diff --git a/server/events/status/cleaner.go b/server/events/status/cleaner.go
index d0b61564e..8f082dc39 100644
--- a/server/events/status/cleaner.go
+++ b/server/events/status/cleaner.go
@@ -108,10 +108,3 @@ func (h *StatusCleanupHelper) CleanupAfterSilence(ctx *command.Context, reason s
 	return h.Cleaner.ClearAllStatuses(ctx)
 }
 
-// CleanupPendingOnly clears only pending statuses, leaving success/failure statuses intact
-func (h *StatusCleanupHelper) CleanupPendingOnly(ctx *command.Context, commands []command.Name) error {
-	ctx.Log.Debug("cleaning up pending statuses only")
-	// This would require querying current status first (future enhancement)
-	// For now, just clear all specified commands
-	return h.Cleaner.ClearPendingStatuses(ctx, commands)
-}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/server/events/status/manager.go b/server/events/status/manager.go
index 7948c6eb4..a3dedd1a9 100644
--- a/server/events/status/manager.go
+++ b/server/events/status/manager.go
@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
 package status
 
 import (
+	"errors"
+	
 	"github.com/runatlantis/atlantis/server/events/command"
 	"github.com/runatlantis/atlantis/server/events/models"
 	"github.com/runatlantis/atlantis/server/logging"
@@ -100,10 +102,13 @@ func (s *DefaultStatusManager) ClearStatusForCommand(ctx *command.Context, cmdNa
 	return s.CommitStatusUpdater.UpdateCombinedCount(ctx.Log, ctx.Pull.BaseRepo, ctx.Pull, models.SuccessCommitStatus, cmdName, 0, 0)
 }
 
-// GetCurrentStatus returns the current status state (placeholder for future)
+// GetCurrentStatus returns the current status state from VCS
+// This would be used for status reconciliation and avoiding duplicate updates
 func (s *DefaultStatusManager) GetCurrentStatus(repo models.Repo, pull models.PullRequest) (*StatusState, error) {
-	// TODO: Implement status querying from VCS
-	return nil, nil
+	// TODO: Query actual status from VCS provider (GitHub/GitLab/etc)
+	// This should return current pending/success/failure state for each command type
+	// Implementation would depend on VCS provider and might use existing VCS client
+	return nil, errors.New("GetCurrentStatus not implemented - status querying from VCS not yet supported")
 }
 
 // executeDecision executes a status decision
diff --git a/server/events/status/policy.go b/server/events/status/policy.go
index 6b8a760b7..0c166fbaf 100644
--- a/server/events/status/policy.go
+++ b/server/events/status/policy.go
@@ -148,10 +148,11 @@ func (p *SilencePolicy) DecideOnNoProjects(ctx *command.Context, cmdName command
 
 // shouldSilenceForkPR checks if this is a fork PR that should be silenced
 func (p *SilencePolicy) shouldSilenceForkPR(ctx *command.Context) bool {
-	// TODO: Need to determine if this is a fork PR
-	// For now, return false as we don't have access to fork detection logic
-	// This would need to be passed in or determined from context
-	return false
+	// A fork PR is when head repo owner != base repo owner
+	isForkPR := ctx.HeadRepo.Owner != ctx.Pull.BaseRepo.Owner
+	
+	// We silence if it's a fork PR and SilenceForkPRErrors is enabled
+	return isForkPR && p.SilenceForkPRErrors
 }
 
 // shouldSilenceNoProjects checks if we should silence when no projects are found