diff --git a/gems/tatl_tael/lib/tatl_tael/linters/by_role_linter.rb b/gems/tatl_tael/lib/tatl_tael/linters/by_role_linter.rb
index 636ad0d4da6..89ef3404a56 100644
--- a/gems/tatl_tael/lib/tatl_tael/linters/by_role_linter.rb
+++ b/gems/tatl_tael/lib/tatl_tael/linters/by_role_linter.rb
@@ -34,7 +34,8 @@ module TatlTael
           path:,
           message: config[:message],
           severity: config[:severity],
-          position:
+          position:,
+          ignore_boyscout_severity_change: true
         }
       end
 
diff --git a/gems/tatl_tael/spec/lib/tatl_tael/linters/by_role_linter_spec.rb b/gems/tatl_tael/spec/lib/tatl_tael/linters/by_role_linter_spec.rb
index 37e6b5ba23b..70aae032bc3 100644
--- a/gems/tatl_tael/spec/lib/tatl_tael/linters/by_role_linter_spec.rb
+++ b/gems/tatl_tael/spec/lib/tatl_tael/linters/by_role_linter_spec.rb
@@ -52,7 +52,8 @@ describe TatlTael::Linters::ByRoleLinter do
             path: file,
             message: config[:message],
             severity: config[:severity],
-            position: line_number
+            position: line_number,
+            ignore_boyscout_severity_change: true
           }
         end
       end.flatten
@@ -100,7 +101,8 @@ describe TatlTael::Linters::ByRoleLinter do
               path: file,
               message: config[:message],
               severity: config[:severity],
-              position: line_number
+              position: line_number,
+              ignore_boyscout_severity_change: true
             }
           end
         end.flatten
@@ -141,7 +143,8 @@ describe TatlTael::Linters::ByRoleLinter do
               path: file,
               message: config[:message],
               severity: config[:severity],
-              position: line_number
+              position: line_number,
+              ignore_boyscout_severity_change: true
             }
           end
         end.flatten
@@ -168,7 +171,8 @@ describe TatlTael::Linters::ByRoleLinter do
               path: file,
               message: config[:message],
               severity: config[:severity],
-              position: line_number
+              position: line_number,
+              ignore_boyscout_severity_change: true
             }
           end
         end.flatten
diff --git a/script/linter.rb b/script/linter.rb
index 865384e6c9a..59296e4d613 100644
--- a/script/linter.rb
+++ b/script/linter.rb
@@ -150,7 +150,7 @@ class Linter
     if gerrit_patchset
       if boyscout_mode
         processed_comments.each do |comment|
-          comment[:severity] = "error"
+          comment[:severity] = "error" unless comment[:ignore_boyscout_severity_change]
         end
       end
       publish_gergich_comments(processed_comments)