diff --git a/cmd/csaf_checker/processor.go b/cmd/csaf_checker/processor.go
index d484a04d..eef6f3de 100644
--- a/cmd/csaf_checker/processor.go
+++ b/cmd/csaf_checker/processor.go
@@ -879,7 +879,7 @@ func (p *processor) checkIndex(base string, mask whereType) error {
 			p.badIndices.error("Fetching %s failed. Status code %d (%s)",
 				index, res.StatusCode, res.Status)
 		} else {
-			p.badIndices.warn("Fetching index.txt failed: %v not found.", index)
+			p.badIndices.error("Fetching index.txt failed: %v not found.", index)
 		}
 		return errContinue
 	}
@@ -942,7 +942,7 @@ func (p *processor) checkChanges(base string, mask whereType) error {
 			p.badChanges.error("Fetching %s failed. Status code %d (%s)",
 				changes, res.StatusCode, res.Status)
 		} else {
-			p.badChanges.warn("Fetching changes.csv failed: %v not found.", changes)
+			p.badChanges.error("Fetching changes.csv failed: %v not found.", changes)
 		}
 		return errContinue
 	}
@@ -1039,6 +1039,13 @@ func (p *processor) checkCSAFs(_ string) error {
 		}
 		// check for service category document
 		p.serviceCheck(feeds)
+	} else {
+		p.badROLIEFeed.use()
+		p.badROLIEFeed.error("ROLIE feed based distribution was not used.")
+		p.badROLIECategory.use()
+		p.badROLIECategory.warn("No ROLIE category document found.")
+		p.badROLIEService.use()
+		p.badROLIEService.warn("No ROLIE service document found.")
 	}
 
 	// No rolie feeds -> try directory_urls.
@@ -1083,6 +1090,10 @@ func (p *processor) checkCSAFs(_ string) error {
 		}
 	}
 
+	if !p.badFolders.used() {
+		p.badFolders.use()
+		p.badFolders.error("No checks performed on whether files are within the right folders.")
+	}
 	return nil
 }
 
diff --git a/cmd/csaf_checker/reporters.go b/cmd/csaf_checker/reporters.go
index 762cfc16..d1640f0c 100644
--- a/cmd/csaf_checker/reporters.go
+++ b/cmd/csaf_checker/reporters.go
@@ -288,10 +288,6 @@ func (r *dnsPathReporter) report(p *processor, domain *Domain) {
 
 func (r *oneFolderPerYearReport) report(p *processor, domain *Domain) {
 	req := r.requirement(domain)
-	if !p.badFolders.used() {
-		req.message(InfoType, "No checks if files are in right folders were performed.")
-		return
-	}
 	if len(p.badFolders) == 0 {
 		req.message(InfoType, "All CSAF files are in the right folders.")
 		return
@@ -302,7 +298,7 @@ func (r *oneFolderPerYearReport) report(p *processor, domain *Domain) {
 func (r *indexReporter) report(p *processor, domain *Domain) {
 	req := r.requirement(domain)
 	if !p.badIndices.used() {
-		req.message(InfoType, "No index.txt checked.")
+		req.message(ErrorType, "No index.txt checked.")
 		return
 	}
 	if len(p.badIndices) == 0 {
@@ -315,7 +311,7 @@ func (r *indexReporter) report(p *processor, domain *Domain) {
 func (r *changesReporter) report(p *processor, domain *Domain) {
 	req := r.requirement(domain)
 	if !p.badChanges.used() {
-		req.message(InfoType, "No changes.csv checked.")
+		req.message(ErrorType, "No changes.csv checked.")
 		return
 	}
 	if len(p.badChanges) == 0 {
@@ -328,7 +324,7 @@ func (r *changesReporter) report(p *processor, domain *Domain) {
 func (r *directoryListingsReporter) report(p *processor, domain *Domain) {
 	req := r.requirement(domain)
 	if !p.badDirListings.used() {
-		req.message(InfoType, "No directory listings checked.")
+		req.message(WarnType, "No directory listings checked.")
 		return
 	}
 	if len(p.badDirListings) == 0 {
@@ -344,10 +340,6 @@ func (r *directoryListingsReporter) report(p *processor, domain *Domain) {
 // of the "Requirement" struct as a result of that.
 func (r *rolieFeedReporter) report(p *processor, domain *Domain) {
 	req := r.requirement(domain)
-	if !p.badROLIEFeed.used() {
-		req.message(InfoType, "No checks on the validity of ROLIE feeds performed.")
-		return
-	}
 	if len(p.badROLIEFeed) == 0 {
 		req.message(InfoType, "All checked ROLIE feeds validated fine.")
 		return
@@ -362,7 +354,7 @@ func (r *rolieFeedReporter) report(p *processor, domain *Domain) {
 func (r *rolieServiceReporter) report(p *processor, domain *Domain) {
 	req := r.requirement(domain)
 	if !p.badROLIEService.used() {
-		req.message(InfoType, "ROLIE service document was not checked.")
+		req.message(WarnType, "ROLIE service document was not checked.")
 		return
 	}
 	if len(p.badROLIEService) == 0 {
@@ -381,7 +373,7 @@ func (r *rolieServiceReporter) report(p *processor, domain *Domain) {
 func (r *rolieCategoryReporter) report(p *processor, domain *Domain) {
 	req := r.requirement(domain)
 	if !p.badROLIECategory.used() {
-		req.message(InfoType, "No checks on the existence of ROLIE category documents performed.")
+		req.message(WarnType, "No checks on the existence of ROLIE category documents performed.")
 		return
 	}
 	if len(p.badROLIECategory) == 0 {