         Ok(())
     }
 
@@ -158,7 +176,8 @@ impl IssueTracker for GiteaTracker {
             })
             .collect();
 
-        self.http
+        let resp = self
+            .http
             .post(&url)
             .header(
                 "Authorization",
@@ -173,6 +192,47 @@ impl IssueTracker for GiteaTracker {
             .await
             .map_err(|e| CoreError::IssueTracker(format!("Gitea PR review failed: {e}")))?;
 
+        if !resp.status().is_success() {
+            let status = resp.status();
+            let text = resp.text().await.unwrap_or_default();
+
+            // If inline comments caused the failure, retry with just the summary body
+            if !comments.is_empty() {
+                tracing::warn!(
+                    "Gitea PR review with inline comments failed ({status}): {text}, retrying as plain comment"
+                );
+                let fallback_url =
+                    self.api_url(&format!("/repos/{owner}/{repo}/issues/{pr_number}/comments"));
+                let fallback_resp = self
+                    .http
+                    .post(&fallback_url)
+                    .header(
+                        "Authorization",
+                        format!("token {}", self.token.expose_secret()),
+                    )
+                    .json(&serde_json::json!({ "body": body }))
+                    .send()
+                    .await
+                    .map_err(|e| {
+                        CoreError::IssueTracker(format!("Gitea PR comment fallback failed: {e}"))
+                    })?;
+
+                if !fallback_resp.status().is_success() {
+                    let fb_status = fallback_resp.status();
+                    let fb_text = fallback_resp.text().await.unwrap_or_default();
+                    return Err(CoreError::IssueTracker(format!(
+                        "Gitea PR comment fallback returned {fb_status}: {fb_text}"
+                    )));
+                }
+
+                return Ok(());
+            }
+
+            return Err(CoreError::IssueTracker(format!(
+                "Gitea PR review returned {status}: {text}"
+            )));
+        }
+
         Ok(())
     }