diff --git a/services/discord-gateway/src/modules/ai-moderation/llmModerationClient.ts b/services/discord-gateway/src/modules/ai-moderation/llmModerationClient.ts
index 2f3f2aa..eeb6f46 100644
--- a/services/discord-gateway/src/modules/ai-moderation/llmModerationClient.ts
+++ b/services/discord-gateway/src/modules/ai-moderation/llmModerationClient.ts
@@ -1687,7 +1687,7 @@ export async function runModerationAnalysis(
       if (cached) {
         cacheHits.push({
           messageId: target.id,
-          status: "clean",
+          status: cached.status,
           flags: cached.flags,
           score: cached.score,
           analysis: cached.analysis,
@@ -1776,6 +1776,7 @@ export async function runModerationAnalysis(
       severity: result.severity ?? "none",
       confidence: result.confidence ?? result.score ?? 0,
       recommendedAction: result.recommendedAction ?? "none",
+      status: result.status === "error" ? "flagged" : result.status,
     }).catch(() => {});
   }
 
diff --git a/services/discord-gateway/src/modules/ai-moderation/textCacheStore.ts b/services/discord-gateway/src/modules/ai-moderation/textCacheStore.ts
index cb28dfc..c6dc30c 100644
--- a/services/discord-gateway/src/modules/ai-moderation/textCacheStore.ts
+++ b/services/discord-gateway/src/modules/ai-moderation/textCacheStore.ts
@@ -332,6 +332,7 @@ export async function setCachedUserModeration(
     severity: string;
     confidence: number;
     recommendedAction: string;
+    status?: "clean" | "warn" | "flagged";
   },
 ): Promise<void> {
   const now = Date.now();