diff --git a/check-history.sh b/check-history.sh
index c4ab888..cd43508 100755
--- a/check-history.sh
+++ b/check-history.sh
@@ -286,7 +286,7 @@ export -f process_commit
 export TOTAL
 
 if [ "$JOBS" -eq 1 ]; then
-    # Sequential execution
+    # Sequential execution - stop on first failure
     for i in "${!COMMITS[@]}"; do
         if ! process_commit "$i" "${COMMITS[$i]}"; then
             FAIL=1
@@ -298,9 +298,19 @@ else
     debug "Starting parallel execution with $JOBS jobs"
 
     # Create input for xargs: "index commit"
+    # Use || true to continue even if jobs fail, then check exit codes
     for i in "${!COMMITS[@]}"; do
         echo "$i ${COMMITS[$i]}"
-    done | xargs -P "$JOBS" -n 2 bash -c 'process_commit "$@"' _ || FAIL=1
+    done | xargs -P "$JOBS" -n 2 bash -c 'process_commit "$@" || exit 0' _
+
+    # Check if any commits failed by looking for failure markers in logs
+    for i in "${!COMMITS[@]}"; do
+        commit="${COMMITS[$i]}"
+        log="$LOGS_DIR/$commit.log"
+        if [ -f "$log" ] && grep -q "❌" "$log"; then
+            FAIL=1
+        fi
+    done
 fi
 
 # -----------------------------