diff --git a/presubmit_canned_checks.py b/presubmit_canned_checks.py
index 9c3e1fc21..d3b8d4182 100644
--- a/presubmit_canned_checks.py
+++ b/presubmit_canned_checks.py
@@ -835,9 +835,10 @@ def GetUnitTests(input_api,
             message=message_type))
         test_run = True
       if not test_run:
-        results.append(output_api.PresubmitError(
-            "The %s test was not run. You may need to add\n"
-            "skip_shebang_check=True for python3 tests." % unit_test))
+        output_api.PresubmitPromptWarning(
+            "Some python tests were not run. You may need to add\n"
+            "skip_shebang_check=True for python3 tests.",
+            items=unit_test)
   return results