diff --git a/infrastructure/services/Jenkinsfile b/infrastructure/services/Jenkinsfile
index ccc4c7d..72bd10a 100644
--- a/infrastructure/services/Jenkinsfile
+++ b/infrastructure/services/Jenkinsfile
@@ -173,7 +173,6 @@ sonar.terraform.provider.aws=true
                             def qg = waitForQualityGate()
                             if (qg.status != 'OK') {
                                 echo "❌ Quality Gate failed: ${qg.status}"
-                                // Don't fail the build for demo purposes, but log the issue
                                 echo "💡 Continuing despite Quality Gate failure for demo"
                             } else {
                                 echo "✅ Quality Gate passed!"
@@ -181,14 +180,19 @@ sonar.terraform.provider.aws=true
                         } catch (Exception e) {
                             echo "❌ Quality Gate check failed: ${e.getMessage()}"
                             echo "💡 This might be due to SonarQube server issues or configuration problems"
-                            // Manual approval as fallback
-                            input message: 'SonarQube Quality Gate failed or unavailable. Continue anyway?', ok: 'Continue'
+                            
+                            // ONLY prompt for deploy actions
+                            if (params.ACTION == 'deploy') {
+                                input message: 'SonarQube Quality Gate failed. Continue anyway?', ok: 'Continue'
+                            } else {
+                                // For plan/destroy - just continue automatically
+                                echo "⚠️ Quality gate check failed for ${params.ACTION}, but continuing..."
+                            }
                         }
                     }
                 }
             }
         }
-
         stage('🧪 Application Tests') {
             when {
                 not {